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The Interview: One-On-One w/Gov. Scott Walker
I tracked down Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at the Saints/Packers last Thursday and talked to him about how sharing the same name in his state can be a little unnerving (to say some people aren’t very fond of him is putting it mildly). We also chatted about his bet with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Lambeau Field in January. Click HERE to watch the interview.
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Posted in on the road, reporting, video
Tagged gov. scott walker, packers, saints, scott walker, wdsu
WDSU Invades Packer Country
TVSpy.com Article
I did a lot of radio and TV interviews during our week in Green Bay and most revolved around the Saints, our rented Packerfied house and “Hey you have the same name as our Governor.”
TVSpy did a nice write-up on what we were up to while in Green Bay. And here’s a look at a story I did with the Hearst station in Milwaukee, WISN.
And here’s a quick video from the NBC station in Green Bay.
Posted in on the road, reporting, saints, video
Tagged green bay, mike anderson, milwaukee, packerplex, scott walker, wdsu, wgba, wisn
New Orleans Stays Put in New Nielsen Rankings
The new Nielsen market rankings are out and New Orleans remains firmly planted at #52. There was only one shift in the top 10, with Washington, DC overtaking Atlanta for the #8 spot.
Check out all 210 markets here.
Hearst Television, Cox Reach New Agreement
This is great news. The deadline was today.
“Hearst Television, the parent company of WDSU TV, and Cox Communications have reached a new agreement that will continue the distribution of all WDSU programming on Cox cable systems in the New Orleans area.”
WDSU News: Tops at 4, 5 & 6
Wow…the key demo numbers (adults 25-54) are out for July and — according to our research department — for the first time in at least 18 years, a TV station other than WWL (CBS) won newscasts within a ratings period. That’s kind of a big deal.
WDSU News at 4, 5 & 6 finished number one in their respective time periods, with double-digit growth in audience share year-to-year. Competing newscasts saw double-dip drops in audience share.
Video: On-Set w/ Scott & Norm
Last night’s topics before the 10: The heat and Norman staying in shape.
On Location: Saints Training Camp
From Grand Isle to Airline Drive. Sports anchor Fletcher Mackel and I will be live from Saints training camp during WDSU News at 4, 5 & 6. We have several great on-set interviews lined up and we’ll have highlights and player reaction as the Saints return to the practice field.
Plus, WDSU News at 4 finished the July sweeps period as the top-rated program in the time slot. If you’re not watching, come see what you’re missing.
Video: Behind the Scenes
Under the Anchor Desk (by request).
Video: Behind the Scenes
Thursday night roll call.
Article: WDSU-TV’s Scott Walker Continues His Father’s New Orleans Airwaves Legacy
This Father’s Day was extra special because of the article that ran in Sunday’s Times-Picayune. Thanks to Dave Walker (no relation) for doing a fantastic job keeping the timeline and all the different jobs straight…although he did add an extra year to my age. I just turned 36. 
Here’s an excerpt:
Scott worked part time for a Hattiesburg TV station off and on through college, but remembers that his first full-time annual sportscaster salary offer was $12,500, bumped to $16,500 thanks to a job offer from a station elsewhere.
Young TV news people often market-hop, and Scott Walker did. En route from Hattiesburg to Jackson to Gulfport-Biloxi to Mobile to Orlando there was a marriage (to Jennifer, whom Scott met at Southern Miss) and a son. Scott also moved to news from sports during one of those career stops, a decision he does not regret today.
Orlando was the comparative big time, a high-profile slot anchoring a morning news show on an NBC affiliate in a top-20 media market.
Scott was lucky to stay close to home during those years, even in Orlando, a quick air hop away, but the prospect of actually working in his hometown never seemed likely. And the question came up a lot.
“I would always say, ‘I don’t know,’” Scott said. “I really wanted to say ‘Never,’ because I thought that’s how it would pan out.
“I thought, once I got to Orlando, it wasn’t going to happen, that that chapter had passed.
“When I said we were moving back, it took everybody by surprise.”
CLICK HERE to read the rest.
