Friday, December 16, 2011

On the Horizon: Hee Haw- A New Appreciation


Maybe I was just too young to fully appreciate some of the finer aspects of the long running show Hee Haw, but in working on this week’s story I noticed something for the first time.  The women on the show called the “Hee Haw Honey’s” are as we would have said in high school… Stone Cold Foxes.

I promise this week’s video blog is much more than me leering at girls in daisy duke shorts and bandana tops, but I have to admit they sure made this week’s segment a lot of fun to put together.  Salute!
Rob McClendon

Monday, December 12, 2011

On the Horizon: Water for Everyone

Here in the United States, we take water for granted.  We turn on a faucet, out comes water.  Flush a toilet, more water.  Need to wash your clothes, not a problem.  Unfortunately, that isn’t the case in a lot of the world.  In many places, water, while being a necessity, isn’t an on-hand commodity.  Many times, it has to be lugged from a well that could be a mile or two away…daily.  There isn’t running water in the home or even close to the home.  Women and children are the main people who have to do the lugging as part of their daily life.  A lot of times this means that some children can’t even go to school because they have to help bring water to their home which could mean many trips to the well with whatever container they have to haul it in.  It’s not a picture we like to think about but one we really shouldn’t ignore.

I wasn’t really crazy about going to do a story on the demonstrations being done about how to dig water wells in other countries.  It was a very cold morning and I didn’t know what to expect.  What I found was a group of people who were very dedicated to solving the world’s water crisis.  They were very passionate about it and many of them had seen first-hand just how bad the need really is.  My heart became softened as I realized just how big the problems really is and how many people it affects…especially children.  Without clean drinking water, many children become sick and die.  It’s a shame really because the need is really about the ability to drill for water and filtrate it to make it clean.

And that’s what this week’s video blog is about, some solutions to drill for water and clean it up in remote areas and as one person put it, available clean water equals people freed up to go to school and learn equals peace in the world.  All because of clean, drinking water.  My hope is for you to realize the need and that you, too, can help.

Alisa Hines

Monday, December 05, 2011

On the Horizon: Vince Orza--Entrepreneur Extraordinare

Vince Orza has truly done it all and he is the type of person that I aspire to be.  For years Orza called television home and then eventually took a job teaching.  In the meantime, he ran for governor of Oklahoma, became the Dean of Business at Oklahoma City University and opened up a chain of restaurants.  Eventually his career would come full circle and he would step back under the bright lights to save a dying television station.

If his lifetime of careers is not impressive enough, in this week’s video blog, just listening to Vince Orza is sure to enthrall you.  His voice comes easy, much like you would expect from anyone working in television, but what may be surprising are his values on life and the advice by which he lives by.
Courtenay Dehoff

Thursday, December 01, 2011

On the Horizon: Monumental Task

Old Station Monuments and More is barely one mile from my own home and I had yet to step foot inside.  Like so many people, my mom and I would always discuss what a “cute little place” it is as we flew by on Highway 33.  Little did I know, there was not only a unique story about the property, but a truly unique story about the couple behind the business.

In this week’s video blog, I’ll show you the quirkiness that will keep you coming back and an atmosphere that is sure to please.

Courtenay Dehoff