We started something new on TV6 news in the last couple of weeks--we call it the Facebook Story of the Day.I'll admit right up front that I'm not entirely comfortable with the concept, but then again, I'm an old man who has gathered and presented news in the conventional, old fashioned way for more than three decades.I'm ... Continue Reading

What a night.I have to admit, I was among those who thought we'd never capture or kill Osama bin Laden. What seemed most likely was that we would eventually hear that he had died of some disease of aging in the mountains of Afghanistan or in the dense cities of Pakistan.But no. It actually happened the way those ... Continue Reading

Spring can be a trying time for us here in the Upper Peninsula. It can be 65 degrees and gloriously sunny one day and 35 degrees with a rain/snow mix the next. But we persevere and wait because the rewards are just around the corner and they're so gratifying when you find them.I stayed at the Four Seasons Resort in Pembine ... Continue Reading

It happens every year at about this time in the Upper Peninsula: Spring teases us. You wake up one morning, look out the window, and the sky is a royal blue, and the sun is streaming down on you--a long, lost, warming friend who's finally decided to return after a five month absence. The temperature soars into the 40s, and ... Continue Reading

All right, a confession up front.I watch "American Idol." Every week. Just about every fricking show. And I've been doing it for most of the last ten years.It's embarrassing. Aside from news and sports, I watch very little else on TV--no sit coms, no cops and investigators series, no reality shows.And that's the thing about ... Continue Reading

I had a couple of free hours at Chicago O'Hare on my way back from Arizona a few days ago, and decided to put the time to good use.I counted how many people at the airport were either on their phones or their computers.Among those sitting down, it was almost exactly half. Among those walking, about one in eight were on ... Continue Reading

The temperature in Marquette Wednesday: 15 degrees. The temperature in Scottsdale, Arizona: 75 degrees.Scottsdale--that's where I'm headed for about five days, not only for a respite from our winter cold, but also for a trip back to my youth, a half century ago, when I was a baseball-loving youngster.I've always wanted to ... Continue Reading

I feel a little guilty writing this.You see, I'm the son of a teacher and union member. My mother taught in the California schools for about three decades. She was dedicated, she was tough, she loved her job at times---with kids who wanted to learn, with kids who were trying to get their lives on the right track---and she ... Continue Reading

It's been a remarkable year so far for this veteran of almost 35 years in television broadcasting. A year to discard old notions and learn new things and realize that none of us really knows exactly what lies ahead in this business.Exhibit number one: the Big Powderhorn ski resort fire. WLUC had no one available to get to ... Continue Reading

I went to a birthday party for a 4-year-old boy last weekend.In the middle of a frozen lake.Like so many American fathers, I've been to my share of children's surburban parties at the bowling alley, the ice rink, the roller rink, the movie theater, Chuck E. Cheese, etc.Sure, they're fun--the kids run around and yell, the ... Continue Reading