Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Where has the summer gone

Summer is gone for students but not for the heat. Yesterday I was shooting a couple of stories and the sweat was just pouring off me (no I don't perspire, I sweat. I know, it's gross!). It really didn't seem that hot at first but I guess with the humidity (I was in Tulsa and they had 3 1/2 inches of rain the night before) it just added up to one very hot day. I will be so glad when winter (yes, WINTER) gets here. I only hope we have a really cold one this year. Hot flashes and hot weather don't go together AT ALL!

Well with the changing of the seasons, another "season" has left us. Keith Smith, whom it seems you just met, has left us to go to Afghanistan. While we support his decision, we will sure miss him. Good Luck Keith! Stay tuned to find out who his replacement will be.

Well, we have some good line ups coming your way so keep watching the show and I promise I'll chatatcha soon!
Alisa

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Oklahoma is better than just OK

I'm visiting California and it hits me, Oklahoma is a really great place to live. The cost of living is low (very affordable), the food is extremely tasty (although that taste is probably slightly fattening), and our state's budget is a balanced one. Now that may not seem important to you but consider this...California which has high priced living and high priced food, for all the money they spend there is flat broke. So much so, they are trying to sell off some of their tourist destinations (which should be making the state money) to raise money for their government. Can you imagine our government selling off the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum or Beavers Bend State Park or Grand Lake to raise money to pay our state's bills? I don't know about you, but I'm glad our legislature takes the time and effort to make sure we live within our means. It's a good lesson to learn for our own lives in the ever tightening economy.

Well it's time for our tour of San Francisco (hopefully there's something left to see). I'll chatatcha later!
Alisa

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Summer is fast approaching

Summer is fast approaching and now that we're out of our monsoon season (at least I hope so) it will be easier for us to go out and get more stories to show you about Oklahoma.

Recently, we went to Lawton and recorded several stories so be looking for those to air sometime this summer. We are always looking for story ideas. If you have an idea, please send it to me. I can't guarantee that we will cover it, but you never know. We have covered stories viewers have told us about. We appreciate each call or email we get because its nice to know that people are watching and care about what we show.

We also love to know what you think about the show. There's a survey to the right of this blog. Please take a moment and tell us how you like our show. We try to be relevant and current with our stories and hope you enjoy them. If not, please let me know.

School is just about out, so watch out for those young people to be running around your town. Stay safe and I'll chatatcha later!
Alisa

Monday, March 02, 2009

You know, I have every intention of updating this blog more than once every 2 or 3 months, but like many good intentions, I got side-tracked. Oh well! Here's what's been going on:

We have been upgrading our studio. What that means to you...well a new look! It also means that we've been shooting in the field the last few weeks giving the show a "live" look to it. I think its been pretty cool and hopefully, we'll do more of that in the future. This week, however, we start shooting in our new studio. It is very different looking but I think you will like it. With the need to go HD for our RFD-TV and OKLA Channel viewers, we've had to make changes like using solid wood instead of foam core for our set pieces. Boy was that a challenge. Rob had this great idea in his head but we had a hard time comprehending what he was thinking. The result, he says, is exactly what he was thinking so we're relieved. It will definitely give us opportunities to try different ways of shooting to give the show more variety. Our engineers are busy trying to get the lighting just right so keep your fingers crossed they don't have too many headaches trying to do so. Be watching the week of March 15 for the new look and then let me know what you think.

Chatatcha later!
Alisa