Maybe he thought it was time to get out of journalism while he still had some dignity left?
WXIX-TV Vice President and General Manager Bill Lanesey announced Atherton’s pending departure in a press release. Dan Carroll, FOX19′s morning news anchor, will serve in Atherton’s place, aside co-ancher Tricia Macke, until a successor is named.
via Atherton leaving Fox19 – Business Courier of Cincinnati:.
The Cincinnati Enquirer got a little bit smaller this week. Did anyone notice? Does anyone care? I certainly do – for a lot of reasons.
Here’s what Gannett Blog had to say about The Enquirer’s change (and others):
Shrink ‘n’ spin: Papers drop sections this week
In the latest phase of the current big budget cut, many Gannett newspapers are rolling out thinner papers, starting tomorrow. Sections are being combined, features moved around — or eliminated altogether.
Cincinnati Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan offers the best spin so far. After reeling off a litany of changes in a nearly 600-word note to readers on page one today, M.B. writes: “These changes are not because we have an audience problem, but rather are to meet the revenue challenges we, like many other businesses and families, face.”
via Gannett Blog: Shrink ‘n’ spin: Papers drop sections this week.
The opninon page is now shrunk to a single page in the front section and the features section – called “Tempo” for generations but changed to “Life” a few years ago – is now, get this, part of the “Local” section (called “Metro” for generations until a couple years ago). It’s called “Local Life.”
Besides a love for politics – local and national – and a desire for inner-ring and urban communities to be revitalized, I am obsessed with the hunt for a practical new business model for media. Why? Because we need good, competent, thorough local reporting. Otherwise that whole First Amendment thing about “freedom of the press” really doesn’t mean squat. And I do not mean that we need to find a way to fix the print edition (though I still like to read my news printed on paper, but do it other ways (like on a computer screen of varying sizes and resolutions and portablity) all the time. The whole business model is a joke and I believe strongly that our society – the American way of life – is suffering immeasurably, albeit subtly for now, as a result.
Wessels Family Christmas
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I hope everyone’s holidays have been as good as mine this year. It’s good to be with family (including a few not expected to be in town this year).
Here’s my Dad’s side of the family. A lot of Wessels’ and a few Jansens. We have been getting together at my Grandma’s house on Christmas Eve in Springfield Township for as long as I can remember.
One of the coolest things about living in California for two plus years was the abundance of great drive-in movie theaters open year round. The climate supported being outside watching movies next your car listening to the audio through the radio 365 days a year (aside from rainy days, which were few).
But in southwestern Ohio? Apparently the new owners of the Holiday Auto Theatre – a place I love to go in warmer months – will be open throughout the winter, including Christmas day.
Families seeking entertainment on Christmas night can pile in their car — and stay there.
The Holiday Auto Theatre on Old Oxford Road in Hamilton will show a triple feature Thursday, Dec. 25. Movies slated to air include Disney’s “Bedtime Stories” (PG), Disney’s “Bolt” (PG) and “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (PG-13).
Beginning Dec. 26 and running through Jan. 1 will be “Twilight” (PG-13) as the third feature to follow “Bedtime Stories” and “Bolt.”
Holiday Auto Theatre opens at 6:30 p.m. nightly with shots beginning at 7:15 p.m. Admission includes all three films and is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 4 to 11 and free for children ages 3 and younger. The refreshment center now offers apple juice and Hawaiian Punch.
For more information go online to www.holidayautotheatre.com.
As a kid I always thought the bears at the zoo were quite cute. But I never felt compelled to jump into their cage. Heck, I have even felt lonely before, but it never struck me that the caged animals – the ones that can rip me into shreds and eat me half-alive – were lonely, too.
That apparently was not the case for a German man who did just that and for that reason.
BERLIN — A man jumped into the Berlin zoo enclosure of famed polar bear Knut on Monday, but officials were able to keep the animal away from the intruder by distracting him with a leg of beef, police said. The 37-year-old man jumped over a fence into a water-filled ditch at the edge of the bear’s enclosure Monday morning, police said in a statement.
Zoo keepers, who had just let Knut into his outdoor enclosure, were able to lure the bear back into his cage by producing a leg of beef.
Police said the man, a German, was less cooperative, initially ignoring instructions to leave the enclosure. He was led away unharmed but, although he was soaked and cold, he refused to undergo a medical checkup.
Police said that, before being let go, the man told them that he felt lonely and the bear appeared lonely, too.
Knut, now age 2, was hand-raised after his mother rejected him at birth. He rose to stardom early last year as a cute white ball of fluff, but has since grown rapidly into a hulking 440-pound 200-kilogram predator.
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I’m a nerd for lights. I love ‘em and always want to think of new ways to implement them. So, finding Switch, a fairly new lighting and light store in Over-the-Rhine (my first trip back to the old ‘hood since moving east), I was very happy to find this little gem.
Prices seemed a bit high, but the style is impeccable. Stop in and check it out.
After finally getting to see the inside of Cincinnati’s Emery Theater in the Over-the-Rhine, I know exactly what everyone has been talking about. It’s beautiful. I took photos, but I think my failing memory card ate them. You’ll have to trust me on this one. That’s why I think Santa should really, really take a long look at this letter.
Dear Santa,
So many venues needs so much more than I. Some are asking for tens of millions of dollars, and I wish them total success. I consider it a gift simply to operate in the company of other wonderful arts organizations and performance venues.
Nonetheless, things would be much better if I had working toilets. All I want for Christmas is a friendly, philanthropic plumber or two who can restore service in the existing toilets. 720 people came and enjoyed the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards for Music last month even though I could not offer heat or working restrooms. It was a terrific night that filled my hall with music and camaraderie. Mrs. Emery would have loved it! But she would have insisted on working “amenities”!
Thanks for passing along the word to your extended network of friend, elves and tradesmen of all kinds to find just the right plumbing partner who can give my old pipes a good flushing. I can be reached at (513) 421-9453 or kaup@kauppender.com Just ask for Emery. Thank you.
May your holidays be merry and bright,
Emery Theatre
My finger wound post-surgery
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I went in for, what I expected to be, the removal of a cyst. Opening it up it turns out it was a tumor, benign by my doctor’s estimation. I should know for sure this week.
JoJo, the wonder puppy
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This is the world’s cutest dog. And I really don’t like dogs much. This is/was Melissa’s dog. She sold her to her sister, but we get to see her a lot. She’s a sweetheart.