So here I go, blogging again – I’ve been trying this since before the word “blog” existed, remember Microsoft Publisher, anyone?
Anyway, I’ve tried several blog or Web-publishing programs over the years, and want to try this one, too.
I have a better reason to do so this time. As many of you may know, this is also the title of my twice-weekly (Monday and Friday) segments on NewsChannel 21 at 5, in Bend, Oregon.
That’s fun, but I love give and take, and room to, well, be the Babblin’ Barn many know I can be.
I also want a chance to engage in more dialogue with our viewers and Website visitors (I’m very proud of KTVZ.COM) about what I/we do, why, how, etc. Some folks couldn’t care less. Others, I’ve found, are intensely curious about TV journalism, and media in general, and find darn few places to ask questions and get answers. I hope this will become one of them.
(WordPress has given me some funky stuff – for some reason, every time I tried to insert a photo, what it appears to have done is opened a new window with the old post – but no sign of a pic. At one point, that meant I had like SEVEN photos in the one posting! What’s up with that?
Anyway, glad to be here, and hope we can share a little dialogue of the friendly, helpful, interesting kind. I’m looking forward to it.
Leave it to Barney 
Hey Barney,
Read your blog this evening. Good job! Your email address spells blerten which sounds like blurtin which could be fitting as in you blurt things out on your blog! I can’t help myself, please forgive me, but you need updated frames for your glasses. Please don’t take offense but I think it could be big news…if you know what I mean.
LOL Judey, you’re not the first person to mention I need new glasses. A bit smaller, more current style-wise. It’s on my to-do list. As for “blurtin’ blerten,’ yep, that and Babblin Barn, been called many things. Welcome (for those who don’t know, Judey is the nice lady who wrote to me about the new Sonic;-)
evening news anchors facial colors are terrible!! morning news are great. what goes.
does anyone at channel 21 ever watch the evening news?? the make up dept. must
be dysfunctional. check it out for yourself barney.
We’ve had camera issues off and on for months. But obviously we’re not seeing what you are – and yes, we watch the news, don’t be silly Dan. I’ve passed your note on to the news director, as I have little say over such issues. (I highly doubt it’s the makeup.)
PS: you think we have a makeup DEPT.?? LOL!