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by Hal Dawg
Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA
Replies: 27
Views: 4964

Re: MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA

Coyote wrote:Man, long time since your last post Hal Dawg, welcome back.
I have been busy policing national anthem disrespect by Husker football players and getting the board of regents ready for a vote on Husker hockey!
by Hal Dawg
Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:51 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA
Replies: 27
Views: 4964

MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA

I have been following the new @MediaWatchOMA account and the long-standing MeanStreetsOMA accounts on Twitter. The former has more than 25,000 followers and the latter more than 100,000. Only two legitimate news media outlets in Omaha have more than 100,000 followers: @Omaha and @KETV. Do many peopl...
by Hal Dawg
Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:52 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Mojo Smokehouse & Ales @ Aksarben Village
Replies: 34
Views: 10429

Opening

Opening April 22, 2011, according to their website.
by Hal Dawg
Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:57 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: "Up in the Air" to be filmed in Omaha
Replies: 43
Views: 7497

The local fishwrap has a story about some of the extras in the movie (which now opens Wednesday):
http://omaha.com/article/20091221/ENTER ... /712219962
by Hal Dawg
Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:23 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha Local News Channels
Replies: 1844
Views: 536699

KETV has a reputation of breaking stories without actually confirming them Wow, that is the first I've heard of that. Do you have any examples? Here's one - and it's a biggie: When Officer Jason Pratt was shot in 2003, KETV reported three hours after the incident that Pratt had died. Well, he did d...
by Hal Dawg
Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:59 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NU Volleyball 2008
Replies: 70
Views: 4977

Gotcha!
by Hal Dawg
Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:04 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NU Volleyball 2008
Replies: 70
Views: 4977

Big E wrote:
Stargazer wrote:but at least this time it's on NU's 'home court'.
You mean Creighton's home court.
Isn't the Civic Auditorium home of Creighton volleyball (and women's basketball)?
by Hal Dawg
Fri May 16, 2008 11:27 am
Forum: Business
Topic: Work The Olympic Swim Trials
Replies: 2
Views: 828

Re: Olympic Swim Trials

The hours are still being determined, but would run concurrently with the event schedule. There are opportunities in the morning, afternoon and evenings.

Thanks.
by Hal Dawg
Thu May 15, 2008 4:54 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: Work The Olympic Swim Trials
Replies: 2
Views: 828

Work The Olympic Swim Trials

The company I work for is looking for responsible individuals who would like to be a part of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials (and a pre-event invitational in June) on behalf of one of the primary sponsors of the USA Swimming program. These paid positions will involve interaction with fans and athletes,...
by Hal Dawg
Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell In Omaha?
Replies: 4
Views: 900

Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell In Omaha?

The two Hollywood celebs are rumored to be in Omaha today to watch their son's collegiate hockey debut.

The Omaha City Weekly's Media Watch column has more details:
http://cityweeklymediawatch.blogspot.co ... -kurt.html
by Hal Dawg
Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Changes In Lincoln Are Good News For Fahey
Replies: 0
Views: 581

Changes In Lincoln Are Good News For Fahey

Just when the heat was getting turned up on Fahey about the violence in North Omaha - and then the controversy over building a new stadium for the College World Series - all things Husker blow up in Lincoln.
by Hal Dawg
Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:36 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: We Can't Lose The Olympic Swim Trials. Act Now!
Replies: 5
Views: 953

We Can't Lose The Olympic Swim Trials. Act Now!

Omaha has a chance to hang onto the Olympic swim trials, which will take place again in 2012. All we need to do is purchase a few portable pools. They're only about $1.2 million each (marked down 50 percent since they'll be used here in Omaha next summer). We can't lose out on this opportunity! Wher...
by Hal Dawg
Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:28 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Pro Football in Lincoln?
Replies: 11
Views: 1505

You can probably kiss the Omaha Beef football team goodbye. The general manager resigned yesterday and the absentee owners are likely to fold the franchise once the UIF playoffs are complete.
by Hal Dawg
Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
Replies: 23
Views: 2324

Agreed. Ralston's fireworks a best-kept secret.
by Hal Dawg
Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
Replies: 23
Views: 2324

No mater how bad the music, how short the fireworks, how uninvolved the crowd, how outdated the band, or how bad of a time you had remember you for your money's  worth!  My god, can't some of you put a positive spin on anything?  This was a FREE event that by media estimates there was around 50,000...
by Hal Dawg
Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
Replies: 23
Views: 2324

The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks

Oh, it wasn't so long ago that Commercial Federal forked over enough dough to put on a spectacular 15-minute display over Memorial Park.

Hope everyone enjoyed the 5-minute and 45-second show tonight...
by Hal Dawg
Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:49 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha TV Reporter Fired Over MSNBC Story
Replies: 12
Views: 1815

KPTM's Ratings

KPTM's 9 o'clock news actually pulls in better numbers than some of Channel 3's newscasts.
by Hal Dawg
Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:02 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha TV Reporter Fired Over MSNBC Story
Replies: 12
Views: 1815

Omaha TV Reporter Fired Over MSNBC Story

KPTM reporter Calvert Collins was fired Friday after MSNBC indentified her as one of 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign. Collins was pictured in the article with former Congressional candidate Jim Esch in a photo that appeared on her Fac...
by Hal Dawg
Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:59 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha.com Adds Video Stories
Replies: 2
Views: 596

Omaha.com Adds Video Stories

The Omaha World-Herald is now putting video stories on its website.

Click here to watch Thursday's report on the NCAA Fan Fest.
by Hal Dawg
Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:30 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Bill Jensen silenced
Replies: 8
Views: 1438

Re: Jensen Silenced

More details are on the City Weekly's online media watch column:
http://www.mediawatchcolumn.com
by Hal Dawg
Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:28 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: OWH BS Coverage.....
Replies: 18
Views: 1841

The best part of this entire argument is that posters are using the fishwrap's online site to measure coverage.

Yet another example that paid subscribers to the newspaper are dwindling...
by Hal Dawg
Wed May 16, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Knights LEAVING OMAHA for the Quad Cities
Replies: 78
Views: 11960

One integral factor for success (besides winning) for an "expansion" team (i.e., Racers, Beef, Knights) is to have an instant "local connection" that fans can immediately identify with and latch onto. In the case of the Racers, this was Ron Kellogg, Dean Thompson and, in the seco...
by Hal Dawg
Wed May 16, 2007 10:12 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Knights LEAVING OMAHA for the Quad Cities
Replies: 78
Views: 11960

Re: Leaving Omaha

I'm not so sure the media failed the AkSarBen Knights (or Omaha) The media covered the Knights - win or lose - and even when they were drawing FAR FEWER fans than a typical high school basketball game. Same with the Royals, the media have no business covering that team if you simply base it on fan i...
by Hal Dawg
Tue May 15, 2007 9:36 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Knights LEAVING OMAHA for the Quad Cities
Replies: 78
Views: 11960

Good Riddance Knights

Will there be this much of an outcry when the Omaha Beef leave town after this season? Their attendance is dropping like a rock under the new ownership. Who should take the fall for that one? The Knights overpriced themselves, claimed they had the "best" hockey before they even played a ga...
by Hal Dawg
Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:53 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: ALTMAN STAYING
Replies: 53
Views: 5581

That "Pig Suey" call was just a teeny bit uncomfortable, huh?
by Hal Dawg
Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Metropolitan Omaha Snow Forecasts
Replies: 46
Views: 3961

Metropolitan Omaha Snow Forecasts

For the record, here are the forecasts for Thursday, courtesy of The Reader's Media Notes column:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... casts.html

By this time tomorrow, we'll know who was the most accurate.
by Hal Dawg
Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:15 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Cox Wants To Limit Number Of Public Access Channels
Replies: 9
Views: 1978

Cox Wants To Limit Number Of Public Access Channels

Does Omaha need six public access channels? A meeting Monday could decide whether that number is cut in half.

Read more at The Reader's online Media Notes column:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... f-cox.html
by Hal Dawg
Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: KMTV Fires Deb Ward, Greg Peterson
Replies: 53
Views: 10838

KMTV Ratings

It's easy to see from the November ratings why a change was made:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... ahead.html
by Hal Dawg
Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
Replies: 10
Views: 1279

Journal Broadcast Group's Steve Wexler explains the change:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... waves.html
by Hal Dawg
Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:12 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omahan Aaron McKeever on "Joe's VS Pro's"
Replies: 8
Views: 2009

So how did he do?
by Hal Dawg
Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
Replies: 10
Views: 1279

Z-92 Commercial

The Z-92 "It's My Z" contest commercial submissions are now online, too:
http://www.z92.com
by Hal Dawg
Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: KMTV Fires Deb Ward, Greg Peterson
Replies: 53
Views: 10838

Omaha Cowboy wrote:These 2 definitely have the experience and the creds..
How can you say they "definitely have experience" when neither one was a primary anchor at their respective stations and neither has been in the TV business for more than 10 years?
by Hal Dawg
Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:13 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omahan Aaron McKeever on "Joe's VS Pro's"
Replies: 8
Views: 2009

Spike TV

Yes, Cox Channel 29 in Omaha.
by Hal Dawg
Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:13 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: A hypothetical regarding Omaha's hockey situation
Replies: 21
Views: 1998

Pro football team

Omaha has a pro football team: The Beef.
by Hal Dawg
Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I like this Nebraska State Song MUCH BETTER..
Replies: 18
Views: 1935

Becka's Song

Becka's song was the 97th most viewed song on YouTube.com on Thursday:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... op_19.html
by Hal Dawg
Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:25 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Snow In The Forecast (Again)
Replies: 2
Views: 537

Snow In The Forecast (Again)

Here's a summary of what Omaha TV meteorologists were saying Friday morning:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... aying.html
by Hal Dawg
Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
Replies: 10
Views: 1279

Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube

The Reader's Media Notes has a story about the guy who created "South Park" style videos for the Todd & Tyler show:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... osfor.html
by Hal Dawg
Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General Jim Returns to the Big O
Replies: 0
Views: 558

General Jim Returns to the Big O

You'll remember him from his days as Todd and Tyler's boss. Now he's going to manage their competition:

http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... takes.html
by Hal Dawg
Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: KMTV Fires Deb Ward, Greg Peterson
Replies: 53
Views: 10838

Kerri Stowell
by Hal Dawg
Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drug commercial filmed in Omaha?
Replies: 7
Views: 1339

Even more of a reason that this was a "newsworthy" event.
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