Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
I have a dream
I have a dream where my family and I are more successful than we are today.
My wife and I have jobs that we are grateful for. We have jobs that feed our families, take care of our little boys, and put a roof over our head.
I dream of becoming more than just an editor here at CBS46. On Sunday, I will put the wheels in motion to get somewhere with this. I will put the wheels in motion with this opportunity on Sunday. I will be training to be a producer for half of my shift here at work.
I'm feeling more comfortable in writing, scripting, and stacking. I will learn how to arrange shots for an anchor within our studio. I'll get a refresher on how to add "supers" to stories on video.
I have to do this so that I can get out of my comfort zone and build a better future for my entire family.
Part of it may include the fateful prospect of having to start over somewhere else. I'm not really prepared to have that conversation with my family about that at this time. I really don't want to break up the continuity of living in one place with my family for the duration of my boys' young life.
I remember the times my dad and I had to move around in search of a better life and I don't want to repeat that with my family this time around.
I have dreams, and I will continue to dream big. I just need a little help to get there. That is all for now.
My wife and I have jobs that we are grateful for. We have jobs that feed our families, take care of our little boys, and put a roof over our head.
I dream of becoming more than just an editor here at CBS46. On Sunday, I will put the wheels in motion to get somewhere with this. I will put the wheels in motion with this opportunity on Sunday. I will be training to be a producer for half of my shift here at work.
I'm feeling more comfortable in writing, scripting, and stacking. I will learn how to arrange shots for an anchor within our studio. I'll get a refresher on how to add "supers" to stories on video.
I have to do this so that I can get out of my comfort zone and build a better future for my entire family.
Part of it may include the fateful prospect of having to start over somewhere else. I'm not really prepared to have that conversation with my family about that at this time. I really don't want to break up the continuity of living in one place with my family for the duration of my boys' young life.
I remember the times my dad and I had to move around in search of a better life and I don't want to repeat that with my family this time around.
I have dreams, and I will continue to dream big. I just need a little help to get there. That is all for now.
Writing Samples for April 20, 2015
(ONCAM/OTS)
A GEORGIA MAS IS ACCUSED OF BITING AN OFFICER INSIDE A CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL.
(VO)
DAVID HORNER OF DOUGLASVILLE IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN DOCTORS TRIED TO CALM HORNER DOWN.
IN THE PROCESS, ONE OF THE DOCTORS ALSO SUFFERED A BITE ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
HORER WILL GO BACK TO COURT ON MAY 12TH.
(ONCAM/OTS)
A WILD POLICE CHASE FINALLY ENDED NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER.
(MAP)
IT ALL STARTED IN ESCONDIDO AND ENDED IN NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
(TAKE VO)
A MAN STOLE A B-M-W IN NORTH COUNTY AND TOOK OFF ON I-15 IN HIGH SPEED FASHION.
THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CLOSED EXITS NORTH OF VICTORVILLE TO PULL THE DRIVER OVER.
OUR NEWS HELICOPTER HAD TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE CHASE TO GET FUEL BACK IN THE CHOPPER TO BE ABLE TO FLY AGAIN.
THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY FOUR P-M.
(ONCAM/OTS)
THE DRIVER IN A FATAL CRASH ON THE 210 THIS PAST FRIDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
(GFX)
JORGE JUIS GARCIA DIED WHEN HE DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND BARRELED ONTO TRAFFIC DOWN BELOW.
(VO)
THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN HE COUGHED AND MOVED SIDEWAYS.
HE ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT SOON AFTER.
GARCIA CRASHED INTO AN S-U-V AND INTO ANOTHER CAR IN PACOIMA AT FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND PAXTON STREET.
(TAKE VO)
IN OHIO, TAFFIC WAS MOO-VING, JUST NOT MOVING.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WORKED TO ROUND UP LOOSE CATTLE NEAR YOUNGSTOWN.
THAT HAPPENED AFTER A TRACTOR TRAILER CARRYING THE ANIMALS WENT OFF THE ROAD NEAR A MAJOR FREEWAY INTERCHANGE.
OFFICIALS REOPENED I-80 AFTER CREWS CLEARED THE ROAD.
(ON CAM/TWO SHOT)
A WILD POLICE CHASE FINALLY ENDED NEAR THE NEVADA STATE LINE.
(ON CAM/OTS)
IT ALL BEGAN WHEN SOMEONE STOLE A B-M-W IN ESCONDIDO AND TOOK OFF ON I-15.
(TAKE VO)
THE MAN TOOK THE HIGH SPEED CHASE INTO RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.
THE DRIVER GOT AWAY FROM OFFICERS AND DROVE AT LEAST 80 MILES AN HOUR ON SOME STRETCHES OF THE FREEWAY.
NEWS HELICOPTERS HAD TO STOP AND REFUEL BEFORE THE CHASE CAME TO AN END.
THAT DRIVER IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
(TAKE VO)
THE DRIVER WHO DIED IN A CRASH OFF THE 210 FREEWAY ON FRIDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS JORGE LUIS GARCIA.
HE CRASHED INTO AN S-U-V AND INTO ANOTHER CAR IN PACOIMA AT FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND PAXTON STREET.
GARCIA LOST CONTROL WHEN HE COUGHED ON THE 210 AND ROLLED HIS TRUCK DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
HE DIED WHEN HE DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND BARRELED ONTO TRAFFIC DOWN BELOW.
(ON CAM/BIG MON)
SWEDISH AUTOMAKER VOLVO IS DOWN TO TWO SOUTHER STATES FOR ITS NEW HALF-A-BILLION DOLLAR FACTORY.
SOURCES FAMILIAR TO THE SITUATION SAY SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA ARE THE FRONT-RUNNERS FOR THE PLANT.
VOLVO OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SITES NEAR CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH GEORGIA COAST NEAR BRUNSWICK.
OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
(ON CAM)
AN ACTIVE-DUTY ARMY SOLDIER IS DEAD TONIGHT AFTER TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY SAN DIEGO FREEWAY.
(TAKE VO)
30-YEAR-OLD JAMES MICHAEL GINAS THE THIRD AND ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN TRIED TO WALK ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF THE 163 FREEWAY NEAR FRIARS ROAD.
A CAR HIT GINAS AROUND 12-30 A-M ON SATURDAY.
HE DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAMA AT THE SCENE.
THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.
THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.
(ON CAM)
A TRUCK DRIVER GETS SOME PRISON TIME FOR HIS PART IN A FATAL CRASH LAST YEAR.
(GFX)
RENATO VELASQUEZ IS SENTENCES TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRIVING WHILE TIRED
(TAKE VO)
AND CAUSING A CRASH ON I-88 THAT KILLED A REAGAN MEMORIAL TOLLWAY WORKER.
A JUDGE FOUND THE DRIVER GUILTY OF OPERATING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN A FATIGUED STATE AND TWO COUNTS OF WORKING EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
VELASQUEZ HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 36 HOURS BEFORE THE CRASH.
HE MUST SERVE AT LEAST HALF HIS SENTENCE BEFORE BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.
(MAP/VO)
THE CITY OF BAKER IS THE SETTING FOR THE CONCLUSION OF A DRAMATIC HIGH SPEED CHASE IN THE SOUTHLAND.
POLICE ARRESTED 47-YEAR-OLD CHARLES WILLIAMS ON CHARGES OF STEALING A CAR AND EVADING POLICE OFFICERS AMONG OTHER CHARGES.
IT ALL STARTED WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY TOOK THE B-M-W FROM ESCONDIDO AND LED POLICE ON I-15 THROUGH RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES TOWARDS LAS VEGAS.
HE SURRENDERED WITH INCIDENT AND IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
(ON CAM)
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DECLARED PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA A MAJOR DISASTER AREA.
(VO)
THE COMES TWO MONTHS AFTER WINTER STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER SLAMMED PARTS OF BARROW, DAWSON, FORSYTH, HALL, LUMPKIN, AND PICKENS COUNTIES.
THIS COMES AFTER STORMS HIT FROM FEBRUARY 15TH AND 17TH THIS YEAR.
(ON CAM)
SEVERE WEATHER KILLS ONE WOMAN OVERNIGHT.
(VO)
LONG-TIME EDUCATOR PATRICIA PUSHA DIED AFTER A TREE CRASHED ONTO HER NORTHWEST ATLANTA HOME.
THE TREE PINNED HER INSIDE THE HOUSE BEFORE CREWS COULD GET TO HER.
PUSHA WAS A SCIENCE TEACHER AT MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DEKALB COUNTY.
A GEORGIA MAS IS ACCUSED OF BITING AN OFFICER INSIDE A CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL.
(VO)
DAVID HORNER OF DOUGLASVILLE IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN DOCTORS TRIED TO CALM HORNER DOWN.
IN THE PROCESS, ONE OF THE DOCTORS ALSO SUFFERED A BITE ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
HORER WILL GO BACK TO COURT ON MAY 12TH.
(ONCAM/OTS)
A WILD POLICE CHASE FINALLY ENDED NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER.
(MAP)
IT ALL STARTED IN ESCONDIDO AND ENDED IN NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
(TAKE VO)
A MAN STOLE A B-M-W IN NORTH COUNTY AND TOOK OFF ON I-15 IN HIGH SPEED FASHION.
THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CLOSED EXITS NORTH OF VICTORVILLE TO PULL THE DRIVER OVER.
OUR NEWS HELICOPTER HAD TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE CHASE TO GET FUEL BACK IN THE CHOPPER TO BE ABLE TO FLY AGAIN.
THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY FOUR P-M.
(ONCAM/OTS)
THE DRIVER IN A FATAL CRASH ON THE 210 THIS PAST FRIDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
(GFX)
JORGE JUIS GARCIA DIED WHEN HE DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND BARRELED ONTO TRAFFIC DOWN BELOW.
(VO)
THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN HE COUGHED AND MOVED SIDEWAYS.
HE ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT SOON AFTER.
GARCIA CRASHED INTO AN S-U-V AND INTO ANOTHER CAR IN PACOIMA AT FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND PAXTON STREET.
(TAKE VO)
IN OHIO, TAFFIC WAS MOO-VING, JUST NOT MOVING.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WORKED TO ROUND UP LOOSE CATTLE NEAR YOUNGSTOWN.
THAT HAPPENED AFTER A TRACTOR TRAILER CARRYING THE ANIMALS WENT OFF THE ROAD NEAR A MAJOR FREEWAY INTERCHANGE.
OFFICIALS REOPENED I-80 AFTER CREWS CLEARED THE ROAD.
(ON CAM/TWO SHOT)
A WILD POLICE CHASE FINALLY ENDED NEAR THE NEVADA STATE LINE.
(ON CAM/OTS)
IT ALL BEGAN WHEN SOMEONE STOLE A B-M-W IN ESCONDIDO AND TOOK OFF ON I-15.
(TAKE VO)
THE MAN TOOK THE HIGH SPEED CHASE INTO RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.
THE DRIVER GOT AWAY FROM OFFICERS AND DROVE AT LEAST 80 MILES AN HOUR ON SOME STRETCHES OF THE FREEWAY.
NEWS HELICOPTERS HAD TO STOP AND REFUEL BEFORE THE CHASE CAME TO AN END.
THAT DRIVER IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
(TAKE VO)
THE DRIVER WHO DIED IN A CRASH OFF THE 210 FREEWAY ON FRIDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS JORGE LUIS GARCIA.
HE CRASHED INTO AN S-U-V AND INTO ANOTHER CAR IN PACOIMA AT FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND PAXTON STREET.
GARCIA LOST CONTROL WHEN HE COUGHED ON THE 210 AND ROLLED HIS TRUCK DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
HE DIED WHEN HE DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND BARRELED ONTO TRAFFIC DOWN BELOW.
(ON CAM/BIG MON)
SWEDISH AUTOMAKER VOLVO IS DOWN TO TWO SOUTHER STATES FOR ITS NEW HALF-A-BILLION DOLLAR FACTORY.
SOURCES FAMILIAR TO THE SITUATION SAY SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA ARE THE FRONT-RUNNERS FOR THE PLANT.
VOLVO OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SITES NEAR CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH GEORGIA COAST NEAR BRUNSWICK.
OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
(ON CAM)
AN ACTIVE-DUTY ARMY SOLDIER IS DEAD TONIGHT AFTER TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY SAN DIEGO FREEWAY.
(TAKE VO)
30-YEAR-OLD JAMES MICHAEL GINAS THE THIRD AND ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN TRIED TO WALK ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF THE 163 FREEWAY NEAR FRIARS ROAD.
A CAR HIT GINAS AROUND 12-30 A-M ON SATURDAY.
HE DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAMA AT THE SCENE.
THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.
THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.
(ON CAM)
A TRUCK DRIVER GETS SOME PRISON TIME FOR HIS PART IN A FATAL CRASH LAST YEAR.
(GFX)
RENATO VELASQUEZ IS SENTENCES TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRIVING WHILE TIRED
(TAKE VO)
AND CAUSING A CRASH ON I-88 THAT KILLED A REAGAN MEMORIAL TOLLWAY WORKER.
A JUDGE FOUND THE DRIVER GUILTY OF OPERATING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN A FATIGUED STATE AND TWO COUNTS OF WORKING EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
VELASQUEZ HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 36 HOURS BEFORE THE CRASH.
HE MUST SERVE AT LEAST HALF HIS SENTENCE BEFORE BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.
(MAP/VO)
THE CITY OF BAKER IS THE SETTING FOR THE CONCLUSION OF A DRAMATIC HIGH SPEED CHASE IN THE SOUTHLAND.
POLICE ARRESTED 47-YEAR-OLD CHARLES WILLIAMS ON CHARGES OF STEALING A CAR AND EVADING POLICE OFFICERS AMONG OTHER CHARGES.
IT ALL STARTED WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY TOOK THE B-M-W FROM ESCONDIDO AND LED POLICE ON I-15 THROUGH RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES TOWARDS LAS VEGAS.
HE SURRENDERED WITH INCIDENT AND IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
(ON CAM)
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DECLARED PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA A MAJOR DISASTER AREA.
(VO)
THE COMES TWO MONTHS AFTER WINTER STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER SLAMMED PARTS OF BARROW, DAWSON, FORSYTH, HALL, LUMPKIN, AND PICKENS COUNTIES.
THIS COMES AFTER STORMS HIT FROM FEBRUARY 15TH AND 17TH THIS YEAR.
(ON CAM)
SEVERE WEATHER KILLS ONE WOMAN OVERNIGHT.
(VO)
LONG-TIME EDUCATOR PATRICIA PUSHA DIED AFTER A TREE CRASHED ONTO HER NORTHWEST ATLANTA HOME.
THE TREE PINNED HER INSIDE THE HOUSE BEFORE CREWS COULD GET TO HER.
PUSHA WAS A SCIENCE TEACHER AT MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DEKALB COUNTY.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
A Journal Entry for April 20, 2015
Dateline Monday.
I am ill. I am physically ill.
Not one day after returning home from vacation, I am miserable.
I don't know what it was about being home for the first day back from a wonderful vacation. I honestly don't remember what all went down. Either that or I am just that good in blocking it out.
The one thing that I remember about my drive into work at CBS46 was I got pelted by hail on the Canton Road Connector en route to I-75. I didn't need any further damage to my vehicle since I got sideswiped on I-285 last year.
I felt so helpless on my way to work I didn't know what to do. It was a good thing the hail had passed once I got a mile into the freeway.
Once I had gotten into work, I got into the routine of editing videos for the 4, 5, 6, and 11pm newscasts. This is good where I have to work fast, not necessarily the best, in order to get the job done. The motto for me at work is this: Make Slot.
After I finished the newscasts, I engaged in some serious NHL playoff playoff action on TV.
I re-remembered that I saw a high-speed chase from Southern California. I was having some fun tracking it via CBS Newspath. I also followed the chase from some of the local TV station's feeds via their websites. I get a kick out of talking to producers telling them where the chase is and where it is heading.
That story is all coming back to me now. It started with a stolen BMW from my hometown of Escondido, California. It went up all throughout I-15 going North. The "chase" stretched into the Inland Empire, the High Desert, Victorville, Barstow, I mean the driver could have gone to Las Vegas.
I saw several instances where the cops tried to stop the car only to pull back their efforts. Cops presumably pulled back so that they could maintain the safety of other drivers on I-15. The news helicopters could only stay on the chase for so long before they ran out of fuel. Eventually the chase would end, but I would not see its glorious conclusion anywhere. The choppers had to refuel.
My reward for doing a good job at work on this day: to go home to a loving wife, son, and cat.
I am ill. I am physically ill.
Not one day after returning home from vacation, I am miserable.
I don't know what it was about being home for the first day back from a wonderful vacation. I honestly don't remember what all went down. Either that or I am just that good in blocking it out.
The one thing that I remember about my drive into work at CBS46 was I got pelted by hail on the Canton Road Connector en route to I-75. I didn't need any further damage to my vehicle since I got sideswiped on I-285 last year.
I felt so helpless on my way to work I didn't know what to do. It was a good thing the hail had passed once I got a mile into the freeway.
Once I had gotten into work, I got into the routine of editing videos for the 4, 5, 6, and 11pm newscasts. This is good where I have to work fast, not necessarily the best, in order to get the job done. The motto for me at work is this: Make Slot.
After I finished the newscasts, I engaged in some serious NHL playoff playoff action on TV.
I re-remembered that I saw a high-speed chase from Southern California. I was having some fun tracking it via CBS Newspath. I also followed the chase from some of the local TV station's feeds via their websites. I get a kick out of talking to producers telling them where the chase is and where it is heading.
That story is all coming back to me now. It started with a stolen BMW from my hometown of Escondido, California. It went up all throughout I-15 going North. The "chase" stretched into the Inland Empire, the High Desert, Victorville, Barstow, I mean the driver could have gone to Las Vegas.
I saw several instances where the cops tried to stop the car only to pull back their efforts. Cops presumably pulled back so that they could maintain the safety of other drivers on I-15. The news helicopters could only stay on the chase for so long before they ran out of fuel. Eventually the chase would end, but I would not see its glorious conclusion anywhere. The choppers had to refuel.
My reward for doing a good job at work on this day: to go home to a loving wife, son, and cat.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
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