Tales from a Weathered Man

Here's a story from early in my television career. Not my most stellar moment. (The things we do to get our job done.)

I always tried to say "yes" to my kids whenever possible, but in hindsight there have been a few times where a "no" answer would have saved me some anxiety.

Wouldn't it be a "hoot" to start talking in outdated slang all the time? I think it's a sure way to get a laugh. Hopefully you'll get a few out of this podcast.

Our recurring dreams seem to change over the years. Are they a reflection of how our lives and circumstances change? In this podcast I contrast my early recurring dreams with those now, including the good, the scary and the hilarious.

TV news is supposed to have pictures, right? This is the story of the newscast I did (by accident) that contained not a single picture. Thank heavens Youtube wasn’t around then.

We are all proud of our kids' high school accomplishments. But each school activity is its own "world," and unless you are in that "world," you might not get it.

Do you ever wonder what life would have been like if you had pursued your initial career goals? Would it have been great, or a disaster? What if your career goal was to become a rock star? (I'm not kidding).

As a young TV news reporter in the late 70s I made plenty of embarrassing mistakes. Here are a few of them that I can’t seem to forget.

After decades of reporting the major the storms in our recent history, I finally had the opportunity to serve on a hurricane cleanup crew. This is the story of what I saw, what I felt, and how things are different now.

Much of my adolescence was spent glued to the radio, not only listening to my music, but trying to win an elusive prize on a radio contest. This is the story of those wins and losses.