Today we made Paul very happy by supplying many oo’s and ah’s about his new weather graphics.  Tom started using his new traffic maps a few days ago.  (I think the flashing lights are pretty impressive.)  Paul’s weather maps are also very nice.  I especially liked the leaf background he used for one of the forecast.  The new graphics will really pop once we go to HD.  Stay tuned.

It is pretty exciting for us when we get something new.  We’re kind of like kids at Christmas.  Paul is especially creative when it comes to using new graphics.  I kind of miss the Poteet Consolidated School Bus, though.  Apparently it was time for the bus to ride off into the sunset.  (And won’t that sunset look great in HD?)

The big transition to HD takes place Sunday, October 12.  To get ready, the production staff has been doing mock newscasts.  It’s pretty fun to watch because various people in the station have been sitting in at the anchor desk.  Chris Adam, who many of you know from Off The Cuff, has anchored a few of the mock newscasts.  He’s so versatile.  Next week, Dan and I will rehearse with the production crew.  It’ll be a busy week, but it should be worth it.  We’ll let you, the viewer, be the judge.  Hopefully the audience will also go gah-gah over our new graphics and our new look.