Thank goodness a blog isn’t a pet because I have neglected mine for way to long. Even if it was a plant, it would be dead.
I really enjoy blogging, it’s a chance to write opinion and non news content. Maybe the reason I haven’t blogged in a while is how busy everyone has been here at WAGM-TV. We launched our Fox channel on September 12th. Programming an additional 21 hours a day is a chore for traffic and for the master control operators responsible for getting the shows on the air. We are still going through some technical difficulties, but every day the situation improves, thankfully.Â
After the World Series on Fox, NewsSource 8 will be starting a 10:00 PM newscast on WAGM Fox 8. This show will be quite different from our 11:00 news, with more weather, less sports and a few more radical ideas. Those ideas may work or may not. Shawn Cunningham will be the primary anchor for the program, but the entire news team will contribute. If you have any ideas for particular segments or content email me at jgulliver@wagmtv.com
By the way the 46th annual Potato Pickers Special wraps up Wednesday Oct. 11th. Many thanks go out to the hosts, Don Flannery, Tim Hobbs, Rene Cloukey and the others. Also the behind the scenes crew of Norma, Katie, Casey, Larry and Henry.
And this final sad note, Meteorologist Samantha Hensell is moving on to a job in Binghamton, New York. Samantha has been an excellent worker and wonderful part of the newsroom for the past two years. We wish her all the best. Look for a new Chief Meteorologist starting Monday October 16th. His name is familiar to television viewers in Eastern and Northern Maine. More on that later.
 JG