Posts Tagged ‘ media ’

Making My Mark

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

OK, now that I’ve learned enough about the “under the hood” software, I’m starting to feel a bit more comfortable in my new role…but I would love some feedback. Here is a story that I tinkered with – edited, added links, etc…let me know if you find it more or less interesting and/or useful than a standard KRTV online news item. And don’t forget – on some stories, you can now add “star” ratings and/or leave comments by registering. UPDATE: good catch by “displaced” in the comments…I did indeed spell Pizazz incorrectly in the story – now fixed, with...

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Job Update

Friday, August 29, 2008

What a great first week at my new job! The folks at KRTV (reporters, techs, admin) have been awesome – friendly, helpful, and sincere – thanks, gang! I’ve spent most of the time playing “under the hood” of the content-management system used by all of the Montana’s News Station-branded sites; the rest of the time has been spent watching how the news is “made” and adjusting to the culture and jargon of the news biz (vo-sot-vo, rundown, etc)… Read The Whole Thing >>> Although you haven’t noticed any major changes at the KRTV.com site yet, you might have noticed...

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Retro: TV Listings

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Retro: TV Listings

More Retro goodness: here’s the KRTV schedule for December 12, 1962, from the Great Falls Tribune. Any shows look familiar…? Click the pic to see the complete page, including the other TV stations. And yes, this is the same edition of the Trib where I found the ad for the Murphy-Maclay hardware store. Pssst! More Retro entries here!

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Big Shot

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Check out the KRTV news at 5:30 and 10:00 today — they are doing a feature on Brent and his Manly Man Candle Company! Hmmm…I post an entry about the biz, and then KRTV swoops in for a closer look. Coincidence…? UPDATE: oops…nothing on the 5:30 pm news. Maybe KRTV bumped the feature to the 10:00 edition? MORE: nope…maybe it will air on Thursday?

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KRTV Blogs

Monday, July 14, 2008

I’ve had Jake’s Blog listed in the Great Falls Blogroll for a while; it’s the unofficial KRTV Sports Blog. And I just got word from Brandon (thanks!) that the morning news team at KRTV also has a blog called Montana This Morning. Heidi, Brian, and Andrea started the blog back in April, and they offer behind-the-scenes peeks at their daily routine. Cool.

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The Heart of Montana

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Back in February 2006, the Tribune was looking for nicknames for Great Falls. My suggestion was “The Heart of Montana”: Read The Whole Thing >>> My submission was “The Heart Of Montana,” because it seems to me that Great Falls really does embody much of what makes Montana great, and of course our relatively central location lends weight to being called “the heart” of the state. Our fair community is directly between the majestic Rockies and the sweeping plains; mostly between Canada and America; and definitely between urban and rural. All of these things go to the “heart” of...

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Montana Media

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Shamless Plug: if you’re looking for some cool Montana-based books and movies, check out my selections from Amazon.com. Among the choices: the book “As Cool As I Am” by Great Falls resident Pete Fromm; the movie “Northfork” which was filmed near Augusta; and “The Cow Whisperer” by local humorist Skip Halmes. Good stuff.

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