Just a picture from Azteca Reporter Ines Sainz. I can't believe SHE would be whistled at! BTW these are her conservative clothes, she posted this picture on Twitter to show she was dressed appropriately for a locker room.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Azteca Reporter Involved in Sexual Harassment Case with New York Jets
Just a picture from Azteca Reporter Ines Sainz. I can't believe SHE would be whistled at! BTW these are her conservative clothes, she posted this picture on Twitter to show she was dressed appropriately for a locker room.
JOETV Needs Joe The Reporter
Finally a TV station is asking the question "WWJD?" That of course is "What would Joe do?". The Tribune company is trying to reinvent its Seattle station, giving it a new image that will appeal to a younger demographic. With a cartoon comedy block including King of the Hill, South Park, Family Guy, and The Simpsons, an off hour fast paced newscast, and shows like Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm the station is going after younger male viewers.
While I am a reporter I know traditional local news has to be reinvented. Usually to shake things up stations will move in new talent. But the traditional format, an anchor sitting behind a desk tossing to reporters in the field, seems to be dying. Viewers seem to want news personalities and infotainment. They want the John Stewart's and Stephen Colbert's of the world. Well here I am! Sure right now I have two followers, but that number is growing! Not quickly, but I am sure it is growing.
And with the television and computer merging into one, there needs to a move toward online news as the rule, not the exception. At WTXX the station now known as "The CT" in Hartford, the station website increased it's hits by more than 800% thanks to its new brand. Young people get there news online. They want news that interests them and they have short attention spans. They need fancy graphics, good looking girls and cool and funny guys. They want people they associate with. Tribune seems to be trying to give them just that.
JOE TV debuted this week and if it catches on think how many people will confuse my blog with one of their reporters. It's only a matter of time before we merge, and just think a TV station with my own name. Soon every Tom, Dick, and Harry will want their own station. If the idea takes off, they just might get it.
Answering the question, "Do anchors wear pants at the desk?"
It's been a question, or at least a joke about the news industry since anchors have sat behind a desk: "What are you wearing under there?" Some have said they wear casual shorts as they anchor the news simply to stay cool under the hot lights. SportsCenter even had a commercial where fantasy camp participants showed up to the set without any pants only to find out that it is a myth.
Well it turns out it was no myth for a news anchor in Europe. The anchor showed up to the set without pants, only he tried to hide it. But when turning to the guest on set he revealed his secret to everyone who was watching at home.
There were many hot days I wished it was okay to do my job without pants, heck I would have settled for shorts on many hot occasions, but that is simply unacceptable. It is controversial for an anchor to show up to the set without a tie on, so imagine the audience getting to see them without a pair of pants. The idea is crazy, but maybe he could start a revolution. The "No Pants News" or "NTN" for short. Maybe the idea could catch on. The tag line could be journalism without the starch!
Let me know what you think about the concept and what other jobs might be fun to do without your pants.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Football Economy
Boy am I glad football season is back. I get excited every Saturday and Sunday morning like a kid on Christmas who is about to open his presents. The best part is it doesn't stop there. Monday Night Football is a constant and now there are big college games every Thursday and Friday. I guess that makes Tuesday and Wednesday the football weekend.
But with football season back in full swing I am not the only one who is excited. Business owners seem to be happy to welcome in the crowds. Everyone has talked about how expensive it is to go to a game and how great the television viewing experience has become. It seems like any sports bar I go to is capitalizing on that point.
On Saturday's and Sunday's almost all sports restaurants are taken over by people dressed in jersey's and other NFL paraphernalia. Rather than paying hundreds of dollars to go see one game, football fans are flocking to televisions where they can see all the games. Local watering holes have become a virtual United Nations for sports. Where LSU and Florida fans can come to watch their teams play and their rivals loose. Thanks to the NFL Sunday Ticket those fans can watch every game as they bounce from TV to TV.
As they do so, restaurants have picked up a tailgate like atmosphere. The wings are hot and the beer is cold. Packer fans don't have to battle the frozen tundra of Lambeau field and Dolphins fans don't have to put up with the sweltering heat. With such an inviting atmosphere you can be sure fans will return week after week as they live and die with their favorite franchise. And as they do they'll be living the life of excess: drinking, eating, and spending money. Still, they'll be getting quite the discount compared to what they would have paid to go to the game, and they won't have to put up with the traffic either. Leaving sports bars and restaurants to spike their profits.
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