Category Archives: WBAP Newsroom Blog

Preparing for Half an Empty Nest
My oldest daughter just started her senior year in high school. I keep asking myself how this could be??!! It's seems like yesterday that she was three months old, jumping up and down on my lap with l...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2016

Eric Bushman 8-18-16; There Is Free Inspiration, Take Advantage
The Olympic athletes continue to amaze me. Every two years (Counting the Winter Olympics, obviously) we are treated to athleticism at its finest from swimming to a record number of gold medals or keep...
Cumulus Media Aug 18, 2016

Scott Sidway 8/5/16; Baptism By Fire
On Monday, July 11, I started what I hope to be a long, fruitful career in the field of journalism at WBAP and KLIF. Just four days prior, one of the biggest tragedies to ever strike Dallas took the c...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2016

Kristin Thrower; 8.2.16 Reconnecting to Me
Growing up, when I would leave the house, my mother said something very different to me than the typical “Be careful” or “Stay safe.” She would tell me, “Remember who you...
Cumulus Media Aug 02, 2016

Eric Bushman 7/12/2016; Dallas Powers Through Tragedy
Thursday night: Five officers killed in the line of duty in Downtown Dallas. Friday: A city knocked down after violence the night before. Saturday: A memorial grows at Dallas Police Headquarters where...
Cumulus Media Jul 12, 2016

Freda Ross 7/7/16; It’s Not a Plastic Bag Debate
I don’t really consider myself an environmentalist. I participate when my city holds its biannual recycling day and I will shred and recycle papers if it’s convenient. But recently I’...
Cumulus Media Jul 07, 2016
Learning to Love Skynet
You may know one. You may even be one yourself. I kinda-sorta used to be one…well, borderline, anyway. I'm talking about Luddites, those folks who despise technology almost to the point of throw...
Cumulus Media Jul 07, 2016

Kristin Thrower 6/23/16; Help Me Fill the House
I’ve given several speeches in my journalism education and career, but none that have lasted 30 minutes or longer. But, if anyone wants to witness this first, while learning how to stay safe in ...
Cumulus Media Jun 23, 2016

Amy Chodroff 06/09/2016; Loosening the Grip!
My older daughter is 17 years old today. How can that be? After all, I’m still trying to lose the baby weight I gained when I was pregnant with her. We already survived the driving thing, and no...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016

Freda Ross 5/27/16; It’s Just a Card
I took an unexpected trip down memory lane this week. I was sorting through boxes in my garage and found pictures of old boyfriends and greeting cards from family, college friends and my ex-husband. I...
Cumulus Media May 27, 2016






