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14.4 down, many miles to go!
What a great first day of the 18th annual “Walk for Babies!” That’s right, Jimmy Ray of Eagle 97.3 has been doing this for 18 years and WAVY TV joined in six years ago to help raise awareness about the...
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You Can’t Throw a Curve Ball on the Moon
As a local news reporter, I always hear people ask, “Can I get some good news for once? Why does everything have to be death and destruction?” Well, on our morning show (WAVY News Sunrise and WAVY News...
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Don’t Be Afraid of Your Shadow!
In one of our recent Hometown Hot Spots segments, I had the privilege of meeting the one and only groundhog (woodchuck) you can see up close and personal in Hampton Roads! The groundhog lives on the...
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Preschoolers Turned Reporters!
I had the privilege of speaking to preschoolers at Watkins Early Childhood Center in Newport News. One of the teachers, Jennifer Cooper, invited me to talk with the kids about different aspects of my...
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Live from DC hearing on tax preparation fraud
6:15 a.m. – Rise and shine! There is something about the nation’s capital that makes you want to get up early and get out the door. It could be the inevitable traffic on the way into the city,...
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10 on your side: behind the scenes
Hand of producer pushing button to talk to anchor on the set. With the rise of the online world and social media, more information is available to us than ever before. You are gracious enough to...
View Article“Baptism By Fire”
After soaking in everything for the past two days, today I truly learned what Stephanie meant when she said the phrase “baptism by fire.” It was my third day helping with The Hampton Roads Show and I...
View Article“It Isn’t Always Like This”
The past weekend working with THRS was so much fun! I was able to accompany Ariane on another shoot. We went to different museums all over the area! I got to see how the camera set up shots and watched...
View ArticleReady, Set, Edit!
For the past week and a half I have been helping floor direct THRS. It is so much fun and very fast paced. I am learning how to be quicker at the job the more I do it! The show has definitely taught me...
View ArticleA Whirlwind Of A Week
This last week working with The Hampton Roads Show has been a whirlwind of excitement! For the first few days this week I was in the booth watching how the show was directed and paying attention to...
View ArticleNow That Wasn’t So Bad!
This past week was definitely an experience! I got to try some things that I was not sure I would do very well at…. I was in the production department. This department made me the most nervous because...
View ArticleTalk About Learning
Wow, I can’t believe the summer is already half way over. My time at WAVY has been amazing so far and I cannot believe it is going by so fast! I learned so much this past week! Being sales is...
View ArticleJust Keep Practicing!
I was so excited because this week was my first week in the news department! I had definitely been waiting for this all summer. This week has not let me down at all, it has been amazing. I went out...
View ArticleIt Keeps Getting Better
These past two weeks have been very busy! I have been working all day spending time in news and promotions and it has been so exciting. My time in news continues to teach me new things everyday....
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Health Screaming! (I meant: SCREENING)
HEALTH SCREENING on the job? Bring it on! It should be no problem, but, What if…? I try to stay in shape with my little daily routine- push-ups, stretching, squats- in between sprints to the coffee...
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The Newsroom
So much of what you see between 5pm and 6:30 on WAVY-TV is the result of many minds and hands working feverishly behind the scenes. As one of the anchors of the evening news, I work with a stable of...
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The Newsroom’s Top 5 at 5:
10 on your side troll sees all We call it ”The Live Center:” A bank of monitors and equipment used to “tune in” live reports from our various crews in the field. It’s also commonly referred to as the...
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An Afternoon Start to the Evening News
It seems we’re all affected by something I call “time creep.” Everything is starting a little earlier these days, and that would include 10 on your side, which has just launched a 4pm newscast. It’s...
View ArticleOff To An Amazing Start
These first couple of days working at WAVY have been incredible! I could not have asked for a better start. My first day (yesterday) started off with paperwork but quickly picked up. I was able to sit...
View ArticleLearning More Every Day
Here in the WAVY TV newsroom, I’m learning something new each and every day. After an eventful end to my first week as an intern covering a stabbing in the barracks near Naval Medical Center...
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