This was the view the first thing this morning, as I walked into the building thinking of the to do list of seven big items that needed attention today. These were the seven things that needed to be done, around all of the small things that sneak into your day and chip away at your time and attention. Somehow, those seven things became a list of 10 things.
I managed to get eight of those things done over the course of the day, and pronounced that a win as I headed into the studio this evening.
It’s that time once again! @HankJoseph5 and @briannaballog are on the desk, and a cast and crew of dozens from @IUSTVsports are bringing you Hoosier Sports Nite. @IUSTV pic.twitter.com/zmkRI3hfl2
— Kenny Smith 🌳🧻🐅 (@kennysmith) January 27, 2022
That’s a sports show, because it’s Wednesday. All of their shows will be uploaded later this week. I’ll be sure to share them here.
Meanwhile, here’s a show the news division shot last night. They got everything in they’d planned, and they ended on time. Now we’ll start adding extra things back in.
I’ve learned a few things working with student media over the last 14 years. One of them is this. Resets are fun — they haven’t been in the studio since December, and they’ve changed directors, too — but building on momentum is an encouraging sign of the program’s health. I’m proud of them for that.
Patron saint of IU journalism, Ernie Pyle, would be proud of them too. He told me tonight that I can’t complain about the long hours — a 10-hour day, today, after yesterday’s 11-hour day — because he’s on deadline and, as you can see, Ernie is still banging keys on his Corona.
He’ll be there when I go in gray and early tomorrow, too. Because he’s a statue.
The daily duds: Pictures of clothes I put here to, hopefully, help avoid embarrassing scheme repeats.
It is difficult to make this suit work.
But I occasionally do enjoy trying.
I’ve lately realized this is a silly feature, and it’s going away, but not today. I’m going to end on a strong one.
