GratiTuesday: Steve & Bonnie Wheeler
Mr. & Mrs. Wsil. Quick backstory on the Mr & Mrs. Wsil header. Many years ago, not long after starting at WSIL TV, the newsroom received a phone call. On … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Steve & Bonnie Wheeler
GratiTuesday: Chad Smart
Positively Cynical Reviewing my GratiTuesday blog posts, I’ve come to realize I haven’t highlighted one of my best friends in the world, Chad Smart. Chad is one of the first … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Chad Smart
GratiTuesday: Lisa Mann
SI Wellness or Bust I met Lisa Mann not too long after moving to southern Illinois. She was working for the American Cancer Society at the time and I had … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Lisa Mann
GratiTuesday: Jason Hunsperger
Bub I usually start these posts off with how I met the subject of the GratiTuesday. This one is easy. I don’t remember it though, as I was only 18 … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jason Hunsperger
GratiTuesday: Marge & Bob Mathus
My Second Family Growing up my parents had several close friends. Two of them, Marge and Bob Mathus were like a second set of parents to my brother and me. … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Marge & Bob Mathus
GratiTuesday: Reed Bigelow
The Candy Man My family first met Reed Bigelow a decade or so ago when he and his family moved to southern Illinois. Reed showed up at a Cub Scout … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Reed Bigelow
GratiTuesday: Carterville Band Boosters
Pride of the Lions Many years ago our oldest son Ethan signed up for the band at Carterville Intermediate School. He started off with the trumpet and eventually transitioned to … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Carterville Band Boosters
GratiTuesday: Teachers
Thank a teacher May 8, 2018, is Teacher Appreciation Day. I’m not going to pinpoint specific educators who have had an impact on my life because honestly there are countless … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Teachers
GratiTuesday: Veterans Honor Flight
Honoring Our Veterans One week ago I had the opportunity to document the third Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois trip. For those who don’t know, the Honor Flight provides … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Veterans Honor Flight
GratiTuesday: Ryan Gerding & Gina Quattrocchi
First three letters in news In June 1999 my career in TV news came to a screeching halt. After nearly two years in Florence, Alabama, the owners of the TV … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Ryan Gerding & Gina Quattrocchi
GratiTuesday: The Pro Wrestling Widow
Mrs. My 1-2-3 Cents I’ve written before about my wife Lisa, specifically in this post about our 20 year wedding anniversary last summer. However, I feel the need to shine … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: The Pro Wrestling Widow
GratiTuesday: Jamie Woodworth Meyers
Stride Pro Wrestling’s Superfan Pro wrestling fans are a unique bunch. They’re some of the most passionate and caring people I’ve met. That probably breaks a stereotype non-wrestling fans have … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jamie Woodworth Meyers
GratiTuesday: Evelyn Fuqua
Helping Hands Evelyn Fuqua is one of the first people we met after moving to Carterville and joining the town’s First United Methodist Church. From that first encounter, we could … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Evelyn Fuqua
GratiTuesday: Melissa Luttenbacher
‘Okay friends’ are great I first met Melissa Luttenbacher and her husband Scott a few months after moving to southern Illinois in 2004. Our kids are around the same age … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Melissa Luttenbacher
GratiTuesday: Southern Illinois Wellness, Inc.
Wellness is the Name In 2008 I was invited to join the Women for Health and Wellness, Inc. group to help with others and develop the first ever Southern Illinois … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Southern Illinois Wellness, Inc.
GratiTuesday: Margie Ellisor
TV Margie Nearly 22 years ago, I stepped into a TV newsroom for the first time. It was June 1996 and I remember it like it was yesterday. I had … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Margie Ellisor
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