Here In Los Angeles With Hines And Kym May 2, 2011

I am writing this the day after I visited Hines and Kym at their practice studio in Los Angeles. Exhausted, after practicing for three days on not one–but two dances for Monday night. None of us could  have known what had happened thousands of miles away, in Pakistan.  Hines would say this. It puts Dancing, [...]

Hines And Kym Are All 9′s April 19, 2011

It has been 10 days since I took this photo of Hines and Kym–at their practice in Pittsburgh–exhausted during their whirlwind tour of the city and several charity functions.  They were practicing for the paso doble, which he and Kym nailed last Monday, in my humble and uneducated opinion. The studio audience made it’s displeasure [...]

The Perfect Team-Hines & Kym April 4, 2011

It has been an obscenely long time since my last blog–two and a half months. And, coincidentally, the last one was about Hines and his evolving role on the team. The Steelers team. Now he has a new team, Hines and Kym and the whole nation is sitting up and taking notice. By the way, [...]

Hines Evolving January 6, 2011

He is so accessible, so cooperative–familiar to football fans around the globe. He has been here so long, and is so inextricably bound up with the Steelers, that we forget how good he really is, not just in Steeler history, but NFL history. Never mind that he is one of the best blocking wide receivers [...]

Unforgettable Winter Classic January 3, 2011

Unforgettable. The best description I heard from a friend who sat in the rain, and cheered for Sidney, the Pens, and Pittsburgh. It was a night for all those to shine, albeit through a water-spotted lens. What surprised me was how many Caps fans traveled several hours to be part of “unforgettable.”  The estimate-30 thousand, [...]

Remembering Antarctica December 13, 2010

It is a place that will rock your world. Literally. So when our 5 pm producer, Tom West, asked me to re-work a piece about the stranded Antarctic expedition ship, and use my 2008 Antarctic video, I was only too happy to oblige. I had done several blogs, and a news story, about the group, [...]

43 Points December 3, 2010

Whether you are a hunter, or loathe the pastime, people in Western Pennsylvania have to admit that this area is a hotbed for hunters, especially deer. These are the antlers that belonged to the buck, shot by Steve McCartney on the opening Monday of deer season. 43 points. Maybe. To be determined by an official [...]

Black and Gold Primetime–Again! November 10, 2010

Black and Gold Primetime–two weeks in a row. Can’t remember if that has ever happened in the 17 years I have been doing them. It was so cold, had to go out and buy a warmer coat this morning. No one was at Paul Brown Stadium here in Cincinnati Sunday night, where we all appeared [...]

Behind The Scenes At Elections November 4, 2010

It has occurred to me, that if I am going to take pictures with a smartphone, doing it with two hands, and steadying the camera would be a good idea. I think I have a stabilization program, but , in the heat of live appearances, Live Wire entries on thepittsburghchannel.com, checking latest numbers on the [...]

Steeler Fans Overwhelm The Big Easy October 31, 2010

It started on the plane. A Steeler Monkey–but not one on their backs! This is Rich Lubic, who reminded me he had been at a Steelers pep rally at a Steeler bar in Jacksonville, Florida, back in 2006, when NFL films shot “Steeler Nation.” And he reminded me they all sang Happy Birthday to me. [...]