It's been a while since I logged on, to tell you what's going on inside our newsroom. I am on this site daily several times updating the news part of the web, but I admit it, I have been derelict in keeping you informed. So here goes.

The last time I wrote I was in Washington, DC learning about a new newsroom computer system. Well that has been installed, everyone has been trained and we have been using the system for some time. Well now, we have received some new editing equipment. It's called non-linear editing and since we have been editing the old way, video tape to video tape machine, this promises to be quite a change. Actually I used this kind of equipment at the station I came from in San Antonio. It is a really marvelous system in which you transfer video shot in the field into a computer and create files. Then you manipulate the files on a time line, placing them in order and mixing them with audio files. The process is much faster and you can do so much more.

We have actually received the computers and on September 24th, the company (we bought the machines from) will be here to install everything and begin training us. As I said, I've used the equipment and my staff has no idea what they are about to get into. They will probably go kicking and screaming, because nobody likes to change things. But within about two to three weeks, they will be saying why haven't we done this before. They will also see how fast they can do the same amount of work the old way. A job that now takes 45 minutes can be done in have the time or less.

The other main change that took place a week or two back is in our general manager. Many of you know Kyle Williams the old GM left us to go to MSU. That brought in an interim GM and now we have a new head by the name of Mike DeLier. He came to us from Tyler where he ran the NBC station.

Mike is getting to know everyone and things are already beginning to move. I'm hanging on for what promises to be a fantastic ride. More on what you can expect in the very near future. Until then, keep watching, both our news, programming and this feature on our website. I'll be keeping an eye out for you.