So we’ve been watching a bit of the KOHD news since it launched this week, and I have some initial impressions. Very polished-looking, high production values, technology is there The newscasters seem comfortable, not too many mistakes or stuttering They seem to have an interactive portion of the (6 o’clock, … Continue reading
I have more details on Oregon Public Broadcasting‘s new News Bureau that’s opening up next month. I spoke with Morgan Holm, Vice President of News and Public Affairs at OPB, last week and he was more than happy to fill in the blanks for me. First off, it’s primarily for … Continue reading
Here’s a bit of interesting news that I haven’t seen anybody break yet: Oregon Public Broadcasting is opening a new News Bureau here next month. I don’t know if this is for general news or if it’s for OPB Radio, TV, or what, but I got a confirmation email from … Continue reading
Just some odds and ends I noticed this week that I hadn’t blogged about yet. Greg’s Grill in the Old Mill District is open for business. They’d been "coming soon" for quite awhile now, originally set to open last fall or something. I believe they’re a steakhouse; anyone tried it … Continue reading
More pictures from the house fire across the street. I don’t have any of the fire itself—when we first watched, there was still smoke rising from the roof—but I took several of the fire fighters clearing away roofing material, wood, and the chimney from the roof. Apologies for the mediocre … Continue reading
Breaking, real-time news: the house across the street was on fire; firefighters were on the scene relatively quickly and were able to contain the flames. Trucks started arriving around 6:15 or 6:20, I believe; we heard the rumbling outside during dinner, but didn’t know what was causing it until we … Continue reading
I just found out today that The Redmond Spokesman—Redmond’s local weekly newspaper—has a blog, where they seem to be posting both bullet-point summaries of their news and longer articles. Good deal; they actually have a domain name but no site or other online presence out there—nice to see they’ve set … Continue reading