Time to make the paczkis

Looking ahead into the wkyc crystal ball during the month of March and beyond should prove to be quite exciting!

Not only are we approaching March Madness, always an exhilarating time of the year, but I'm seeing more and more STO people roaming around the building as Spring Training winds down leading up to Cleveland Indians' Opening Day on April 1, 2011.

The time change always perks people up as the days begin getting longer and longer....

Spring is right around the corner.

And a transformation for our 7pm show as Robin Swoboda and Chris Tye take the helm with some wonderful new ideas and segments....

A few days ago many celebrated Fat Tuesday --a precursor for Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season.

But Fat Tuesday also means something else: Paczkis!

Personally, I prefer the plain, empty paczkis (which I guess are more like fried dough!)....the authentic New Orleans beignets are magnificent!

In honor of Paczki Day, we sent Betsy Kling out to whip up some tasty treats.....and she came back with a whole slew of authentic eats she made with her own hands! Delicious!

Opening Day 2010

Cleveland Indians' Baseball Season 2010 has arrived!

This is the one day all season it really does not matter if the Indians win or lose, though winning is the cherry on top!

Baseball season kicks off and all teams are equal, at least for a few days.

The fan fare leading up to and just before the game oftentimes is more entertaining then the Major League Baseball Game itself.

Seeing baseball legend Bob Feller standing on the pitcher's mound and fire a strike into Sandy behind the plate brought chills.

This year proves to be interesting to say the least.

No matter how my Indians do, we have a whole new system, manager, coaching staff including Sandy Alomar Jr., and a bunch of young, new players who will be playing their hearts out.

The weather was perfect!

A time to see the new things at the ballpark, re-connect with 'baseball buddies' in your section, and just enjoy an afternoon in the Springtime air.

On a personal note, a bittersweet day since it will be the first Opening Day without Mom by my side....but there were plenty of my co-workers at the field to pull me through!

Texas wound up beating Cleveland 4-2, but honestly, the excitement of the day overshadowed the final score--at least for today!

Because Cleveland Indians' baseball is back in session!

STO working round the clock

Normally, having a short work week would do the body and brain good!

No sir, my friends.

Dragging.

I'm dragging like you would not believe.

And that's NOT good on an election night.

But I can not even imagine how our STO friends need a little pick-me-up.

The Cleveland Indians' Labor Day Game was rained out and will be played today as a genuine twi-night double header as in days of yore!!

I loved those games.

You'd buy tickets for one game and got to see two!

If I was not working today, I'd be at the Ballpark for sure.


I don't even know what the crew call time was for our STO friends.

They must get ready for the Indians double header including the pre-game show....then game #1....then a quick postgame show or pre-game for the next, whatever you want to call it! And do it all over again!


When we arrived into work, they were already in....no parking spots available, not a one!

Fortunately, their producer/director bought pizzas for the crew to keep their energy level up to endure the long day.


But wait, there's more.


Wednesday's game is at NOON.


So no matter how early or late they end their coverage, the gang must come back again bright and early Wednesday morning to do it all again.


We're with you STO!! You are doing a great job!

Channel 3 is your official Indians' station

The Cleveland Indians did not fair very well in their 'away' opener Monday in Texas.

It's just the first game people!

Remember, Channel 3 IS your official Indians' station.

The home opener is just days away--Friday, April 10th.

You can be part of and catch all the exclusive opening day action beginning at 2pm this Friday with Channel 3's 'Tribe Time: Opening Day.'

Only Channel 3 can get you inside access to areas of the ballpark no one else can take you....we'll have key player interviews, top brass feed back, a look into the newest team members, even interviews with the wives of your favorite players.

After our home opener special, tune into 'Indians on Deck' which will lead you into the Cleveland Indians' home opener being aired right here on Channel 3.

Not only will we have the most complete coverage on Channel 3 but log onto wkyc.com for added coverage of the 2009 Cleveland Indians' Season.

You, too, can be part of our opening day coverage by sharing your favorite Tribe memories, uploading your favorite Indians' photos, viewing other pictures and watching stories from past opening days.

The game is sold out but we still have tickets available. Again, log onto wkyc.com and click on the 'LIFE TAB' for Twitter. Friday, April 10th, we'll send out special 'tweets' on what you need to do to get our final pair of Indians' tickets.

In honor of Tom Hamilton's 20th anniversary as Tribe Radio announcer, send us your best 'Hammy' impression!

The Cleveland Indians' have announced they will honor former Tribe pitcher and long-time announcer Herb Score all season long by including a logo of Herb's # and a microphone on the right sleeve of their jerseys. Herb's wife, Nancy, will be throwing out the first pitch.

If you want up-to-the minute information on your Cleveland Indians, Channel 3, wkyc.com, and STO is your place to be all season long!!!!!

Will there or won't there be an 11pm news tonight?

Tonight, we are airing the Cleveland Indians Game on WKYC at 9pm.

This is part of our commitment to air 20 Cleveland Indians' Games on WKYC during the baseball season.

Theoretically, there will not be an 11pm news. Our programming log has the Indians game filling the time slot from 9pm until Midnight.

However, in the news business, you have to be prepared. What if bad weather erupts and the game is called? What if it is the quickest game of the season and ends before 11pm? More than likely, we won't have an 11pm news, but we are full steam ahead preparing as if there will be one.

We had our normal afternoon editorial meeting to hand out stories to our night reporters and cameramen.

I will do everything I normally do on the news assignment desk, and of course, send my videographers out to any breaking news stories.

Whatever we shoot will be put on wkyc.com and passed along to Channel 3 News Today.

The producer entered the rundown in and will write the stories... and the director will mark the rundown accordingly.

You have to do it! You know what would happen if we didn't! We'd wind up having a show!


The next hurdle will be answering all the viewers who will start calling the news desk at 901pm and will continue calling until I leave asking when 'America's Got Talent' will air and in the next breath vehemently complain that it is not airing. Thank goodness Nicole the intern is up here with me!

I can totally understand the viewers' frustrations. You look forward to watching your favorite show, sit down, get all comfy, maybe grab yourself a snack, and it's not on. Especially tonight since it is the season premiere.

However, I can not believe how cruel and belligerent some people can be on the other end of the telephone over a tv show. It's unnecessary to be rude to the folks working on the news assignment desk, in programming, or anyone really just because your show is not going to be on.

We will be airing the season premiere of 'America's Got Talent' Sunday morning at 3am. So overnight Saturday into Sunday morning from 3am to 5am, look for America's Got Talent.' Set your VCR or DVR or TIVO and you can watch it as many times as you'd like!