Blog 33

Tomorrow morning - I will be interviewing former Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee. Listen for our Morning Conversation at 8:30. Huckabee is now on KQEN three times a day with his five minute commentaries. Make sure you are listening!

Blog 32

When our receptionist told me at 9:08 that Brian wanted On Air right away....I  knew what lie ahead....  Brian was at the Sheriff's office for the Press Conference regarding the remains found recently near Glide.  The Sheriff had only been talking for a few minutes...so if Brian was calling now, our gut feeling was probably correct.   Indeed  - those remains are those of  Stephanie Condon, missing since 1998.   Much of the rest of the day was spent on the story, while Brian had to head north to handle the Ducks Broadcast from Eugene.  For media people (most anyway) days like this are very complex emotionally.  There is so much to do, you have to really hustle to do a good job on the story.  And as new developments came up (Hill's arrest) you are sometimes scrambling to get the facts in the  time frame you have.  I have my own version of short hand...so at times today portions of the story were scribbled on post its until I could get onto a computer in the studio.   During all this hustle, I found myself trying to relate on how I would handle something similiar.  And around 11:30 I wondered if I was going to get through the noon news without - dare I say it - getting choked up on air. It was the hardest story to write I have done in a few years.  I noted some of my friends in other media were also affected by it as well.  The story continues to evolve and we will do our best to cover it. 

But as a parent - my heart goes  out to the Condons tonight.  You are in our thoughts and prayers. 

Blog 31

Wow Spring Break is already here. For me that means half my family is gone, with the Roseburg Soccer Association U-18 Girls team - The Fury, as they play soccer in Italy. While I have not actually gotten a text or call, I presume at this point that all is well. Given the cost of calling, there will be little of that during this trip! If we get pictures from the team during the trip, we'll do our best to get them up on the KQEN website.

I have mowed my lawn in the last 24 hours, for spring must officially be here. For those of you on break - ENJOY - for the rest of us, keep on keeping on!

Blog 30

Have you been outside really early lately? Filling in part of the time for Brian (on the road with the Ducks) has been interesting. You see the world differently. Less traffic, more frost (!), and a different perspective. Its particularly interesting to be outside around 5am looking out towards the Arts Center and Soccer Complex across the street. This morning with the dense fog it was like a scene out of a movie. Kinda of spooky, kind of fun.

One of the best parts of the early mornings? Espresso at 4am! Now thats life.

Post 29

Well is it just me, or is Spring almost here? While its been cold at night (and I even saw snow on Rose Mt this morning) days are getting warmer, with the potential to be back in the 60s later this week. I love spring - the growth of the plants, the longer days and general happier attitude. Oh I know, its Oregon, and anything is possible with the weather. But still we are less than two weeks away from the official start of spring. Yahoo!

Blog 28

Its Friday!  (Wish I could say that like Paul Harvey did)   Its been a long week for many of you in the Umpqua Valley.  So this is just a simple note to say - take a deep breath, enjoy your family and friends this weekend,  and have some fun!