Opening Salvo

Let's see, where to start? It all began at a local cable television, no, that's not it, it really began in a hospital many years ago putting my mother through 27 hours of pain, but let's focus on the positive.

I'm a former television and radio news reporter/anchor, now an in-house video producer, freelance voice over guy, produce videos of my own, hlep my lovely wife raise our 4 kids, and find time to play tenor sax and write some music, besides homeowner type stuff. there I think that's enough.

This place will be where I can share my thoughts, and new projects, and maybe even ramble on a bit about myriad items.

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