Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Being the Butt End of a Joke, originally uploaded by queenkv.

My technical director has a sense of humor. That image of me and me was broadcast on an inhouse channel at the station.

Tim Russert passed away today.
Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast when he collapsed, the network said.
He was only 58-years-old.

Russert at RTNDA 2007, originally uploaded by queenkv.

I saw Tim Russert speak at last year’s RTNDA/NAB Conference in Las Vegas. I took this picture as his program, ‘Meet the Press’ was being [...]

I was tickled to watch Ron Burgundy interview the most distinguished anchorman of our time at Radio City Music Hall during the Funny or Die tour.
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Ron Burgundy Interviews Tom Brokaw!! An FOD Exclusive! on FunnyOrDie.com

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I’m enjoying my Sunday with some indie rock/pop/electronica on KSPC. This weekend, we started covering our bare white walls with posters from Casablanca and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. We also started hanging up pictures from our wedding day. I get all warm and fuzzy inside watching this space transform more into our home.
My vampire shift for [...]

I lucked out this year and I got Christmas Eve and Day off from work.
Woot!
Since I’m still on my vampire schedule, I woke before the crack of dawn. I squeezed in some tv news watching, e-mail and headlines.
Here’s one for the holidays: NPR : Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Address on YouTube
This Christmas will be another landmark [...]

I’m jiggy with Latin chanting and Communion rituals. I feel like I belong when I participate in a Catholic mass - no matter the state, language or country. So, Sunday mass at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was another initiation for me into the city of Sacramento.

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This week’s homily drew [...]

15 reasons why Mr. Rogers was, and always will be, the best neighbor, and one of television’s best entertainers, ever.
This article just put a smile on my face. I’m 29-years-old and I’m still amazed by this man.read more | digg story
Now that I’m working in television, the positive, child-friendly programming produced by Mr. Rogers and [...]

LAS VEGAS HILTON, LAS VEGAS — I’m finishing up my lunch break at the RTNDA Convention. I forgot my cell phone in the newsroom, however, I remembered my Powerbook. So, I’ve been chatting with Mark to coordinate dinner ideas and to ask my dad to give me a ride home after my last session.
What a [...]

Happy Mardi Gras!
In Kansas - I have 3 hours and 30 minutes to eat meat and drink alcohol. That’s because at the stroke of midnight, Ash Wednesday begins.
This week, 50-degree weather and plenty of sunshine melted winter in Topeka.
Today, it felt pleasant to walk Daisy in our backyard. I’m happy she didn’t find any [...]

It’s snowing now and we’re waiting to see if it’s cold enough to stick on the ground.
Back from my Christmas vacation to Vegas, LA and San Francisco. I felt relaxed with my break from work and my graveyard hours. I caught up with my friends in the Bay Area, traded gifts with my family and [...]