Looks like some happy reading over the Thanksgiving holiday! http://ping.fm/lSphw

 

It’s about time – http://ping.fm/dsXCl

 

How Should We Connect With You?

I remember when I started in television 21 years ago.  Back then – as in many newsrooms – you dreaded answering the phone in case a ‘viewer’ had a question or wanted to tell you what they thought of the newscast.  Who wanted to hear that?

How wrong we were.

Today, I rarely say we have viewers; we have customers.  And we definitely want to know what stories are on their minds, what they think of our newscasts and more!

I know we have a lot of work left to do – when I respond to someone’s e-mail or join the comments on our website, customers are amazed someone at the station actually cares about what they have to say.

Do we have a lot of work to do!

So, we have set up a lot of ways for people to give us the feedback I argue we don’t just want, we need in order to thrive in the world.  One example is the live chat my station, News10, does on big story days.

One Way of Connecting

We’re building a culture where everyone realizes how important this is.  And hopefully, in a year or two, people aren’t so surprised when we talk back.

Take the poll, comment – give me some feedback.

 

Mashable: Facebook’s traffic is most valuable:
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Love it when I miss the top of a conference call I helped organize!

 

Having lunch with our extended family at the Grand Luxe Cafe at the Palazzo

 

Now that I’m back, working quickly to fill two key Executive Producer openings – have some great candidates!

 

Discuss the President’s health care address to Congress by logging on http://www.news10.net and clicking on the Live_Online banner

 

Reading tonight how 3M ended its silos – http://ping.fm/Ns6wt

 

Tribune’s interesting way to get better SEO results.
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