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Central Mississippi Blogger Meet Up
On Saturday May 5th, WJTV-TV in Jackson, Mississippi will host the first Central Mississippi Blogger Meet Up.
WJTV-TV in Jackson has graciously agreed to serve as host for a blogger meet-up at 11 o’clock a.m. on Saturday, May 5th. Refreshments will be served and everyone who attends will get the hottest in channel 12 swag, including a T-shirt and a cool mousepad (if the printer can get them there in time).
This is a social event, so come prepared to meet and make new friends. If you know of a local blogger who’s not on the list here, please let me know [...]
Happy Hour: Lost & Found
English-First just doesn’t seem to die, and the bill has now been approved for a special election in January. Never fear, this is only costing taxpayers over $350,000. [WKRN, Tennessean] Not surprisingly, customers aren’t really happy about the tricks that good ol’ NES has up their sleeves with that sneaky Change for Charity program. Don’t forget, you can opt out easily online. [WSMV] A bunch of stolen electronics surfaced in Old Hickory Lake. That’s one way to commit a completely worthless
Happy Hour: Another One Bites The Dust
Somewhere around 92,000 Tennesseans may have to give their stimulus checks back according to the IRS. But don’t worry-It’s only the retirees and disabled veterans! [Tennessean] And we’re $128 million in the hole for tax collections this year in the state. Good thing they could cut out about $106 million in spending for public colleges and low-income health programs, right? [WTVF] Meanwhile, the economy continues melting down and such with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping close to 700
Happy Hour: Raining On Our Parade
Well guys, with 57.7% of the city tuning into last night’s debate, we’d say we won. [Tennessean] Even some country stars got in on the action! [WTVF] Speaking of that, as promised, we managed to dig up the disastrous video footage of John Rich performing a rousing rendition of “Raisin’ McCain” on the CBS Early Show in a crowd of Obama supporters. Bonus points for anyone who can spot the Nashvillest editor. [YouTube] And we got almost 3 inches of rain in the past 24 hours after months and mont
Happy Hour: Let The Games Begin
Check out the live C-SPAN Debate cam for some riveting live footage of the media tent. It might get rowdy later with Anheuser-Busch’s tent next door. [CSPAN] There’s also some footage of Barry’s motorcade rolling down Wedgewood and turning onto 12th Ave. earlier this afternoon. [Pith In The Wind] All eyes are on us! Well, us meaning “them,” since we’ll probably be drinking beer on someone’s front porch. [WKRN] And let us not forget about the protesters. And also Cindy McCain showing up at Van
Happy Hour: Have A Comcastic Weekend
Following suit with the TVA and NES, Comcast is getting ready to jack up their rates by 3.5%. AT&T says they’re coming to the rescue, though. [WKRN] Speaking of bills and such, if you’re not registered to vote, you may be totally excited to hear that you can register to vote while you pay your astronomically high electric bill this month! [WTVF] We ranked fifth in the VP debate viewership last night behind Baltimore, St. Louis, Boston, and Norfolk (our old stompin’ grounds!) [WTVF] Preds
How Many Nashvillians Watched The Debate?
Colby Sledge brings you the info: “The combined ratings for latest night’s Vice Presidential debate in Nashville scored a local rating of a 53.0. That is equivalent to 537,747 local homes. The combined ratings for the first Presidential debate on September 26th was a 40.6, equating to 412,293 local homes. The combined rating was achieved by taking the combined ratings of 8 sources (WTVF, WSMV, WKRN, WZTV, PBS, Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.”
Happy Hour: 30,000 Pounds Of Fried Chicken
CMT and Tyson Foods donated 30,000 pounds of fried chicken to Second Harvest Food Bank. 30,000 POUNDS. OF FRIED CHICKEN. But with all the talk of a Tyson boycott, it’s a small wonder they can even give that stuff away. [WTVF] After hearing about the road closures, we’ve gotta admit that we’re getting a little excited at the thought of Barry and John rolling through town in their giant motorcades. Meanwhile, Belmont continues to give us the blow-by-blow of their preparations. Lighting and bann
Interacting with viewers live via Twitter
Interacting with viewers live via Twitter Submitted by Christian Grantham on October 1, 2008 - 10:35am. The newsroom here at WKRN-TV has been asking viewers on-air for the past few days to send unanswered questions via email about the financial issues facing our country. We've gotten a few, but no where near what I think we expected. I've been using Twitter for a few months and have wondered whether there was enough critical mass use to introduce it as a tool for anchors and producers to int
Transforming Viewers Into Users - Twitter via Live Broadcast
Christian Grantham of NashvilleIsTalking helped orchestrate a local milestone in television broadcast news when he convinced executive producers at WKRN in Nashville to use Twitter as a way to interact with viewers on air. He just posted a blog about his experience, which is definitely worth checking out if you’ve ever been curious about integrating the mircroblogging service into your news gathering: I’ve been using Twitter for a few months and have wondered whether there was enough critica
Happy Hour: Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet?
With just seven days, two hours, and 48 minutes until the Belmont debate (not that anyone’s keeping track), Metro’s making the final security preparations for the event including “beautifying” the campus (ha, ha), building a huge fence to deter the protesters, and charting out road closures. Also, if anyone from Gallup happens to call, play dumb. Maybe you’ll get a seat! [WSMV] Barack’s giving us the cold shoulder, but that doesn’t mean McCain won’t be making a campaign appearance after the d
Nashville International Airport: No More Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe
Last week, the Nashville International Airport decided to mix things up a little. Instead of trying to pick the security line that has the lowest number of dawdling tourists, travelers at BNA will now be identifying themselves as “Families,” “Casual Travelers” or “Expert Travelers.” Expert travelers are, as one might expect, those who fly very frequently and fly light. On the other hand, a casual traveler seems to be someone who also is familiar with TSA regulations, but may have multiple car
Hikers
Join in the fun while hiking the scenic trails of Edwin Warner Park, and enjoy food, games, inflatables, live music and much more in support of Safe Haven's homeless families. WKRN News 2 Brad Schmitt will be on hand to emcee the event. Participants receive a complimentary breakfast with admission, goody bag, and an event t-shirt. There are two paved trails to choose from, varying in length
Happy Hour: Let’s Do This Right
Bladderpods are back in the news and Lebanon still hasn’t found a way around them. Okay, so we really just wanted an excuse to use the word “bladderpod” again. [Pith In The Wind] The Ole Miss debate’s back on for tonight despite the economic meltdown, so all you Belmonters can breathe easy. That also means you guys actually have to pay attention to that CRITICAL DEBATE08 STUDENT PARKING UPDATE they blasted us with in the middle of the night last night. [WSMV] If you want some company in watch
sarah palin corn maze queen rania
sarah palin corn maze sarah palin corn maze queen rania AMAZING!: Sarah Palin carved into corn maze by farmer outside Whitehouse, Ohio sarah palin corn maze folsom street fair. WHITEHOUSE, Ohio - An Ohio farmer would like to invite you to get lost inside the head of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. A 16-acre corn maze near the town of Whitehouse has been carved in Palin's likeness, complete with her f
Happy Hour: Follow The Money
So we’re kind of confused. Did Metro Schools actually mismanage federal funds or didn’t they? You be the judge. [Tennesseean & WTVF] We’re also pretty confused about the job situation in Nashville. Does it really suck or does it just suck less than the rest of the state? [Tennessean & Tennessean] Belmont’s bracing for the worst when it comes to a possible delay of their debate and they feel pretty bad for the folks at Ole Miss. By the way, did you hear that Belmont’s hosting a preside
Happy Hour: File It Under ‘Excuses To Drink’
We’re thinking that hell may have actually frozen over: Our beloved alma mater Belmont University–the driest of dry campuses–will be allowing booze onto the premises for one night only. Beer will be served in the Anheuser-Busch sponsored “media canteen” located right next to the media tent. It’s a slippery slope, friends. [WKRN] Meanwhile, the folks at Ole Miss have cause to freak out today after John McCain asked the debate commission to postpone their debate that was originally scheduled fo
Happy Hour: What Big Eyes You Have
From Channel 5: “It’s hard to believe, but an alligator was spotted in a Tennessee river!” [WTVF] Gotta watch those Vandy frat boys: 51 of them were arrested for blowing up fireworks among other shenanigans at a campground near the ‘Noog. [WKRN] If you leave RIGHT NOW, you can probably go to the Preds rally downtown that hopes to drum up support for the team and uh, ticket sales. But we all know the Predators won’t sell any tickets because of the gas shortage. Thanks again, Hitler. [WKRN] Eve
Happy Hour: We Heard There Was A Gas Shortage
Some of you may not be reading this until 8pm because you made the unfortunate decision to crawl home on I-65N where a semi overturned this afternoon and sent commuters into traffic hell. The truck also spilled some precious fuel across the interstate, which people immediately tried to scrape off the road and dump into their gas tanks. Okay, no one really did that. [Tennessean] But maybe they should have since the gas station lines probably won’t be dying down until the end of the week. [Tenn
Hats off to Ginger and the Bloggers
Thanks to Ginger for organizing last night's Nashville Blogger get-together at the Flying Saucer, and for the roomful of bloggers who showed up (even from out of town) to give us all a night of interesting conversation. Thanks also to Brittney Gilbert, whose work at WKRN's Nashville Is Talking turned a bunch of Nashville bloggers into a Nashville Blogger community. Posted at 6:12 AM by John Lamb / Find out where this came from
Why are people with bed bugs being told to throw out all their furniture?
According to WKRN in Nashville, bed bugs have infested Madison Towers, a public housing development run by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, or MDHA, in Nashville, Tennessee. WKRN claims, The first step in treating bed bugs is to throw out all furniture where the pest can hide. Can someone please tell me why some government officials and pest control operators and reporters in the news media are still telling people on limited incomes to “throw away everything” that’s infeste
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