Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Bouncing Around


We're bouncing around today...

ABC's Sam Donaldson announced he's retiring after 41 years with the network. Donaldson will still make occasional appearances on "This Week" and on ABC Radio. He was a good, tough reporter on the White House beat for several years. Donaldson occasionally became bigger, and louder, than the story he was covering. Overall, far more positives than negatives. The man knew Washington. A "Washington Post" columnist did a good Donaldson story Monday. Look it up if you get the chance.

Speaking of ABC, on of its reporters did a story on the Buffalo plane crash Monday morning. In the story, the reporter said the time period between the first sign of trouble to impact was "only" 26 seconds. To you and I, 26 seconds is little more than the blink of an eye. I'm sure 26 seconds seemed a lot longer if you were on that plane.

Often, the best part of "Face the Nation" on CBS is Bob Schieffer's commentary at the end. Sunday, Schieffer noted that the "best in show" dog at last week's Westminster Kennel Club show is 10 years old. Schieffer expressed glee that old dogs can be recognized for their work and their talents. Schieffer turns 72 a week from tomorrow. There is no better old dog than Bob Schieffer.

Today is digital day. WNEP, and most of the other stations in town, will turn off their analog transmitters today, even though they had the option of keeping them up and running until June 12. The government says a small percentage of people still aren't ready for the transition to digital. I'm sure when the question is asked June 11th, a small number of people still won't be ready for the transition to digital.