When you watch KAUZ Channel 6 news, you've no doubt seen quite a bit more of me. At first there were the You Ask, We Investigate segments.

But lately, I have been reporting general assignments  more. It's been out of necessity. I have had several staffers off due to family issues, people simply being off because they've been battling winter sickness, and folks taking well deserved time off. I've moved people around to fill those vacancies, but it simply leaves us thin in other areas.

That, in turn, has forced me back onto the streets. That is a good thing. I spent most of my last 35 years in this business reporting and anchoring. The last seven years have been behind a desk. You know it feels good to get back to doing what I love, reporting!

There is nothing more rewarding than being in the middle of things. It doesn't matter if it is in Houston, where I worked about seven years, or right here in Wichita Falls. The felling is still the same, jockeying for the best shots, making sure my questions get asked first, and most of all, getting it on the air first and best. That is the competitive side of me.

I guess reporting is like riding a bicycle. You never really forget how. Oh, as I've mentioned before, the technology has changed dramatically. When I first started in this business, we shot film, silent at that. You had to process the film and editing was also different. Now it's all done with computers.

But I'll tell you this, It's good to know I can still do it.

Best of all, there's that old "adrenalin rush" that hits when you are writing, editing and getting your story on the air, all under tight deadlines.