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Oct 21
We had an important, historic night in the studio
Tonight it was the sports group in the studio. The producers came to me and talked about a special program they were considering and they teased out all the necessary details. They wanted to walk about the health of women’s sports. They had topics, subtopics, timing, guests, all of it figured out. They wanted to break their normal routines and do something they felt was important. They took the initiative and those are the days that make the rest of the days worth it. One of the shows looked like this.
It was timely, topical and pointed conversation about where we are in women’s sports, and why, and where we should be. They were excited to do it, and excited afterward, as they should be. Every episode deserves this much gusto.
Also, since I have mentioned this show in this space in the last week, we can make one more historical note.
This is year six of The Toss Up, numbering some 135-ish episodes. @LaurnSmith is the first faculty member the @IUSTVsports producers have ever invited on the show. @IUSTV pic.twitter.com/P2TR0zG9Jk
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) October 6, 2021
Today’s shows will be up later this week. I will, of course, share them here.
For now, here are the shows the news team produced last night. First, HNS:
And after Hoosier News Source we have What’s Up Weekly:
And here’s today’s pocket square. I must warn you, it’s a loud one.
Tomorrow … I have no idea what will be here. But you can at least count on the continued presence of Catober.
5
Oct 21
A stationary front
The signs of summer are still with us. Saw this lovely little bit of shrubbery on a walk late last evening.
The signs of fall are coming slowly, and then suddenly. Same walk, just a little farther up on the same path.
So today my pocket square is autumnal.
Two years ago we observed Halloween and a snowfall. I’m going to try to not think about that every day between now and then. Each day in the next week or two when we have temperatures in the 70s and low 80s are a gift. A confusing gift.
But that weather out there? My friend Caroline Klare told me it would be like this.
That weather out there? @CarolineJeanK told me it was going to be like this, on @iustv. pic.twitter.com/zVqSrq5Zxp
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) October 5, 2021
In 2017 IUSTV decided to incorporate some weather into their newscasts. Someone knew someone studying atmospheric sciences. The first student-meteorologist was great, figured the TV thing out very quickly and did a fantastic job right up to graduation and went out into the world and got a job at BAMWX, a weather tech company. Two more students came through, one went to graduate school out west. One landed a great TV job in North Carolina, and Caroline is the last of that original cohort. Incredibly smart woman, wise beyond her years. She’s had a meteorology job waiting for her since her junior year.
Often as not, she orders me up some lovely weather, too.
I’m thinking about going to study atmosphere sciences.
