New Cleveland September 30, 2008

Hi Reader,
That’s the famous Merchandise Mart in Chicago above.  It’s the world’s largest commerical building and it draws more than 3 million visitors each year.
I am off to The Merchandis Mart today to do a story about the owners of The Merchandise Mart who will have the decisive hand in running Cleveland’s proposed Medical Mart.  [...]

Are We Out Of The Woods Yet? September 29, 2008

Hi Reader,
President Bush is calling all hands on deck to quell the financial turbulence in this country and throughout the world.  The markets are reeling.
Ryan wrote me with his two cents worth on all of this and I am posting it below.  Keep me up to speed with your thoughts and/or worries about the state [...]

A Shaker Heights Pistol….Is Gone! Paul Newman September 27, 2008

Hi Reader,
In every way Paul Newman was a pistol. May he rest in peace.  He had a great life.
Paul grew up on Brighton Road in Shaker Heights not to far from Woodland Ave and Shaker Blvd.
Cute story.  I was a new reporter here in the early 70s and went to the bi-annual Case Western Reserve [...]

FIRST IN OHIO – WEWS Channel 5 – Cleveland September 25, 2008

Hi Reader,
Here’s where it all began.  I was “two” when TV5 signed on the air, Dec. 17th, 1947, “WEWS – First in Cleveland” as staff announcer Court Stanton used to say.  (Little known fact: I would grow up to be tutored by the very same Court Stanton to be the last staff announcer TV5 ever [...]

Memories….. September 24, 2008

Hi Reader,
Starting today I will begin to take you down memory lane, ala TV5, Eyewitness News, Newsbeat, Newschannel 5, WEWS News and all the other names we have called ourselves over the years.
I have hundreds of photos, so this will be fun.  Let me know if you have any of the station or people who [...]

Where’s The World Headed? September 23, 2008

Hi Reader,
Worried about the economy?  Yea, me too.  We’ve been in this mess for a couple of weeks now and still no hint of how we might get out of it.
Earlier today I listened to an award winning writer for the New York Times speak of the U.S. financial disaster we are facing.  She didn’t [...]

What’s This? Ted’s Talking Football? Can’t be! September 22, 2008

Hi Class,
Yep.  Whether I need to or not I try to talk football about once every three years.  Usually when the home team stinks.  Such is the case in Cleveland, right here, right now.
I’m a fair weather fan.  Sorry, I’ve been conditioned this way over too many years of rooting for the Browns.  Admittedly I [...]

My Secret Biking (Jogging) Trail…The Best In Ohio! September 20, 2008

Hi Reader,
I argue with anyone to come up with a more breathtakingly beautiful biking or jogging route in N. E. Ohio. 
It’s a great weekend and once again I’ll have the best bike path in Greater Cleveland to myself (and a tiny handful of others).
It’s Gates Mills!  If you’re new to the area, mapquest it. It’s [...]

The Gathering Place…It’s Sensational September 19, 2008

 Hi Reader,
 My “Heart and Soul” story on tonight’s 6pm news is about The Gathering Place, one of the premier cancer support systems in America.  It’s located in Beachwood and it offers a wide variety of support programs for cancer patients and their families.
I came across this place when one of my former co-workers with cancer [...]

Stopped By A Cop at Midnight…What An Experience! September 18, 2008

It’s like they did a make-over on Euclid Avenue just for me.  After work every night I leave the station at midnight for my drive home to the East Side.  Euclid Avenue is always all mine.  Normally there won’t be more than another car or two in either direction from downtown to University Circle.  But [...]