Expected Surge in Service

I love this thought from Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter.  On the blog “Intelligent Leader” in the Washington Post, she talks about the top 10 ways President Obama can change American culture.
#1 is After saying, “Hello, how are you?” people will ask, “And how are you improving the world this week?”
How are YOU [...]

Headed Home, New Perspectives

WASHINGTON, DC – Millions of people tonight are making their way back home from an Inaugural high – among them, Harding University High School’s marching band.  They should be home by 5:30, and we’ll carry their story live tonight on WBTV.  CMPD officers are on their way back as well, after performing security duties for [...]

Historic Day

What an amazing day.
On a grand scale, this nation has sworn in its 44th President, the first African American to lead our country.  In case you missed it, here’s the text of Barack Obama’s inaugural address.
Check out President Obama’s new website, here.  You can even send him a message there.  (keep it brief please, just 500 characters.)
Here’s a great article [...]

Birds a Threat to Planes?

DAYTON, OHIO – Aircraft are struck every day by birds.  We don’t hear about most of these incidents because planes are built and tested to withstand these impacts.  University of Dayton Research Institute’s Kevin Poorman says it’s a significant problem. 
“There have been over 200 fatalities in the last 20 years due to bird strikes worldwide [...]

Consider Your Perspective

CHARLOTTE – We will be talking about what New York’s Governor called “the Miracle in the Hudson” for a long time.  Here at WBTV, when the first reports came in, we went into newsroom style crisis management or what we like to call “war mode.”
News Director Dennis Milligan called the troops together, found out how [...]

Miracle on the Hudson

NEW YORK CITY – Hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger saved 155 lives tonight.
He ditched Flight 1549 bound for Charlotte into the Hudson when it apparently experienced a “double bird strike” – witnesses say it was a flock of canada geese that got sucked into the jet – effectively shutting down the engines.
We’re gathering more information [...]

My Self-Inflicted Demise

“Are we jumping to conclusions more often now because of the emotionally charged environments we’re working in?”

Go Panthers!

Carolina Panthers Fever alive and well…
These are the kids at Cooper’s Preschool.
Unbearably cute.

Coffee Fighting Cancer

We ran out of time on our news at 5:30 today for this story… and it’s one I wanted to share with you.
Japanese researchers found one or two cups of coffee a day cuts your risk of mouth or throat cancer in half.  If you smoke or drink alcohol heavily you miss out on this [...]

And While You’re Surfing…

Neurosurgeon and CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta may become the next Surgeon General in the Barack Obama Administration.
On his blog, “Paging Dr. Gupta,” the doctor and CNN’s team of health producers answer questions about everything from back pain to belly fat to the secrets of longer life.
Get your question in before Dr. Gupta goes to Washington, [...]