|
Pam Cook
pcook@whbc.com
Ah...local radio!
Today I celebrate 19 years with WHBC radio.
Hardly seems possible.
I've worked night time news, covered every meeting imaginable, trials, spot news, done documentaries, enterprising news stories, sports reporting, traffic reporting, and, of course, co-hosted the "Morning Show" for 16 years.
I have to say, though, I've never been more proud or excited about the path of the radio station than I am right now. For WHBC to be afforded the ability to bring the Bobby Cutts, Jr. murder trial into the homes, cars and offices all over Northeast Ohio is outstanding. It's a real newsperson's dream.
I don't think there's a person out there who is not just a little bit interested in this case. Cutts' testimony was the most riveting radio I've ever heard. Bigger stations with bigger newsrooms cover tons of stories every day, but they don't care about "local" listeners they way we do.
There's no match for the service we provided have to our listeners. And, we gave everyone the chance to debate the case all day long, on-air and on-line. And, as luck would have it, as we are covering the biggest story to ever hit Stark County, we run into a major winter storm. Wow! Are there any better reasons to tune in to your local radio station?
I enjoy being a part of the WHBC Morning Show because it gives me a chance to be a personality --
but there's nothing that makes me love my job more than the chance to use my news skills,
prove my knowledge and make my Mom proud that I'm putting my journalism degree to good use.
Kudos to our local newsroom -- they've worked their tails off as a service to you, the listener.
Nobody does it better than they do!
And, as we LOVE to say "If you're talking about it, We're talking about it!!!"
Have a great NEWS day! |
