Metro: Jim Cherrington and Dennis Lynch
Judy Elliott is heading to Cuernevaca, Mexico again and will be present a
check for $2,900 to the Oriente Rotary Club to support their local projects.
This represents proceeds from the sale of the tiger paw bracelets.
Thanks to everyone for making this such a successful fundraiser for our Club.
Remember, some of the proceeds remain with our Club for awards in Columbia.
Bracelets are still available at Jim Elliott’s office. Thanks much
to both Jim & Judy.
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Our program
today was introduced by Cindy Sheltmire. Cindy welcomed
KOMU-TV News Anchor Jim Riek, who was here to speak about "The Elements
of Good Reporting."
One of the first things we learned about Jim was his nickname,
"302", a nick he earned by playng that number of rounds of golf in one year!
Last year,Jim took first place
for his series "Heitholt in Hindsight," focusing on the Kent Heitholt case
and teenage violence prevention, and his series "Whatever Happened To…,"
which caught up with people who had made headlines in the past - including
such names as Gus Otto and Joe Teasdale.
Jim shared with us a brief video, "Behind the
Scenes at KOMU", which served to illustrate the organized pandemonium that
surrounds each newscast. TV news has certainly evolved, and Jim was
not sure that it was all to the good. Despite that fact, it is still
good to know that UMC is the #1 broadcast school in the country, attracting
students from around the country and the world. Several members took issue
with Jim's statement that "journalism is about changing public policy", creating
a little lively debate.
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