In the News
When I was in first or second grade, the local television channel asked local schools for volunteers to report temperatures and rain fall for the nightly news. Clearly this was a measure to promote viewership, but I was selected as one of the two representatives from my elementary school to receive the thermometer and special phone number to call in. When the Cablevision Six weatherman reported local temperatures, if I reported mine there was a chance to hear my name called out as the source of the rainfall and/or temperature reported. I think I was also in a local journal with a picture. I think it was the Southern Dutchess News or something as equally famous.
Later in grade school I got on stage as one of the handlers of a 10 foot snake and that picture made the local journal. Holding the tiny tail end of a massive snake, I looked ridiculous in the picture, but I made the local news.
In middle school, through little league and CYO I made the Poughkeepsie Journal and/or other local papers a few times. I had at least one action picture from baseball and at least one team picture from basketball featured. These meant the world to me when I was twelve years old.
In middle school, the local television channel began recording and airing youth baseball games as its new effort to drum up viewership. In my Babe Ruth League game I pitched and hit a double off one of my best friends. I think his team won but I had bragging rights for years from that one.
In college I wrote a couple of letters to the school newspaper and I believe both were printed. I think one prompted a rebuttal from either another classmate or an administrator. The debate was so important I forget the entire topic.
A few years ago we had a crime in our neighborhood and I asked the local reported sitting in his news truck what the problem was. He told me enough for me to figure out the scene without admitting any details to me. He wanted to interview me for the local news, I suppose as a local "man on the street" perspective. Since I already had my moment on TV as a six year old I felt no obligation to becoming another smiling idiot while the TV reports on local crime, so I passed on that opportunity.
Last year I was at a work conference where a photographer snapped many pictures. I did not think much of that until I saw part of my face (a partial profile) on the website for their event this year. Not the same as news, but public record so I will note that here.
Earlier this year I appeared behind the news reporter from the local television channel, who was reporting from the field to cover a local non-profit event. I could have really put myself into the picture if I wanted the publicity but instead I told the woman next to me to do that. She thanked me for the warning and used my body as a shield to entirely prevent that possibility.
Monday of this week, UNC posted the congratulatory notification of the Executive MBA class of 2012 on page 10, Section A, of the Monday edition of the Wall Street Journal. I purchased a copy and I am not sure what to do with it.
Later in grade school I got on stage as one of the handlers of a 10 foot snake and that picture made the local journal. Holding the tiny tail end of a massive snake, I looked ridiculous in the picture, but I made the local news.
In middle school, through little league and CYO I made the Poughkeepsie Journal and/or other local papers a few times. I had at least one action picture from baseball and at least one team picture from basketball featured. These meant the world to me when I was twelve years old.
In middle school, the local television channel began recording and airing youth baseball games as its new effort to drum up viewership. In my Babe Ruth League game I pitched and hit a double off one of my best friends. I think his team won but I had bragging rights for years from that one.
In college I wrote a couple of letters to the school newspaper and I believe both were printed. I think one prompted a rebuttal from either another classmate or an administrator. The debate was so important I forget the entire topic.
A few years ago we had a crime in our neighborhood and I asked the local reported sitting in his news truck what the problem was. He told me enough for me to figure out the scene without admitting any details to me. He wanted to interview me for the local news, I suppose as a local "man on the street" perspective. Since I already had my moment on TV as a six year old I felt no obligation to becoming another smiling idiot while the TV reports on local crime, so I passed on that opportunity.
Last year I was at a work conference where a photographer snapped many pictures. I did not think much of that until I saw part of my face (a partial profile) on the website for their event this year. Not the same as news, but public record so I will note that here.
Earlier this year I appeared behind the news reporter from the local television channel, who was reporting from the field to cover a local non-profit event. I could have really put myself into the picture if I wanted the publicity but instead I told the woman next to me to do that. She thanked me for the warning and used my body as a shield to entirely prevent that possibility.
Monday of this week, UNC posted the congratulatory notification of the Executive MBA class of 2012 on page 10, Section A, of the Monday edition of the Wall Street Journal. I purchased a copy and I am not sure what to do with it.
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