Congratulations Gary & Robin! Once upon a time Cindy and I were partners with Gary Cooper in a Florida communications company called SunStar Telecom, Inc. We started and operated several divisions including Southeast Agrinet, WTMC-AM, SunStar Network, AgStar Advertising and were doing pretty good until the government took over the savings and loan company that was financing us. That’s a …
A Blogging Broadcaster
I’m proud to point you to a great farm broadcaster who’s embraced the blogosphere. She’s Cyndi Young and she’s the Farm Director of the Brownfield Network. Cyndi just went on the Valley World Tour with another former farm broadcaster and good friend Kim Lang who is now the Valmont Irrigation Communications Director. Cyndi not only sent in reports for Brownfield …
Reporters Like Talking News Releases
We don’t get much feedback sent to us but when we do it’s almost always positive. We really appreciate people like Jarrod who wrote this little note today: PLEASE keep sending these. They’re great!Jarrod AllenNews DirectorWCLTNewark, Ohio Jarrod’s note was in response to the release we sent out today for Team Ethanol. You can view it here: Ethanol – IndyCar …
Run The Audio & Video Into The Newsroom Please
Here’s what every good newsroom should have in it. It’s a monitor with a video feed from the general session and with it a mult box, which contains the audio feed, allowing multiple reporters to plug in and record the speeches! It makes it so much easier for reporters, especially when the newsroom and ballrooms are so far apart. I …
The Best Reporter In The Business
Working on a Talking News Release for NRECA, Cindy is focused on editing audio from the first general session. She is much faster and better at editing audio and writing than yours truly. That’s why I’m taking the picture and she’s working!
The ZimmComm Team Ready For Action!
We just got set up in the newsroom at the San Diego Convention Center at the NRECA annual meeting. We’ve got audio piped in from the General Session Ballroom. Tomorrow former Senator Bob Dole will be the keynote speaker right after Glenn English, NRECA CEO, makes his opening speech. We’ll be using audio from the speeches as well as other …
Quite A Few Reporters Eager To Meet Sec. of Ag Johanns
The press facing Sec. of Ag Mike Johanns.
Press Conference With Sec. of Ag Johanns
Here’s Sec. of Ag Johanns speaking to the press at his Commodity Classic press conference.
Commodity Classic Newsroom – We Need More Internet Access Points
Here’s some working journalists at the Commodity Classic. This is the very small area set up with internet access. There’s actually a line waiting to get connected. Thanks to Jeff Nalley, pictured in the back, interviewing Rick Tolman, CEO, NCGA, we have a multiple access switch which allows more reporters to get connected to the interne! To the right is …
In The Commodity Classic Newsroom
Hi from Austin. I made it and am in the convention center newsroom. Sitting here among a bunch of reporters like Jeff Nalley, from Kentucky (Cromwell Ag Media) and Michelle Rook from South Dakota(WNAX), Sara Wyant from Illinois, (Agripulse) and others. C5 internet connection jacks are at a premium here. Commodity Classic needs to double the connections or arrange for …