Mal-Tard Word of the Day

DIFF-urnt: not the same (example: "I like to find a diffurnt word to mangle every day.")

Job Change! Job Change! Job Change!

Radio personality and sometime TV pitchman Kent Pavelka completed his final day at radio station KKAR Friday. Come Monday, it'll be the first time in 32 years that the former Husker football and basketball play-by-play man won't be doing a morning radio program.Our alert tipster reports that "his departure clears the way, contractually, for him to pursue other broadcasting opportunities --

Filling Gaps

Before we take a vacation, here are a couple of hirings to note:KMTV has hired Dave Roberts as a reporter. Roberts is a native of New Jersey, attended Coe College in Iowa, and has worked at stations in Waterloo, Iowa, and Austin, Minnesota.And WOWT has already found someone to fill Courtny Gerrish's weekend anchor seat. Jaime McCutcheon will join Paul Baltes at the station's outdated anchor desk

Sufferin' Succotash

• A producer at Channel 6 must have a sense of humor. What else could explain having lisping anchor Jim Siedlecki announce another inane "Top 6 List" that forced him to say "Top Six Cities for Shortest Commutes"? Even if there was no ulterior motive behind it, hearing Jimmy spray his way through the title provided a brief bit of entertainment in what has again become a monotonous broadcast.•

Jim Flowers Drinking Game

Make up your own, using any or all of these phrases:• for the balance of (honest to god, he actually referred to the "balance of the state" recently)• let's go topside• top out at• head into (or heading into)• band (or banding)• nuisance snow• plowable snow• polar plunge• precisionP.S. Early last week, in a pathetic attempt to win back the Edward R. Murrow Award for Hysterical Weather-Guessing

Google TV: A new partner for the new year

We’re back from the holidays and ready to get crackin’ on 2011. Last year, we launched the first version of Google TV with our partners Sony and Logitech, and this year, we'll continue to make the product even better for you. As we shared last month, we’re constantly iterating on Google TV, adding new features and content, improving the user experience, and fixing bugs. We are in the early stages, and the future is bright.

Today I'm excited to share that we're kicking off the year with a new partner, Vizio, a leading TV maker in the U.S. Vizio is making a new line of TVs and a Blu-ray player incorporating Google TV that will hit shelves later this year.

Also in 2011, we plan to bring developers tools for building applications specifically for the TV and living room, and we plan to bring Android Market to Google TV, so consumers can download thousands of applications to their TVs. Check back in with us periodically to see the latest from our team and partners.

Posted by Rishi Chandra, Google TV Product Manager

They've Got Tickets to Ride

WOWT will offer viewers of its 10 p.m. newscast six chances to win tickets to Paul McCartney's Qwest Center Omaha Concerts in October. Not coincidentally, the giveaway will take place during the first week of the May sweeps period. Channel 6's ratings have slipped over the past several books, and the hope appears to be that spreading out a McCartney ticket giveaway over seven days between May 1st

Get the Logitech Revue for only $179

DISH Network has announced that they are offering the Logitech Revue with Google TV to new and existing DISH Network subscribers for only $179. That’s $120 off the retail price!

Once you are a DISH subscriber, you’ll have access to an enhanced Google TV experience. What is “an enhanced Google TV experience”? Glad you asked. There’s an explanatory video below, but to put it simply, this means that DISH has enabled Google TV to better integrate with your DVR content. For instance, you can search for a TV show, and in addition to searching web content and live TV, Google TV will also search your DVR recordings for that show. If it’s not on for a few days, it’ll automatically find the show and allow you to record it with the click of a button.



We are extremely excited about the possibilities of a more integrated TV + DVR + Web experience and we hope you are too. Head over to the DISH website to learn more about how to get started with the enhanced Google TV experience.

Posted by Michelle Olson, Technical Account Manager, Google TV

Is Hammond On Vacation or Just Giving Viewers One?

Early risers who tune in to Channel 7 are getting a well-deserved respite from the terrors of Elictia "Omarosa" Hammond, at least temporarily. Wednesday marked the beginning of what one KETV insider calls a brief "John and Brandi Era," with Brandi Petersen filling while Hammond is off (shudder) getting married.For all we care, Hammond can stay off camera forever. As we've noted before, Petersen

Counterprogramming Against Pat's Retirement, Step 3: Ditch the Commercials

While "retiring" anchor Pat Persaud wallows in self-congratulatory monkeyshit and (probably) sobs off into the sunset, Channel 7 is airing its 10 p.m. Wednesday newscast commercial-free. This is supposedly "Plan B" for Wednesday. There was talk of having anchor Julie Cornell and her husband, Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, spend the whole 35 minutes doing the horizontal mambo on the anchor desk,

Caught

A couple of years ago, we experienced a rare moment of joy while watching Channel Sux's "Live at Daybreak" program when whoever was directing cut too quickly from a b-roll back to a yammering Jimmy "Jethro" Siedlecki, who, it turned out, was picking his nose.

To our disappointment, no alert readers recorded that insightful moment and sent it to us to post.

Luckily for us, Jethro's apparently a

Nose

Can someone please explain the surreal five-second promo on Channel 3rd that shows weatherguesser Ryan McPike standing out in a field squinting at the sky and looking as if he's trying to smell a storm?Really? Is this the way he puts together his forecasts? Does someone think this makes him seem more credible? What the hell?

Peeking Behind the Curtain

Translating selected portions of News Director John Clark's Monday email to WOWT Staffers...What he wrote: It is with mixed emotions that I share this news with you today. What he meant: I keep swinging between relief and euphoria; let me tell you why.What he wrote: Pat isn't retiring just yet. She will stay with us through May 25th. What he meant: It's not all good news. We've got to limp

Weekend Droppings

• At last! WOWT Ejacuweather meteorologist spoke the truth on Sunday evening. "You never know what the weather's going to do," he told co-anchors Paul "Invisible Man" Baltes and Jaime McCutcheon. Really, Jeff? Then why the hell do they give you and your fellow dweebs five minutes of every newscast to prattle on as if you do?• Why does Channel 6's lithshping weekend morning co-anchor, Rachel

That Is So Crutch

We probably owe Michael Born at least a partial apology. As reader, frequent commenter, and bastion of level-headed thinking "janetdoe" reminds us,Don't fault Michael Borne [sic] becuase [sic] WOWT made the choice to hire him for a job in a market that is way over his skill-level. . . . . The thing you point out about the hydration obsession is just an example of a concept that should never be

Former KETV Anchor Joins Scott in KC

Former KETV anchor/reporter Brad Stephens joined KCTV5 in Kansas City on Monday as the station's 4 p.m. anchor. Stephens was lead anchor at WOFL in Orlando until August. He joins another KETV alum, Michael Scott, who is the lead anchor at KCTV. Stephens was at Channel 7 from 1995 to 1999, ending up as 5 p.m. anchor and "Nightside" reporter. He spent the five years before that at KMTV, another of

What's new with Google TV?

It’s been two months since the first Google TV device went on sale. Since then, we have been hard at work thinking about how we can make the platform even better for our users. In fact, one of the greatest things about Google TV is that it comes with free, automatic “over-the-air” software updates that give you the newest features and content as we release them. It’s as if Google TV goes up in value over time.

Today we’re excited to start pushing out our first Google TV software update. In addition to fixing some bugs, there are four significant improvements to the platform:

Netflix

We’ve partnered up with our friends at Netflix to upgrade the app so that you can search, browse and watch any movie or show that is in the Netflix streaming catalog. You can even add these titles to your DVD queue if you want them mailed to you. Not sure what to watch? The new Netflix app will also give you personalized recommendations based on what you’ve watched before. Your TV is now an unlimited source of entertainment.

Dual View

Google TV brings the TV and web together in one seamless experience so you can easily watch your favorite TV show and browse your favorite website together at once. With the feature, you can do things like watch Conan while tweeting about him on Twitter at the same time. Since launch, we’ve had users give us feedback that they want even more customization options for this feature, and so today we have enhanced it to allow you to re-size and move the window however you’d like. 

Standard capability

New capability to move and re-size

Remote Control App for Android Phones

What if you could control your TV with the power of your voice? Starting today you can download the Google TV Remote app in Android Market. Apart from the standard TV remote options like changing channels or accessing your DVR, you can now interact with your TV in ways you never have before. For instance, try using the integrated voice search which allows you to find your favorite shows and movies just by speaking into your phone. Or, go from small screen to big screen by sharing videos and websites directly from your phone to your TV. We’ve included a short preview of these features below. Stay tuned for more information about the Google TV Remote for other platforms in the near future.

Movies

Say you’re searching for a movie like ‘Harry Potter’. Google TV now has a movie results page that shows you all films associated with the title so you can quickly watch what you want, wherever it’s available -- ranging from sources like live TV, Netflix, and Amazon Video on Demand. You can also read a quick summary, see photos, and find the cast list. Click on the name of a cast member and we’ll take you to a new search landing page where you can find other movies featuring that actor. Trust us, you’ll never leave the couch again.

Google TV users will start to see these updates roll out to their devices throughout the week. The Google TV Remote app is available today (click here from your Android device or scan the barcode below) but all features may not work until your device has received the update.

Scan from your Android phone

We are continuously listening to feedback and are excited to bring you more Google TV updates in the future. Please leave your feedback in the comments, on Twitter, or on our Facebook page. Don’t have a Google TV device yet? Submit a video telling us why you should receive one and you might just end up with a 46” HDTV to kick off the new year right.

Happy Holidays from Google TV!

- Posted by Larry Yang, Google TV Product Manager

Dare to Dream

This ad, we think, explains a lot about the current state of the talent at KMTV, in particular, and the market, in general. We're not sure it provides much insight into Travis Justice's presence there. Maybe they made an exception for Trav.[BTW, are we the only ones who are irritated by the way he pronounces the word college (CAL-idge)?]

Rebecca Kleeman Endorses iPod Shuffle (In a related note, shameless corporate shilling is just one of the many services we offer.)

On Monday's 5 o'clock news, WOWT's Rebecca Kleeman's voice-over of a Consumer Reports evaluation of Apple's iPod Shuffle concluded that the $99 gadget, which holds 120 songs, is a good buy. We couldn't agree more, and we encourage you to buy one now, by clicking on one of the Apple Store ads on this page.

Squeeze

SuxNews's Nadia Singh is subbing this week for regular morning blabberer Maltard Maddox, who is subbing for evening anchor Tracy Madden, who is on vacation. 


There are plenty of things wrong with that picture, although we're not sure the morning arrangement is any worse than Maltard's usual festival of nasally, twisted pronunciations. 


But someone might want to tell Singh to stop waving her

Cognitive Dissonance

• November sweeps numbers are in and word is that WOWT cleaned up at 10 p.m. More to follow.• Were we the only ones who noticed idiot anchor John Knicely's reference to a "calvary" unit that would no longer be deployed to Iraq? What's sad is that he'll read this and have no idea what he did wrong. What a stooge. We love this picture of him, by the way. He looks like he's doing math in his head

Mal-Tard Word of the Day

SEM-it: meeting of world leaders

Fall Back

• If you happened to be up at 4:43 on Monday morning, as Mrs. Brockman was, you already knew what KETV started mentioning in its promos later in the day. Its morning program now starts at 4:30 a.m., meaning John Oakey and Nichole Berlie get to tack 30 minutes onto what is far and away the best option for early risers seeking local news.

• Speaking of same, the program's regular weatherguesser,

He's That Good

We stumbled across this archived Onion article and imagine that the scenario portrayed therein is similar to what happened one day ten or twelve years ago at WOWT and begat the nightly gigglefest that ends nearly every 10 p.m. newscast on Channel 6. Enjoy.TV-News Graphics Guy Gives Weatherman On-Air Surprise [The Onion].

Pat Who?

A very alert reader reports that by 11:30 Wednesday night, newly "retired" anchor Pat Persaud's picture was off the "Meet the WOWT Team!" page, replaced by Tracy Madden's, and Pat's bio was no longer among those on the site. If actions speak louder than words, then break out the earplugs. The folks at WOWT are itchin' to move on.

Weide Gets Scoop on Meuret

In his blog, The Reader's Media Notes, Sean Weide reports that former KETV reporter Trisha Meuret has taken a job in communications with Omaha jeweler Borsheim's.Weide also includes information on KETV's attempts to fill the gap left by the departure of veteran reporter Tom Elser. For the time being, former intern Kailyn Reid has been enlisted to do some reporting until a permanent replacement

Trois

For those who haven't been keeping track, the body count at Channel 3rd has been mounting over the last six months or so. With help from an alert reader, we've compiled this list of resignations: reporter Joe Jordan, weatherman Dean Wysocki, reporter Michelle Bandur, reporter Chriss Knight, and sports director Travis Justice.And, our source says, we shouldn't be surprised if that list grows in

Brumming Down

Given our admitted disgust at WOWT for passing over Courtny Gerrish for the "First News Live at 4" anchor position, we've been trying to reserve judgment regarding Sheila Brummer who was tapped to fill the seat vacated when Tracy Madden was elevated to co-anchor of Channel 6's 5, 6, and 10 p.m. programs. Let the record show that our resolve lasted until Sunday morning, when Brummer was subbing

Just Goin' Where the Action Is

We continue to receive emails and comments suggesting that we're spending too much time writing about Channel 6. In some ways, we agree. But the fact is that right now, 6 is where the stories are. It has been the big fish in a small pond for a long time, and the recent unpheavals—in terms of both ratings and turnover—are causing lots of buzz among viewers and insiders alike. While KETV deserves

KMTV Reaching into the Grab Bag of Tired Stories

It appears KMTV's practice of avoiding stunt stories during sweeps is going by the wayside. Sarah Simmons is doing a piece on meth.Hasn't this story been done enough? Thanks to the media's constant harping on the topic and law enforcement's incessant lobbying, it's already easier to buy a handgun than it is to purchase a box of Sudafed. Do we really need to hear more about this "crisis"?We tend

No Wonder They're the Heartland News Leader

Talk about your slow news day. Channel 6's 10 p.m. Saturday newscast led with two hard-hitting features. The first was a stupid non-story about pumpkins, in which reporter Brian "My Voice Is Still Changing" New seemed be wondering how many times he could work the word pumpkin into one story. We still don't know what the point of the piece was.The second was a story the station had been beating to

Lucia Saharui Presenter Olahraga Metro TV

Lucia Saharui is a news presenter and anchor for Metro TV, usually reporting in "Metro Malam" and "Headline News", "Metro Speed", "Periskop".

She's worked in sales and dreamed of being a singer, but Lucia Saharui is right where she wants to be.

The native of Ternate in Maluku graduated from the University of Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in engineering. After four years with a cement manufacturer, her television career began as an anchor/reporter at RCTI in Jakarta. She joined Metro TV in July 2006.

Lucia Saharui is famous as she likes to smile and her smile is so sweet. She is compared with TV One Apa Kabar Indonesia Pagi host "Indy Rahmawati".

Lucia Saharui was once gossiped to have Video Bokep together with Frida Lidwina, and Najwa Shihab. But it was a rumour.

Now, the popularity of Lucia Saharui has decreased as there are so many  sport presenter on television such as Putri Violla from TV One.

Foto Lucia Saharui and Photos Collection :












Watch Lucia Saharui @ Sport Corner Metro TV here

Weekend News Just Keep Getting Worse

We returned this weekend after a week away to find weekend TV news slipping further into the crapper.First comes word that KMTV's stellar weekend anchor Sarah Simmons is leaving for a gig in Washington, D.C. Simmons is every bit as good as any anchor in town, yet the programming geniuses at Channel 3 couldn't see their way clear to get her into a higher profile position. Now they've gone and lost

Eight Things We Won't Miss When the Election Is Over

• Radio ads featuring Governor Dave Heinemann gushing over Senate candidate/billionaire Pete Ricketts and sounding like a real bumpkin when referring to politicians in "Worshington."• Ricketts' mother, expecting us to believe that she and her gazillionaire husband are just ordinary folks who brought their kids up in Nebraska City. Put on a hat, Pete, and pull that sucker down over your face,

Update on Bill's Snowgasm

Remember the Friday snowstorm that KETV weatherguesser Bill Randy on Monday said could give us EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES of snow? The one he was literally yelling about? Well, the chubby we suspect he'd developed over that possibility appears to have gone limp. The latest prediction from Saggy Bill is a 30% chance. Other guesses:McPike (KM3): 40%Pearsall (KPTM): 30%Flowers (WOWT): No mention of snow

Drop

Will a weak Jay Leno lead-in be the final straw that causes the collapse of the SuxNews 10 p.m. ratings?This NY Post story certainly suggests that possibility.November sweeps should be interesting. Even HD might not save the BigSux this time.

KM3 Soon-to-Be-Former Sibling Bringing Back Sports

An alert reader notes that Wichita TV station KSNW, formerly owned by Emmis Communications and, hence, a sister station of KMTV in Omaha, is bringing back sports under its new ownership. The Wichita Business Journal reports that sports will return to KNSW on October 26, ostensibly with the approval of it soon-to-be-new-owner, SJL Group.Like Channel 3, KSNW dropped sports from its newscasts

Chuck Thomas Dies at 84

Channel 6's first weathercaster, Chuck Thomas, died this past weekend at age 84. Complete WOWT story is here.

F.F. Fs-Up Fire Feature

So KETV sends Farah Fazal out to cover a fire story Wednesday night at 10. And she turns in what, for her, is a better-than-usual effort. But it still sucked. We weren't going to mention it, thinking perhaps that we were being too nit-picky. But then we received an email this morning from an alert reader, citing the very things we considered writing about:We have been watching with amazement the

Mary Nelson Says "Hell, Let's Just Make Up Some News"

We knew it was bullshit as we watched the story. On Monday, Action 3 News at 5 p.m. led with Mary Nelson reporting live from Lincoln that she had located the winner of the $365 million Powerball lottery. A "rags to riches story" if it's true, anchor Greg Peterson told us as he threw it to Nelson.She proceeded to show us an extremely hairy man who held forth about what he wanted to do with the

What the hell is Pat wearing tonight?

It's a study in contrasts, if nothing else. Male anchor wearing a professional looking coat and tie. Female "anchor" dressed like she's attired for the annual dental office picnic. The yellow outfit WOWT anchor Pat Persaud draped herself in Tuesday evening was an, um, interesting choice, to say the least. Scooping from one shoulder down to mid-sternum and then back up to the other shoulder, this

A Little Piece of Heaven

Not only did Channel 3's Wednesday 10 p.m. newscast not feature "For What It's Worth," which died with the change in station ownership, it also contained neither hide nor thinning hair of "Sports Director" Travis Justice. We're sure Journal Broadcast Group is just teasing us, but it's fun to imagine Justice's role being reduced even more.

People We Like

Today's note from yet another alert reader brings news that Z-92's Todd 'n' Tyler were discussing us on their Monday morning show. Our reader also tells us that TnT expressed surprise that we had nice things to say about some of the changes at KMTV because we "hate everything."While we've noted numerous people and things we like on local TV stations, we'll supply a list of some of our current

Sheila Brummer's Desperate Cry for Attention

Perhaps miffed that Farrah Fazal was getting too much recognition, Sheila Brummer delivered another of her "my mouth is moving and sounds are coming out but none of them are English words" moments. Just before signing off "Live at 4" on Friday, she and co-anchor Brian "Fat Hands" Mastre told viewers that authorities had released the name of the pedestrian killed by a train on Wednesday. Brummer

Playing Hide the Helmet

Oops. It appears KETV has been playing a little chroma-key background trick on viewers to inflate the look of its "Newsplex." Evidence? Click here for the screwup that let the cat out of the bag.

"That Squirrel Can Really Water-Ski!"

WOWT's high-talking Ejacuweather meteorologist, Jeff Jensen, came right out and admitted another truism on Wednesday's 4 p.m. Dumb and Brummer newscast: "There's a pig of a storm over Kansas right now. Since there's nothing going on around here, I thought we'd take a look at it." He babbled for another 30 seconds or so about the blip on the radar screen that, he said, was "hugging I-70."So now

We'd Prefer Hell, Thank You

One of the few faces on TV that make us wish we were watching Travis Justice:On Tuesday, residents of Dover, Pennsylvania voted to remove their entire school board after the board had mandated the teaching of "intelligent design" in science classes. On Thursday, televangelist Pat Robertson suggested that they shouldn't expect any more help from God."While you're living in My universe, you'll obey

But Who Gets It?

An alert reader points us to a story at newsblues.com detailing an email sent out last Friday to employees of Emmis Communications by CEO Jeff Smulyan. Emmis is in the process of selling 16 of its TV outlets, including KMTV here in Omaha. In the email, Smulyan apologizes for a "difficult year" and announces a "minimum bonus for each TV employee equal (to) three months' salary."It's not clear if

PatWatch, Day 13: Omaha in Suspense

John Knicely has returned to Channel 6, while the soon-to-be-put-out-to-pasture Pat Persaud remains among the missing, with just 55 days left in her career. The panic in the streets is palpable. People all over town are asking, "Why isn't Pat talking about herpes and canker sores during dinner?"

Jimmy Thiedlecki Name of the Day

Kudos to the Channel Sux producer who must've thought it'd be a hoot to hear Jimmy thay the name of a thity hard hit by the Thaturday earthquake in Chile: kun-THEP-thee-yone. It's Concepcion in regular-talk.

Strikes

The tools adjusting the Channel Sux "Sports Machine" came up with this stunning discovery for Friday's 10 p.m. 'cast: an Omaha Royals baseball player is trying to make it to the big leagues.Sweet Hoover's Ghost, does it really take a staff of four to track down this kind of information? Talk about pissing away money; paying for this kind of work is almost as big a waste as John "J-Pa" Knicely's

While We Were Sleeping

Thanks to our many alert readers for pointing out what we had somehow missed: that empty-headed KETV traffic tracker Jana Murrell is off to Washington for a physical therapy internship. (Believe it or not, Murrell is working on a doctoral degree in P.T. It must be easier to get one of those than we had thought.)Meanwhile, back at the Newsplex, moronic Murrell's moronic fill-in, Veronica Todd

KETV's Buckeyewitless News

Time for Channel 7 news director Rose Ann Shannon to have yet another long closed-door talk with her worst on-air employee.Shannon and fellow KETV management-types may tell everyone that perpetual screw-up reporter/desperation-fill-in-anchor Fubar Fazal is improving, but you have to think they're more than a little miffed that Fubar keeps pooping all over their misplaced confidence in her.Fubar's

Flummoxed

A severe thunderstorm rumbled into Omaha on Monday evening around 9, and Ejacucaster/Weather Authority Jim Flowers looked lost. He talked and talked and talked and conveyed close to no comprehensible information.The problem with Jumpy Jim, along with his mostly-departed Ejacucasting sidekicks, is that he's so busy trying to show how much theory he knows and how his gizmos operate that he largely

Separated at Birth Creepy Edition

SuxNews Reporter Justin Joseph and 1980s Cult Icon Pee Wee Herman

Randby Encroaching on Flowers' Territory

We stumbled onto KETV meteorologist Bill Randby's 5 o'clock weather segment on Monday and found him in a pretty agitated state about a storm out over the Pacific that he said could result in 'EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES!" of snow on Friday or Friday night. Randby then added, in more controlled tones, that the aforementioned totals were likely to accumulate...in Des Moines. Over on Channel 6, WOWT

Pat Left Her Ad-Libbing Skills at the Station and Guess Who's Using Them Now

You gotta wonder if Channel 6 meteorologist Scott Akin thinks or talks about anything that doesn't involve weather. This morning, Akin displayed his weather fixation during a short banter session with anchor Malorie Maddox. Faithful reader "Bandit 75" describes it: Malorie did a story on the new Batmobile and remarked that it was a lot different than the one her dad knew, and then commented that

Big Six Weekend Mornings to Get New Faces

Anyone who has seen Sean Weide's Reader "Media Notes" column for this week knows the good news: Andrea McMaster is leaving the station to take a part-time gig with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. McMaster, who just became a mom last fall, wants to spend more time at home. Her last day is March 31st, which happens to be the first day on the job for new anchor Mike Cronemeyer. Weide also

Perlman Auditioning for Knicely's Job

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman has now proven himself clueless enough to qualify as a replacement for John Knicely or Andrea McMaster. According to the local daily newspaper, Perlman offers two astoundingly foolish quotations:(1) "We'd like to be playing for the national championship. We're not," Perlman said. "Would I be more pleased if we were? Sure. But I think these

McMastering the Language

Perhaps thinking it was somehow related to the term "pap smear" Channel 6's Andrea McMaster alerted viewers to this weekend's coverage of the papal installation service by pronouncing "papal" as if it rhymed with "apple." Then again, at least she didn't call it a PayPal service, so maybe this is a sign of growth.But rather than filling in for Tracy Madden, as she was on Friday afternoon, maybe

A Knicely Tasered Rip-Off?

We haven't yet watched John Knicely's televised tasering (that's why God made News on One), but an alert reader confirms our suspicion that we'd seen this story before. Channel 3's Michelle Bandur did it over a year ago, getting zapped so you wouldn't have to. Maybe this is going to become one of those first-baby-of-the-New-Year stories that everybody does periodically. We hope not, but nothing

Perhaps Making Creepy Masks for the Kids Would Be Fun

Unless you were working at one of those secret CIA torture camps, why would anyone feel the need to enlarge this?

If We Drop In Some New Jargon, Maybe They Won't Notice Our Rotten Forecasting

On Tuesday's "Live at Daybreak," Channel 6's Scott Akin was busy dropping the Ejacuweather meteorologists' latest crutch-word: values."Akin gave us info on humidity values, heat index values, dew point values, and any other brand of values he could squeeze in.This is one of those cases that George Carlin has often alluded to: the tendency of dimwits to add words to ordinary terms in an attempt to

And Now, The End Is Near

In Part 2 of "Things I Love About Me," Pat Persaud on Tuesday evening presented clips of herself just giggling and giggling. Boy could she giggle.The interesting thing is that all the clips of her cracking herself up appeared to be at least seven or eight years old. No fun since then, Pat? God only knows what we'll get tonight. Promos are calling this final installment, "Pat Persaud: Saying

WOWT Pulling Anchor Up from Lincoln

Another of our many alert readers tells us that WOWT has chosen KOLN/KGIN weekend anchor Mike Cronemeyer to join Andrea McMaster at the desk on Saturday and Sunday mornings. According to this tip, he'll be on the job by the end of March. From what we're told, this guy will fit nicely into the Channel Sucks fold. Our reader says that "he manages to speak without opening his mouth and just might

New Years Resolutions

Best of Google TV Series

As New Year’s Eve approaches, many of us will draw up lists of resolutions. This year, as you’re setting out to learn a new skill or get in shape, the best place to start is right in your living room.

One of the top New Year’s resolutions is to pick up a musical instrument. But let’s be honest, it’s discouraging when bumbling around with a guitar pick does not make you an instant Hendrix. Instead of struggling on your own, or struggling to find the right teacher, try taking lessons from home on Google TV. Berklee School of Music offers great intermediate and advanced lessons for guitar, bass, keyboards, and voice on their YouTube Channel. For guitarists, RockOnGoodPeople has lessons for all levels in all genres of music. They post new licks, scales, and chords all the time to help you unleash your inner Clapton, Page, or Swift. Hey—no judgment.

If music isn’t your language, there are foreign language lessons all over the web. You don’t need expensive software to learn a new language when there are great resources on Google TV. For the basics like greetings, directions and the all-important food-related vocab, tune into SpanishDict. If you’re looking for long form classroom instruction you can rent half hour lessons from RockN’Learn, with songs and entertaining learning for kids and adults. To advance your learning TheSpanishBlog uploads new lessons on pronunciation every week.

After too many rich Holiday meals, it can be great to balance indulgence with some exercise. If you’re making a commitment to trim down or get fit, but don’t have (or want anything to do with) a gym membership, Google TV can be your personal trainer.

A good place to start is ExerciseTV, where you can get workout regiments and nutrition tips. For rigorous exercise try NerdFitness’s YouTube channel where you can learn new workout circuits and even focus on muscle groups like arms and legs. If you’re looking to build strength, flexibility, and just the right amount of Zen, TaraStiles Yoga channel has detailed instructions for both easy and, well, ambitious Yoga poses (hint: prepare for the blood to rush to your head).

With all these great resources available right from your sofa, it shouldn’t be hard to try a little yoga, pick up the guitar, or practice your Spanish just a little bit each day. This is the year to keep those resolutions, with a little help from Google TV.

Posted by Charlie Harding, Marketing Team

Nonsense

As ridiculous as this news story is, those who have watched SuxNews with any regularity know that the "intellectually disabled" (how's that for a euphemism?) have been graduating from colleges for years.

Thpelling

From an alert reader:


Pretty run of the mill story here about cheating websites:

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/84357862.html

The kicker being that the reporter of the story is one "Jum Siedlecki".

(They might go back and fix it, but right now it refers to "Jum")

So either WOWT has employed Jimmy's long lost half brother, or a certain WOWT anchor is having trouble spelling his own first

An Open Letter to Sarah Walters (Whose Last Day is Friday):

PLEASE DON'T GO!(But if you must, good luck in Phoenix.)

Good Night. Good Luck. Does TV News Still Matter?

Copyright (c) 2009 Karen Friedman Enterprises, Inc.

As a former TV news reporter and anchor, I often wonder whether TV news still matters. My first thought is usually "Of course it does." However, perhaps a better question in this age of social media is "Does TV news matter as much as it once did?" Research suggests it does not.

According to data from Nielsen Media Research, viewership on the three evening network news programs has steadily declined over the past 25 years, falling by more than 1 million viewers each year— translating into millions of dollars in lost annual revenue. The 2009 Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism's State of the news Media annual report says that local news staffs, already too small to adequately cover their communities, are being cut at unprecedented rates. As a result, this caused local revenues to fall by a surprising 7 percent in an election year—and ratings continue to drop. Only cable news is flourishing. As previous Pew annual reports have shown, new media — including the Internet, blogs, podcasts and video sharing — is rapidly becoming mainstream media. Pew cited one survey stating that the number of Americans who say they found "most of their national and international news" online increased 67 percent in the past four years.

While the growth in online news consumption cut across all age groups, it was fueled by young people. It appears that the limitations of three main channels and a dinner-hour time slot are to blame. Even an unofficial survey that I conducted of my college-bound son's friends with short attention spans revealed that if they want news, they'd rather obtain it online, without commercials and with the ability to move on when they lose interest. Rick Williams, executive producer at WPVI-ABC TV in Philadelphia, agrees. Williams says that because younger viewers get most of their information from the Web, it is critical to cross-promote news between the TV and Web platforms. That means streaming news events live and carrying breaking stories on the station Web site so that viewers don't have to wait until the evening broadcasts. To do this, many stations have hired producers who do nothing but create Web content, update stories online, produce video for Web sites and create breaking-news alerts that are sent to subscribers' cell phones and e-mail. As a result, Williams says that WPVI is probably in better shape than most stations because it has focused attention on viewer habits, and also maintained a loyal audience who has followed the same anchor for more than 30 years. "Our ratings are still strong, but clearly not as strong as back in the day," says Williams. "Overall TV viewing is down, especially given you can now watch what you want to watch when you want to watch it." He says that many stations "have all but turned out the lights in their newsrooms and have laid off scads of people" because they can share video and use more canned pieces from other content providers. However, he stresses that TV news, especially local news, is still relevant for many stations around the country, especially regarding weather reporting. Williams says that even though you can click on many Web sites for a quick update, local weather reports remain big drivers for TV news viewers.

Additionally, as lifestyles change and people start their days earlier, morning news programs are also growing. About 40 years ago, viewers only had three channels to choose from. As cable grew, more channels were offered. As the Internet exploded, more videos started popping up on the Web, generating millions of hits and prompting creators to improve quality. Combine this explosion with "friending" on Facebook, "tweeting" on Twitter, blogging, podcasts and "linking" to one another on LinkedIn, and it's easy to understand why TV news is no longer the gold standard for delivering and receiving information. TV stations are now having the same experience as newsrooms: award-winning journalists and broadcast executives are fleeing TV stations to begin alternative news sites that provide investigative reporting, tap freelance journalists for content and offer long, in-depth pieces that are tough to find in today's revenue-challenged TV newsrooms.

Media and political consultant Larry Ceisler says that the financial pressure on local news is forcing those operations to air more voiceovers and use fewer reporters. "The fact that reporters are younger and less experienced in their markets is a detriment." Ceisler says because money is tight, many newsrooms can't afford to hire experienced reporter and producer staffs who are familiar with the market where they work. Ceisler adds that the quality of reporting has diminished, and he believes that the days when local TV was a PR expert's most important task is over. "It is always good for the client, when they have an event, to see cameras," he says, "but cameras are becoming more like props for clients. Bottom line, TV just does not have the impact it once did." While this may be true, other

PR professionals believe that TV is a convenient and effortless way to stay on top of what's happening in the world, especially for older people who are not as computer savvy. "When you consider that more people [use] TVs than computers to access news online, [then] the role and continued value of TV news becomes more apparent," says Lori Neuman, communications manager for NRG Energy. She adds that TV news speaks to and reaches all audiences. It's still an important vehicle to get your message out, Neuman says.

Former major market television news reporter turned media and crisis consultant Rick Amme believes TV news is actually more relevant than it's ever been and credits You Tube, the popular video sharing website frequented by users from around the world who upload and share video clips. Amme cites a Fortune 100 client who just a few years ago told him she was much more concerned about print media because it could be replicated and circulated much more easily than broadcast media. In Amme's opinion, You Tube has changed that entirely. "tv news has now become potential source material for good or bad news and the viral videos can have a more powerful visceral impact on many different audiences."

As for my own opinion following two decades as a television news reporter and anchor, I also believe TV news, especially local news, will remain relevant to people who want to know what's happening in their own backyard. Despite the steady decline of viewers, Pew also reports approximately two-thirds of Americans say they still get their news from their local television stations. Although newsrooms across the country are cutting salaries, staff and merging operations to cut costs, many continue adding additional newscasts in an effort to remain profitable as news programming can account for nearly half of a station's overall revenue.

Like any good product, TV news must strive to remain relevant by continuing to beef up web presence and attract younger viewers. But I also believe TV news must consistently differentiate itself by doing what it does best which is broadcasting world events and Live breaking news in a way that only television cameras can capture.

Chopped

Several alert readers are reporting a bloodbath at KPTM, where the station's new owners have allegedly decided to fire most, if not all, local news personnel and fill existing news slots with simulcasts from Davenport, Iowa. The changes are said to be scheduled for September.

This is a shame, both for the individuals being terminated and for local viewers. After years of mismanagement, things at

Again

Well, it appears that Channel 7 just couldn't resist giving outgoing anchor Julie Cornell the PP treatment.Longtime Omaha news sufferers are likely to have flashbacks to the nightmare that was WOWT's days-long goodbye to anchor Pat Persaud in 2005. The primary difference between Cornell's exit and Queen Pat's is that WOWT shamelessly milked Persaud's swan-song, running promos around the clock and

Islamic Center Backers Won't Rule Out Taking Funds from Saudi Arabia, Iran

'Ground Zero Mosque' Developers in Talks With NY Gov. Paterson
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
The developers behind the Islamic center planned for a site near Ground Zero won't rule out accepting financing from the Mideast -- including from Saudi Arabia and Iran -- as they begin searching for $100 million needed to build the project.
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie says the president is playing "political football."
The religious organization and the development company behind the center declined to say how much of the $100 million needed to build the facility has already been raised.
"We are in the planning stages," said Oz Sultan, spokesman for the center now called Park51. "We have just started the process of fundraising planning."
Sultan said it would take three to six months to establish a plan on how to raise the needed capital. He said any fundraising campaign would begin domestically, but he would not comment on whether it would extend overseas or to foreign governments.

Filly

SuxNews is milking the hell out of the fact that Ejacuweather meteorologist Andrea Rich ran in Monday's Boston Marathon.


[Insert your own thoroughbred joke here.]

Wednesday Morning Quarterbacking

• For all the hype WOWT put into the CONTINUOUS TICKER it promised for election night, they might have considered making the words visible to the naked eye.• KETV buried inept reporter/anchor Fubar Fazal about as deeply as it could without taking her off the air entirely during Tuesday night's coverage. Fubar was sent out to cover those opposed to Initiative 423. Technical difficulties prevented

Premature Evacuation

As reported in Sean Weide's Reader column last week, KPTM reporter Cliff Judy has bailed out of the station after less than three months on the job. What would lure him away? Apparently the bright lights of Wichita. He's not much of a reporter yet (he's only been out of college since May), but give the guy credit for having the sense to get out of 42 before he even had all his boxes unpacked.

Controversy

Tribune Company executive Randy Michaels is under fire from TV news types after a news director in Chicago passed along Michaels' list of phrases he no longer wants to hear on Tribune-owned stations.


The list (below) was disseminated by WGN's Charlie Meyerson to his Chicago underlings, and the blowback on assorted media blogs has been colorful, to say the least.


Critics are right to suggest

KETV, KXVO Prepare to Unveil New Programs

Sean Weide's column in this week's Reader is brimming with TV info, especially regarding the impending launches of news programming in Channels 7 and 15. Highlights:• According to Weide, KXVO's "10 O'Clock News" will debut, as scheduled, next Monday. As mentioned several times here, the program will be anchored by KPTM's Calvert Collins; Weide adds that Jo Giles, another KPTM-er will anchor on

News

Breaking stories on this morning's SuxNews Daybreak program:


Maltard Maddox's hair is back to normal and, according to Maltard, she doesn't want to "spind twinny becks" to see Hawt Teb Time Machine.


Meanwhile, Jimmy Thiedlecki reports hearing that Hot Tub is about as funny as The Hangover.


No wonder folks in the Heartland turn to SuxNews.

Revelation

This week's "High School Cribs" segment, featuring SuxNews morning bimbo Mal-Tard Maddox, showcased Papillion-LaVista High School, where Mal-Tard was excited to find Spanish classes and the same "ro-BAW-tics" classes that so amazed her when she visited "BIN-sun" High School a month or two ago.Putting Mal-Tard on this series makes perfect sense: stories about high schools being delivered by

Dimwits

What a sad group of misfits, creepers, and pandering politicians. Local idiots staged "tea parties" on Wednesday to demonstrate their outrage at taxes, government, liberals, terrorists, immigration, socialism, flouridated water, paved streets, secular humanism, public schools, flag-burning, the Kennedy assassination, the 14th Amendment, and anything else they think Barack Obama has done to

All Those Letters Are Soooo Confusing

One of our regular readers, who goes by the name "Bandit," reports that KETV anchor Elictia Hammond (pronounced, believe it or not, uh-LEE-sha) this morning kept referring to the NCAA basketball tournament as the "NAACP" tourney.She scares us. It's just plain scary to flip on the TV first thing in the morning and have that staring back at you. We can only imagine how dispiriting it must've been

TONIGHT: Channel 3 Set Moves Into the 21st Century

After receiving a couple of tips from alert readers, we've done some digging and learned that KMTV will unveil a major overhaul of its newscasts tonight at 10. Among the changes will be a new name (Action 3 News) and a new set—said, by those who've seen it, to be very "contemporary."We highly doubt, however, suggestions that Channel 3's "improvements" will include pixelating the face and

Sign Her Up!

KETV should probably consider signing Drake University student and part-time Channel 7 reporter Kailyn Reid to a contract ASAP. Reid has been winning awards left and right for her series last summer on the bullying and murder of a mentally handicapped student in South Omaha.Not only has she captured $1500 in Hearst Scholarships, the senior broadcast journalism major has been named a Radio

Just So We're Clear About This

We've received more than a few emails from readers unhappy with our comments about Channel 6. We've been accused of, among other things, having a "vendetta" against spritely anchor Pat Persaud, and of favoring Channel 7 and/or Channel 3, and/or Channel 42. Some have also suggested that our comments are unfairly directed at reporters who are just doing their jobs. With that last comment, we mostly

Shouldn't He Be at a Star Trek Convention Somewhere?

What's the deal with the TV ads for doofus Congressman Lee Terry, Jr.? (Besides the fact that he looks and sounds like a grown-up version of Milhouse from The Simpsons.)For the second or third of his campaigns in a row, Terry mangles the legally-required "I approved this message" tag on his TV commercials. Instead, our boy Lee says "I approve of this message."Does he have his nose so far up the

Contagious?

Sloppy proofreading seems to have spread to "Your Newspaper."


Another moonlighting Suxer, perhaps?

Weekend Leftovers

• The June issue of Her magazine, a local freebie, is on newsracks around town and carries a feature on KM3 anchor Deb Ward.• Information surfacing now suggests that, indeed, WOWT anchor Pat Persaud's "retirement" was at least partially instigated by the station. Apparently, management approached her about taking a pay cut. When she balked, the station refused to budge, and, yadda yadda yadda,

Coal

Acting on a tip from an alert reader, we subjected ourselves to the 10 p.m. Christmas edition of KETVNewswatchSeven, achored by KETVNewswatchSeven's Brandi Peterson. Just as we'd been warned, there was no shortage of stupidity.In what has become the station's standard holiday story, reporter Owen Lei apparently stood around Eppley Airfield looking for idiots and was not disappointed.One

Deb Ward Hops on the Excrement Express

It just wouldn't be summer in Omaha without someone in local news mentioning the term e coli. Last Thursday, it was Deb Ward's turn as she delved into the seedy world of free makeup-counter samples. Just for fun, it seems, Ward dropped in at a few retailers around town and got them to submit some of their "free sample" applicators for lab testing. As it turns out, in addition to free makeup,

Rethinking Malorie Maddox

When she first arrived on the scene a little over a year ago, WOWT's "Daybreak" anchor Malorie Maddox was a breath of fresh air. Paired with Trey Jones, Maddox helped make Channel 6's morning program much better than it had been during the tenure of the obnoxious and undeservedly arrogant Thom Knight. Not only did she look great, she also seemed not to take herself too seriously and avoided the

Talk about taking one for the team...

So many potential cheap jokes, so little time. KM3 anchorman Greg Peterson offers himself up for probing tonight, but not in that way. In fact, it's pretty admirable: He begins a two-part series on colon cancer and, in the process, undergoes a colonoscopy himself. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., and experts contend that many of those deaths could be

Pat's back and—gack—still a hack!

Pat Persaud returned to the anchor desk at Channel 6 Monday afternoon, dashing hopes for thousands who wanted to believe that she had decided to embark on an earlier-than-planned "retirement." For those of you scoring at home, the magic number is 50.

Backbreakers

OK, we're shallow, but are we the only ones who think WOWT weekend anchor Jaime McCutcheon is displaying the largest mammaries in memory for a local TV personality?


Not even 1970s KMTV "weathergirl" Carol Scott could match McCutcheon's post-pregnancy attributes.

Kloss' Poop Scoop

Just as promised, Carol Kloss waded bravely into the seedy underworld of the restaurant and found the poop, literally. Some of our favorite lines from her "Restaurant Inspections" report:
• Kloss: "Are these still mouse dropping back here?"
• "Pest Expert" Dennis Ferraro (describing the aforementioned turds): "You have the white ones, which means they're very old, and the black here, shiny,

Weide: The Missouri Edition

In this week's Reader, media columnist Sean Weide devotes his attention to two University of Missouri alums: KPTM reporter Calvert Collins and former KETV reporter Amy McLard. Not coincidentally, both are "hot," as the kids say.Collins joined KPTM in May, just days after meeting news director Doug Crary at the Radio & Television News Directors Conference in Las Vegas. As you can see from the

Weekend Wandering

• Several readers have written asking why WOWT weekend anchor Courtny Gerrish was missing from the desk this weekend. We have no idea, but we agree with those who've suggested that it seems she's been absent quite a bit lately. For lack of a better explanation, we'll assume she's just catching up on vacation time. But given that she appears to have been passed over for the "Live at Four" anchor/

Fox42 Follies

• KPTM reporter/beauty pageant contestant Suzy Stark noted idiotically that after a local bar patron died of lung cancer recently, owners of the bar decided to do whatever they could to make sure "that doesn't happen again." Aren't most people limited to just one death? • New reporter Julie Hong co-anchored Sunday night's Nine O'Clock News with Jo Giles and the result was not in any way an

If At First You Don't Succeed...

Today's ratings update comes via someone who identifies him/herself as "whatever1." (Based on a number of factors, we're pretty sure "whatever" is a certain "talent" who has found himself on the sharp end of our critiques on several occasions and, thus, has an ax to grind.)He posted this info in the Comments section yesterday and included lots of other nonsense that we've chosen to edit. But he

Can I Get an Amen?

Here's a great article from the Seattle Times that echoes much of what we were ranting about last week regarding coverage of Terri Schiavo's demise, but we wouldn't limit our criticism to cable outlets. Channel 6 was still running plenty of the same footage of her last night at 10, even though the poor woman had been dead for nearly 36 hours.Cable news' coverage of Schiavo case was obscene [

Resumé

More details on Action 3rd's new sports director, Travis Morgan can be found here.

He's coming to Omaha from Sioux Falls City, and he looks like it. (What is it with Channel 3rd and balding sports directors?)

They passed over Matt Seigel so they could get this guy?

Infinite cluelessness must be a prerequisite for running a TV station in this town.

Pat Speaks

Leave it to WOWT's most visible developmental reader, Pat Persaud, to have trouble showing up for an interview. Sean Weide reports that the slippery "retiring" anchor had to "delay an interview request so she could get her children signed up for swimming and tennis lessons." What a pro. A full account of Weide's talk with Queen Pat appears in this week's Reader.So she can't keep an interview

Scholarly

Anyone with knowledge of local history must have been as surprised as we were Wednesday morning when WOWT morning anchordolt Jimmy Thiedlecki tried to show off his brainpower by identifying a shot of Central High School as "the former state capitol building."Problem is that the school is merely on the former site of the state capitol; the capitol building itself was torn down in 1870, and the

Q: What's the Difference Between the Keystone Cops and OPS Administrators? A: There's a Difference?

We are forced to offer grudging congratulations to WOWT's Brian Mastre for his "where is she now?" piece on the girl suspended by the Omaha Public Schools in 2000 for bringing a pair of safety scissors to North High School, where she was a student at the time.Mastre's story mirrored our own reaction to news earlier this week that OPS had again overreacted and threatened to severely discipline a 5

Pride

Can someone please tell the local media—the local daily newspaper, in particular—to call a halt to the endless self-congratulatory features regarding our fair city's response to recent severe weather outbreaks?People helping others clean up storm damage is not unique to Omaha. You can find the same "neighbors helping neighbors" non-story in the wake of any natural disaster anywhere in the world.

Hesti Purwadinata presenter Sport 7 Malam Trans 7

Hesti Purwadinata is Indonesia Model, Actress and Presenter. Hesti usually starred in several FTV (Film Televisi) dramas aired on SCTV. As a sport presenter, Hesti can be watched on Sport 7 malam on Trans 7 every monday till friday at 12.30 AM.

Fans like Hesti for her cute and childish voice, as well as her comedian style. She always looks sexy and sporty in every event she appears.

Now Hesti has already married with Edo Borne. Their wedding on 19th September 2010 held on Megamendung, West Java.

Hesti Purwadinata also gave a testimonial for lingerie and bra shop Aimerfeel located at Pondok Indah Mall, Jakarta. Her testimonial can be found here http://www.aimerfeel-indonesia.com/afi/gb_read.php?JSPage=VDBFOVBRPT0=&JSAntiCache=d3e3a7ff29aa06b33bfabb171c23fd34

Hesti Purwadinata Profile

Full Name : Raden Hesti Puspitasari Purwadinata
Birth Date & Birth Place : Bogor, 15 Juni 1984
Education : Alumnus Public Relation Interstudi dan Teknik Informatika Universitas Gunadarma Jakarta
Career :
2005 : Winner III Wajah Femina 2005
Husband : Edo Borne

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Pointless Holiday Rituals

Things we wish we never had to see again...• Stories about last-minute shoppers on December 24th.• Stories about shoppers seeking bargains and using gift cards on December 26th.• Stories Omaha's first baby of the new year on January 1st.• Military personnel wishing their families well, endlessly. Seriously, is there a less efficient means of getting these messages to families? What are the odds

Fired

KMTV is looking for a news director following Thursday's announcement to staff that Ken Dudzik is no longer working for the Urinal Broadcast Group.Action 3rd News staffers were assured that the company was committed to improving the station's standing in the ratings and in the public's perception.Could this be a prelude to the long overdue canning of overstuffed gasbag Travis Justice? Cross your

Farah Quinn Ala Chef Trans TV Host

Farah Quinn is a host (presenter) of Trans TV's culinary program "Ala Chef". Ala Chef is a 30 minutes duration show, focus on cooking and food recipe aired every saturday-sunday on 10 AM. What make Ala Chef now begins so popular is the host Farah Quinn. With her feminime and sexy body posture, Farah Quinn succeed to rise the program become high rated.

After her show rised up very quicky, the popularity of Farah Quinn has boosted up also. Farah now also endorses several products such as Bumbu Masak Sasa, and appeared in man magazines.

Her fans must be dominated by men. Many fans always discuss what is Farah Quinn bra size (Ukuran Bra). We must admit that Farah Quinn is one of not many Indonesia Celebrities who has a beautiful breast. Hmm, Farah Quinn bra size is 34D. Her sexy breast can be compared with Yeyen Lidya, and Magdalena.

Who is Farah Quinn ?

Farah Quinn is known as the sexy chef from Indonesia. Farah Quinn is become more and more popular among Indonesian Celebrity. Not because she was a singer or a movie star but as a host in a culinary program at a television station. Many thought she was chosen to host the program is because her pretty face and sexy body posture, but actually, Farah Quinn is more than qualified because she hold a "Chef" degree with specialization in pastry. Together with her husband, Carson Quinn, Farah Quinn had even opened a four-star restaurant in New York, Camus. But unfortunately the restaurant had now been sold and she still thinking to create a new restaurant.

From elementary school to high school and college in America, cooking still feels exciting for her. She even thought of going back taking culinary school. While studying at the Pittsburgh Culinary Institute, Farah Quinn also worked at Lydia's Pittsburgh, the famous Italian restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Graduated from college, Farah moved to Phoenix, Arizona, become a master pastry chef at the Arizona Biltmore Resort. She still learning in World Pastry Championships, and had studied to the pastry experts such as Ewald Notter and Collete Peters.

In 2005, under the direction of celebrity chef James Mullaney, Farah Quinn had a chance to make dessert for the G-8 Summit in Sea Island, Georgia. Thus She served U.S. First Lady, Laura Bush, and a number of other delegations. That year also Farah and her husband, Carson Quinn, opened a restaurant in New York Camus. Four-star restaurant that has now been sold.

Her appearance is as important as the ability to cook. Farah admitted that she love fashion. She regularly to the gym and cardio exercise for 30 minutes three times a week. Farah also love eats vegetable. She would like to transmit this healthy eating habits to the viewers. Health can also be yummy. Beginning with avoiding MSG (monosodium glutamate).

Farah Quinn likes to explore Indonesia beauty also. Before she cooks, Farah Quinn will visit some Indonesia's exotic place like beach, village, peak, hotel or somewhere, and interact with the local residence. That is the plus point of the Ala Chef program. The culinery is not about how to cook and eat, but it contains the history, how the food comes from.

Farah Quinn profile and Biography
Name: Farah Fauzan Quinn
Birthplace : Bandung
Birthdate : 8 April 1980
Height : 172 cm
Weight : 50 Kg
Husband: Carson Quinn
Child: Armand Fauzan Quinn
Education: Pittsburgh Culinary Institute

Career:
* Host a program called "Ala Chef" since November 2008
* Establish a restaurant Camus, 2005
* Chef at Lydia's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Pastry expert at Arizona Biltmore Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
* Chef at G-8 summit in Sea Island, Georgia, 2005


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