tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136840742024-03-14T04:59:00.593-04:00Bluedog PhotogDedicated to bringing you the best in television news.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-13940017850003576762007-04-23T22:41:00.000-04:002007-04-23T22:52:10.275-04:00It's been a long timeIt's been so long since I last posted I almost forgot how... and the format has changed. What's this about Google blogs? Anyway, I was in Blacksburg, Virginia all of last week. I'll post again tomorrow to let you all know how it went. Meanwhile, here's some of what it looked like there.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1157773048767720402006-09-08T22:46:00.000-04:002006-09-09T23:29:20.100-04:00Sad NewsThe news we had all thought, but didn't want to hear, came today. The two boys missing since Tuesday were found dead in the Dan River. It was the news I'd feared since first arriving on the scene that day. After officials told us that 3 different tracking dogs at 3 different times tracked the boys scent to the river's edge I knew we'd be hearing this news. I knew we'd be hearing it today. Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1157684714491807802006-09-07T22:26:00.000-04:002006-09-07T23:05:14.566-04:00MissingNo, not me. But there are two little boys from Stokes County here in North Carolina who've been missing since Tuesday around lunchtime. 3 and 4 year old Jacob and J.W. White left their Danbury home about 11am and haven't been seen since. Brent and I have been in Stokes County turning packages and live shots for noon, five, five-thirty and six o'clock shows since first receiving the news that Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1154578717986810532006-08-02T23:56:00.000-04:002006-08-03T00:25:42.190-04:00Hot Enough?All we've been talking about for the past week has been this heat wave. That's all folks talk about when amongst friends, co-workers, family. So I find it odd that voters in a recent poll on my station's website asking what should be covered next overwelmingly said, "It's hot, we get it."So, if that's the case if we stopped doing the stories on the heat. Stopped telling viewers what the high Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1154577175022484802006-08-02T23:30:00.000-04:002006-08-02T23:52:55.043-04:00Meet a HeroI met a hero yesterday. She saved her father's life last week. And she's only ten.Meet Jamie Abernathy. We met her yesterday in her dad's hospital room at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She's a typical ten year old. A little shy with the camera on her. But otherwise bouncing around the room and smiling at the fact her father is still alive.James Abernathy was at a friend's house Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1154356812729217012006-07-31T10:37:00.000-04:002006-07-31T10:40:12.730-04:00New ToysI've recently come across some new toys to add to my blog. At the right you can see where folks are visiting from on the NeoEarth toy. I've also added a poll. For now I'll leave it with the current question but if anyone has an idea for another poll, let me know. Also, I may add a couple of flash games you can play.Hopefully this will keep some of you busy when you stop in. It's been a slow Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1153837378451817912006-07-25T10:22:00.000-04:002006-07-26T23:48:51.920-04:0010 YearsIt's been ten years since Morgan Violi was abducted while playing with friends at her apartment complex. I wrote about this story in February but thought I'd bring it up again since it is something I think about often.The Bowling Green Daily News published an article Monday about the ten year anniversary of her abduction. I can't help but feel for the family. Not knowing who did this and knowing Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1153277644651580812006-07-18T22:31:00.000-04:002006-07-18T23:15:26.973-04:00Hot, Hot, Hot!Yes, it's hot. Everyone knows it's hot. But we still have to TELL everyone it's hot. So Brent and I headed out to find hot jobs in the western piedmont. And our co-horts Eric White and Danny Spillane headed out to find the same in their neck of the woods.Inspired by a recent edition of "Dirty Jobs" I figured it wouldn't be too hard to find some roofers sweatin' it out. After a dozen calls Brent Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1153152956405333432006-07-17T12:10:00.000-04:002006-07-17T12:40:52.573-04:00Photographer of the YearCopyright Casey TempletonSome of you may remember this photo from a few weeks ago. President Bush was joking with journalists this day and made fun of this reporter about wearing sunglasses on a cloudy day. Turns out the reporter is "legally blind." Mr. Bush later apologized for his remarks. This photo was captured not by one of the veteran press photographers at the White House. Nope.I want to Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1152829643733354292006-07-13T15:09:00.000-04:002006-07-14T10:05:09.746-04:00First Hurricane Forming?A visit to Dr. Jeff Masters' blog today showed a tropical wave forming off the coast of Africa. While it's early for storms to come out of this early, watch out east coast.From Dr. Masters' blog:A new area of concern has developed today off of the coast of Africa, 300 miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, at about 12N 25W. This large and well-organized tropical wave has developed a Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1152590460192086072006-07-10T23:26:00.000-04:002006-07-11T00:01:00.260-04:00On Call DutiesAfter a vacation to a very crowded Surfside Beach, I'm back. As usual, the vacation was too short, the trip home too long, and I really wasn't ready to come back to work. Work was ready for me, however.At 1am Monday we were awakened by the ring, ring of the bedside phone. No one calls at one in the morning except the station. The voice on the other end pleaded with me to go to a house fire. I Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1151552233780769122006-06-28T22:50:00.000-04:002006-06-29T23:18:50.456-04:00Police and MediaA recent thread started by SEPhotog over on b-roll.net has me thinking about how certain police departments deal with the media. You see, when it comes to pd's and news crews sometimes the two just don't mesh. The example given on the b-roll message board doesn't give enough information to form an opinion on what exactly happened, but arresting a news crew who's been in the same position for the Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1151465142929898852006-06-27T22:47:00.000-04:002006-06-28T17:17:07.343-04:00On the Road AgainAfter logging 240 miles yesterday it was time for a little rest for Unit 3. But alas, the news gods were brewing up more fun for yours truly. The rains have finally ended tonight, maybe, but this morning it was another trip to the mountains to find flooding. Brent's back from vacation so we made the trek together today.First stop, Wilkes County. We had word from the desk that a flash flood Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1151377486169288472006-06-26T22:45:00.000-04:002006-06-26T23:50:16.176-04:00Rain, Rain, Go AwayMuch of the eastern seaboard has been under the gun, so to speak, with flooding impacting nearly everyone. We've had our fair share here in the piedmont starting Friday night in Asheboro.I got the call to "go west." The voices rang out on the morning conference call wanted me to "find" the story in the northwest part of our state where rains had been coming down all weekend. So on this Monday Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1151030404479197062006-06-22T22:32:00.000-04:002006-06-23T00:05:27.643-04:00Vosot PatrolWith Brent out of the office (bureau) for a few days, I've got the whole place to myself. That means coming up with enough vosots to keep the assignment desk, producers, news director, etc... happy. Today, I had a couple of ideas and since one of them involved a trip to Mt. Airy (some of you know it as Mayberry) they also had an idea for me to go to Virginia.I headed out the door to make my way Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150689449609046732006-06-18T23:34:00.000-04:002006-06-18T23:58:17.133-04:00Dirty Jobs and a Space StationThree nights in a row now the International Space Station has made a pass over our house at a time convenient for my oldest daughter to venture out and watch. The first night ended up being too late and last night it was pretty low on the horizon and didn't last long. But, tonight was perfect. Five minutes going nearly straight overhead.I get pretty pumped up when someone in my family finds Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253616951329112006-06-13T22:50:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:53:36.953-04:00Wildflowers IMG_1160 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. Not much going on today, but I did get a chance to snap some shots of some local wildflowers while waiting on an interview. Upon closer inspection I was able to capture some wildlife, as well. Enjoy.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253495349091272006-06-13T22:48:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:51:35.350-04:00Tropical IMG_1168 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. These look like something you'd see on a tropical island.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253444249493782006-06-13T22:47:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:50:44.260-04:00I spy IMG_1176 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. What are you looking at?Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253396867784072006-06-13T22:46:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:49:56.873-04:00Protecting IMG_1175 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. This little guy seems to be protecting the flower.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253292237954842006-06-13T22:44:00.001-04:002006-06-13T22:48:12.246-04:00Bee 2 IMG_1186 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. I like seeing the pollen on his legs.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253243612605202006-06-13T22:44:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:47:23.616-04:00Bee 1 IMG_1181 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. One of numerous photos to try and capture the perfect moment.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150253170841655392006-06-13T22:42:00.000-04:002006-06-13T22:46:10.950-04:00Yellow and Purple IMG_1152 Originally uploaded by Bluedog Photog. Capturing the beauty of a single flower.Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1150165675653604312006-06-12T22:09:00.000-04:002006-06-13T15:54:17.940-04:00Weather Leads.As I've posted before, weather is the king when it comes to news. Oh sure, it may not be as exciting as an LA car chase, or as sexy as an early morning drug roundup, but everyone is interested in the weather. With hurricane season in full swing already this year it's a sure thing that we'll be hearing and seeing every cheap trick in the book when it comes to covering the storms. Alberto is Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684074.post-1149735379098914282006-06-07T22:32:00.000-04:002006-06-07T22:58:23.856-04:00Fried Chicken Anyone?18,000. That's how many chickens were in a chicken house when it went up in flames early Wednesday morning.The next door neighbor said his dogs woke him up about 1:3am and he saw an orange glow outside his house. He couldn't tell where it was coming from but called 911 and the owner of the chicken farm to come check it out.We actually smelled the scene before we arrived on it. If you've never Bluedog Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927850871547204210noreply@blogger.com1