Tennessee History Festival

If you are looking for something to do on Saturday, check out the 3rd annual Tennessee History Festival going on at the Bicenntenial Capital Mall State Park. The festival features actors in period costumes sharing there knowlegde of history with anyone willing to listen.

I did a story Friday about the festival but I focused on the WWII re enactors. Check it out here but if you can go see it in person. It's worth the trip downtown.


If you don't already read Andy Cordan's blog, That's Messed Up, check it out. I laugh out loud every time I read it. My personal favoriate is the story about his neighbors dog. Scroll down on his blog until you see the sqatting dog. He posted the story Oct. 2

News 2 Making News Again

News 2 was featured on National Public Radio on Thursday during the show, All Things Considered. Reporter Audie Cornish was in the station a couple of weeks ago and did a story about video journalist. Here is a link to n p r where you can hear the story which aired on the radio.

I got to take a ride on the Aluminum Overcast, a restored B-17 Bomber and boy was it cool. I interviewed Leonard Mika, a ball turret gunner, who flew on a B-17 during WWII. His last flight on a B-17 was April, 1945 when he flew a bomb run from England to Berlin.

Today was the first time in over 60 years that he was back on a B-17 and he had a great time. I will have the story about the Leonard and the Aluminum Overcast on the news on Friday. When it hits the internet I will post a link so you can check it out.

Oh yeah, if you live in Middle Tennessee you can see the Aluminum Overcast on display and even pay for a ride at the Lebanon Municipal Airport.

Amanda Across America

Amanda Congdon is a video blogger who is currently writing a blog about her journey and adventures as she drives across America. The blog is called AmandaAcrossAmerica. Amanda became pretty famous while doing a video blog called RocketBoom and even had a cameo appearance on CSI.

If you are wondering why I am telling you this, it's because Amanda and her crew recently stopped by News 2 to see how we incorporate blogs and the internet with the news. The majority of the interview was done with News 2 General Manager Mike Sechrist but Amanda also talked with yours truly. Check out the interview at AmandaAcrossAmerica

Cool ABC Site

If you miss your favorite ABC show on News 2, don't worry because you can watch the whole episode almost commercial free at abc.go.com. Once you get to the web page all you have to do is click on a show and you can watch it right here on your computer. Each show is divided into four segments with a thirty second commercial in between from the episodes sponsor. Another good thing is with only four commercials the show only last 43 minutes and you get to watch it any time you want. I think it is pretty cool site. Check it out and tell me what you think.