What a wonderful time I had catching up with old friends. I wasn't sure what faces I would recognize as it's been five years since I left. Fortunately, I knew most of the people that were working that day!
Working in TV was such a unique and rewarding experience. I truly loved my time at the station and the fun I had with the people. We worked as a team - sometimes under tight deadlines and pressures - but how rewarding when we pulled off a successful show. It was a great group of people to work with and have fun with. Countless potlucks, coffee runs, ice cream runs, Dutch Blitz games and even re-watching old bloopers together.
Some poignant and memorable moments happened in that newsroom:
- I found out I was an aunt for the first time
- I watched 9-11 unfold from a "behind the scene" perspective
- A few of my closest coworkers stayed after the late show to await news on my first-time house purchase
- During a 3 minute commercial break, I got a call that Dad had a heart attack. I had to keep it together for the remainder of the show and was surrounded by caring and concerned coworkers when the credits rolled
- I took a call from my sister Connie in the middle of the busy newsroom to discover they had just adopted a baby!
- I found out about the deaths of George Harrison and Ernie Coombs from the wire alerts
- I excitedly sat through the noon news before picking up my first Beetle - yellow - my dream car! I promptly drove it back to the station for everyone to see since they were still a novelty at the time.
