After 34 yrs at Associated Press, now Managing Editor at WBRZ-Baton Rouge (my mom worked here!). LSU/Reveille. Longtime football/soccer referee.
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Back on X temporarily to highlight this year's Gridiron Show (Friday, American Legion hall).
Here's a small part of my ridiculous costume from when Gov. Jeff Landry wakes up to solve a problem.
That's all I'm saying now.
The show's proceeds fund journalism scholarships!
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Journalists will poke fun at politicians in Louisiana Gridiron Show Friday, by Kylah Babin. #lalege @piperhutch @Charles_Lussier @kisselAP
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AP News was the fastest-growing top 10 news site compared with February 2024, via @pressgazette: pressgazette.co.uk/media-aud…
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.@LAGovJeffLandry spoke to Fox News earlier today about the tiger. @la_surgeon also told Fox he met with the tiger last night #lalege #lagov
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.@AP, @frontlinepbs earn Edward R. Murrow Award for "20 Days in Mariupol" documentary, via @RTDNA: apne.ws/tMGlnqp
I've probably said this before, but in 34 years with AP, covering the #LLWS was likely my favorite long-term assignment. You can have bowl games, political conventions, Whitewater trials, etc. - give me 16-hour days with baseball and I'll be OK.
I'm very jealous, @HenryHuber_
Mexico kicked off the Little League World Series on an impressive note, besting Aruba, 2-0, through a battle between two stout defenses and posting a no-hitter in the process. #LLWS
Here's a capsule look at the no-no victory for Mexico:
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Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election. variety.com/2024/tv/news/nor…
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ICYMI - excellent Texas Tribune story here about my local U.S. court of appeals ... lailluminator.com/2024/07/07…
Smiley was an absolute joy to work with. Even as his health worsened, he never complained.
He was too sick for us to visit at Mardi Gras so we pledged to get together later. And of course we didn’t, because all of us get too busy.
Dang it.
Smiley Anders, whose daily columns in the local daily newspaper were a must-read for more than four decades, died Friday after a long illness. He was 86. wbrz.com/news/beloved-advoca…
The affidavit detailing NBA Youngboy's arrest in Utah proved an interesting read this morning. Here's how my new journalism home tackled it:
A federal judge Thursday voided NBA Youngboy's house arrest after Utah law officers booked the Baton Rouge rapper this week and accused him of leading a large-scale prescription fraud drug ring. wbrz.com/news/how-did-nba-yo…
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Trump's threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party (from @AP) apnews.com/article/20e902788…
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NATO members don’t pay to belong and don’t owe the organization anything other than contributions to a largely administrative fund. Trump's complaint focuses on how much NATO countries invest in their own armed forces:
An explainer on NATO: apnews.com/article/nato-trum…
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An NPR reporter was fired over his "offensive" stand-up comedy routines. An arbitrator said, actually, the jokes are funny, and ordered him to be reinstated.
A cautionary tale about the boundaries of remote work (and the jokes are pretty good too):
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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels has been named the winner of the 2023 Heisman Trophy.
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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels' Heisman odds took a massive surge after Washington's victory over Oregon in the PAC-12 Championship.
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See how Louisiana's delegation voted as the U.S. House boots a NY congressman from the chamber: wbrz.com/news/house-boots-sa…