TV people's blogs... and early wake-ups

I always enjoy reading the blogs of people who anchor the local newscasts... Andy Palumbo's at WNEP is insightful. I miss KYW's Larry Mendte blogging everyday, before CBS3 re-did their website.

I found a blog of a former WBRE meteorologist, Kim Martucci. She's now at WUSA9 in Washington DC. http://www.wusa9.com/news/columnist/blogs/kimmartucci.aspx
My co-workers will say, "Yeah, you mentioned it 'cuz she's cute..." That's true. I find it funny that she had to come all the way back up here to Dallas (my Mom's hometown) to get her hair done... and it's always interesting to hear the perils of someone who has to be 100% up before sunrise.

I could complain about the weather, and how it was rainy when I went to the Jersey Shore. But, I won't. I'll just call Scott Stuccio at WYOU and do that ;)... Scott's leaving WYOU to join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey broadcast team. Good luck, Scottso.

I can empathize with Kim, because I had to pull early wake-ups often. I used to do sports in the morning in late '97 and early '98. I was still living in Wilkes-Barre, and commuting 55 minutes to Pottsville. I had to get up at 4:00, be out the door by 4:30, sometimes get gas, and get to the station at 5:30. A few years later, when I was temporary news director, I got up at 4:50, to be in by 5:30. Pain in the dupa.

I've never been a morning glory. I admire those in our industry who get up before the birds and the sunrise. Once those bright TV lights shine at 4:57AM, they have to be ready to roll. I can assure you this. You never get used to it. I'm sure if given the opportunity, those folks sleep in a little bit on the weekends.

Talk with you tonight at 6:00 on T102 and t102radio.com. Dan, our web statman, tells me this blog gets the most amount of hits on our sites. Thank you all!

Buckle Up,
TS