Category Archives: WBAP Newsroom Blog

My first day as a reporter in Dallas I was covering a collision between a fire truck, a cement truck and a pick up truck. I was so distracted by all of the stray dogs running the streets I couldn̵...

If you've ever been victim to a disaster, natural or otherwise, you know that the word "recovery" is easy to say, but much more difficult to get through. A tornado hit my life - literally and figurati...

I haven't had cable in several months, it's way too expensive. I miss it sometimes, but I don't feel like I'm missing out on much. There are times when I really wish I had cable, like on Sundays when ...

It is not normal that I do a story and then live the experience of what I wrote in real life – but it happened last weekend. I did a story on Dallas Police response times last month. Not so much...

Some of you know that I’m from Ohio. I do not apologize for that. But it may help explain why I follow the Cincinnati Bengals. I don’t love the Bengals. I actually grew up a Giants fan (my...

When I was out and about covering the tornadoes I was able to witness first hand, the effort from volunteers who were backing up the first responders in Rowlett and Garland. The Community Emergency Re...

I’ve covered lots of tragedies during my years as a reporter: Fires, earthquakes, gas explosions, shootings, hostage situations, bombings and tornadoes to name a few. Something struck me the oth...

Christmas shopping is difficult enough, but imagine doing it for an elderly person suffering with diminishing abilities. It seems like items they could really use to help them function are hard to com...

I had to go to Houston last week for a very, very, sad occasion. It was a funeral for one of my grandsons. Heck, you never expect your kids to go before you..let alone your grandchildren so this was a...

I grew up in Dallas, so I've seen Christmases where there was snow on the ground and some when I could wear shorts and a t-shirt. I remember how much fun it was to know school was canceled because of ...