"H" is For a Hell of a Good Story

May 21, 2013/ Scott Jones

Watching the tornado coverage yesterday, brought me back to my first full time job in TV News.

I was a News Photographer at KTUL in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

I covered more than my share of tornados and every time it was amazing to see just how powerful those twisters can be.

Of all the different video I shot over the years, there is still one shot I can remember to this day.

A tornado had touched down in Broken Arrow, OK. and Reporter Gene Young and I were sent out to cover the aftermath the next morning.

A number of houses and business were wiped out (nothing compared to what happened in Moore Yesterday) and we were driving to find the worst damage.

Read the rest of the story after the jump.

What's Up with you Dude? Vol. 5

May 17, 2013/ Scott Jones

It is time to open up the email, clear out the spam and answer a few more questions in a segment we like to call "What's Up with You Dude?"

Email 1: I was promoted from a Reporter job at my station to Weekend morning anchor, why didn't you report it?

Scott: If FTVLive reported every job move.... that is basically all the site would be. There are a some websites out there that cover job moves such as these, but I really don't want gum up FTVLive with all the moves. We do report some of the bigger moves and ones that happen in bigger markets. But, let's be honest if you moved from Reporter to Weekend morning Anchor in the 84th market, no one really cares. Except your Mom.... and she's very proud of you.

Email 2: I have sent out 35 resumes and have been rejected by every News Director. Can you help me?

More questions and answers after the jump.

Swat the F#@K?!

May 07, 2013/ Scott Jones

There is a rule in television news that most stations live by.

The "we don't cover bomb threats" rule has been around forever and it's a good rule. It is not one that every station follows, but the responsible ones do.

FTVLive has a similar rule.

We don't cover SWATtings.

This Will Make you Smile

April 18, 2013/ Scott Jones

With the Boston Bombings, a fertilizer plant explosion, the gun debate and Chicago being washed away by floods....it has been a very busy but also very depressing week of news.

If you want to take 38 seconds out of your day, I promise this will put a smile on your face.

And to be honest, the way this week has gone, a quick smile might feel pretty good right now.

The video after the jump

Why I'm not Going to the WH Correspondents Dinner

April 11, 2013/ Scott Jones

got a call yesterday that some people dream about getting.

I was invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner later this month.

I said "No Thank You."

Anyone that has read FTVLive over the years has known how I feel about the WH Correspondents Dinner. It used to be great.... when you know it was for correspondents.

But as I have written, it has become about which organization can bring the biggest celebrities.

More after the jump

What's Up with you Dude? Vol. 4

April 04, 2013/ Scott Jones

Let's open up the old email box, clean out some spam and answer some of your questions in another installment of "What's up with you Dude?"

Email 1 - Did you work with Robin Meade? I ran into her once and she said you and her worked together at some point.

Scott- Being the media whore that I was (I'm a recovering media whore now), I have worked at a lot of stations and have had the pleasure of working with a number of people who have had their careers move on to bigger and better (while my career continued the downward spiral till I ended up at the bottom, doing this website). Here are just a few of the people I worked with and my short take about them.

More after the jump

Yes the BriWi Story was an April Fools Joke

April 01, 2013/ Scott Jones

FTVLive's story this morning that NBC Anchor Brian Williams was going to co-host the Today Show and anchor NBC Nightly News for the May book was our entry into the April Fools joke pool.

We thought that it was fairly clear after the first paragraph or so that it was a joke.

I mean, dropping Lauer off in the middle of Afghanistan with no crew or no money isn't something NBC would do.

Wait....maybe it is.

OK..... theAl Roker hiding Twinkie's and HoHo's is totally believable, but Hoda and Kathie Lee hiding the hard liquor in a cubby in Studio 1A? Everyone knows that the booze is locked up in their dressing room.

More after the hop

Another Installment of What's Up with You Dude?

March 26, 2013/ Scott Jones

Time to go into the FTVLive email account for another installment of "What's Up with you Dude?"

Email 1 - Just found your website and it has quickly become my new favorite site. Can I ask what company owns you?

Scott: First off glad you love FTVLive.com and second, sure you can ask. FTVLive is owned by no company and is completely independent. Although Roger Ailes does send us some hush money each month not to report that he's a foundering member of the Jon Stewart fan club.

Read the rest of the questions and answers after the Hop

Why I Should Be Running NBC

March 22, 2013/ Scott Jones

Last night I was drinking Redbull and eating cookies and I had a vision.

I sent it out on Twitter last night and I think I have solved two of NBC's problems.

We know NBC wants to dump Jay Leno and replace him with Jimmy Fallon. But, NBC doesn't want to look like the bad guy like they did with the Conan mess.

We also know that Matt Lauer is about as well liked as Piers Morgan at an NRA convention. NBC needs some new blood in the morning.

So, move Leno to the Today Show in place of Lauer.

There you go!

I'm telling you, I should be running NBC. It can't really get any worse can it?

Maybe it can.... Never mind

You Never Know Who's Watching you on Twitter

March 19, 2013/ Scott Jones

Yesterday, I made a joke on Twitter about my March Madness Brackets and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.

Not long after I posted it, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting replied to my Tweet. You just never know who's stalking you on Social Media.

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