Topic: katu

Barack Obama's nomination was a key moment in TV coverage It was a meticulously organized peace offering done at a crucial time. Clinton stepped to a microphone on the convention's floor at 6:47 p.m. EDT, when ABC, CBS and NBC were in the midst of their evening newscasts. All three newscasts carried the event live on the East Coast, along with the cable news networks. (ABC broke into regular...

Here's KGW's coverage of Merkley's speech: And KATU's interview with Merkley from the convention: Discuss.

As I sit here and pout at the fact that I'm not in Denver toiling away with Alworth in what is apparently the worst seating chart in history, I thought I'd throw up an update of some of the goings-on here at home. I especially like keeping up with the local papers from around the state. I like to see what makes my fellow Oregonians tick. So without further adieu, here's a quick rundown of some...up and asks for their vote. Jeff is getting good face-time on the local news stations. Here's KATU last night: and KOIN: In rel...

Sad news today with the REPORT of the passing of former Portland Trail Blazer center Kevin Duckworth at the Oregon coast Monday night. Duckworth came to Portland from the San Antonio Spurs in December of 1986, in perhaps one of the greatest trades in Blazer history, a trade in which the Blazers sent the very disgruntled rookie Walter Berry in return. (The subject of Berry in...done all over the Northwest, one of your Dairy Queen glasses will be used to toast your memory. KATU STORY TRUE HOOP MEMORYhttp:/...

Portland is consumed with elephant fever. Rose-Tu, one of the resident Asian elephants at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to her first baby...a little boy. She rejected him at birth, however, kicking him so much that the zoo staff had to separate them. Thankfully, she's slowly warming to him. Everyone in town is rooting for the 286lb munchkin....

So who's the national celebrity with the funny name, who drew the biggest crowd to Portland's Waterfront Park in 2008? That's right, O....regon's own Luis Palau, who drew over 150,000 in two days to hear him give his low-pressure sales pitch for Jesus. Christ beats out beer by a mile, as the latest Oregon Brewers Festival drew 70,000 over four days (actually a huge total for them; 15% above...

From the Oregonian: Continuing the drumbeat of real estate woes in Portland, one of metro area's largest boomtime builders said Wednesday that Sterling Savings Bank has started foreclosure proceedings against about 15 of his properties. Roger Pollock, owner of Lake Oswego-based Buena Vista Custom Homes, Inc., was one of the most active builders around the metro area during the housing boom....goes through with the foreclosure, it could be bad news for some of the properties' renters. KATU Channel 2 reported Tuesday that some...

An interesting week, we saw what is The Beginning Of End of the private financing of home mortgages. Fannie Mae, 24 year chart Freddie Mac, Lifetime chart Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both began a collapse similar to the Bear Stearns debacle, although far grander in scale. There again will be a familiar sucking sound from the South, that is if you live directly North of D.C. Look...

My mother and my aunt brave riding the problematic Seattle Monorail on July 11, 2008. (Photo by Bryan Dorr). Once again the Seattle Monorail had another malfunction, leaving 150 passengers stranded high above the Seattle city streets Saturday afternoon. The fire rescue crews were able to evacuate all passengers safely with ladders. It is just another black mark on the 46-year old...

Zack looking like a poster boy for Oscar Meyer hot dogs. It's actually just one of several promo shots I did for an article on backyard camping that my wife wrote for KATU television's website. (Go check it out. Think they got the pictures big enough?)...