Kidd REUNION

The Kidd family and various off shoots gathered at Kidd Springs ( I am sure this is not the correct title for the spot) to celebrate their annual Kidd reunion on Sunday June 26th 2006.

Walker Johnson, one of the many grandchildren of Gussie or is it Gussy Kidd attened and took these pictures. There is one characteristic running through all of the photographs and it is fun, notice the smiles and the fellowship of these folks. It is both an honor and a privilege to call them kin!

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WATE-TV scores a big win at 5pm during May.


(Knoxville) ABC affiliate WATE 6 had a winning May sweeps performance. WATE 6 showed growth during key day parts and in the key demos. WATE 6 also won the 5pm news time slot again during this very important sweeps period. This proves that more and more East Tennessee viewers are turning to 'The News Station', 6 News.
“We are pleased to have earned growth in some key news areas during this rating period,” says Jan Wade, President and General Manager of WATE-TV. “The staff works very hard each day to bring good quality journalism to our viewers. Our goal is cover the top story news of the day, and to report on stories and issues that are of interest to the area. As evidenced by our growth, more and more East Tennesseans seem to be counting on us for just that.”
Good Morning Tennessee, Knoxville’s only local morning newscast with a daily live reporter shows great growth throughout the mornings. Growing an incredible 26% from 5am to 5:30am, and showing great growth in key demos from 6am to 7am. GMT delivers big breaking news with overnight developments along with traffic and weather together on the 6's.

5:00-5:30am May. 05 May. 06
WATE (News) 1.9 rating / 9 share 2.4 rating / 10.5 share
WBIR (News) 3.9 rating / 19 share 3.5 rating / 15.5 share
WVLT (News) 1.0 rating / 5 share 0.6 rating / 2.5 share




6-7am
May 05 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54 May 06 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54
WATE (News) 4.2 2.0 2.7 2.8 3.4 4.2 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4
WBIR (News) 8.3 3.8 5.4 4.7 6.4 7.7 3.8 5.6 4.8 7.3
WVLT (News) 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.3
source: NSI May 05-May06, VIP Analysis

Oprah, once again won her time slot, winning dramatically in all key demos. This proves that Oprah remains the “Queen of Daytime Television”. She is still going strong, and continues to dominate the 4pm hour.
“There are so many positive attributes to be said about Oprah Winfrey,” adds Wade. “But the headline for her is that she does an excellent program, and her viewers continue to love her and watch her.”

4-5pm
May 05 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54 May 06 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54
WATE (Oprah) 7.3 3.0 3.6 5.2 5.9 6.3 2.8 3.1 4.8 5.3
WBIR (Style) 5.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 2.0 5.0 1.3 1.4 2.2 2.4
WVLT (News/Andy) 3.2 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.2 3.2 1.3 1.8 1.9 2.6
source: NSI May 05-May06, VIP Analysis
WATE 6 News at 5pm, Won again for the seventh time in last 8 rating periods. WATE 6 News at 5pm grew in all key demos over last year’s performance. 6 News continues to provide the people of East Tennessee with big breaking news, developing stories, and in-depth investigations that make an impact.
“We are East Tennessee’s source for local news,” says Robb Atkinson, News Director of WATE-TV. “6 News at 5 is the only place where viewers can find hard hitting investigations, and in-depth team coverage of the stories they want to watch.”
5-5:30pm
May 05 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54 May 06 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54
WATE (Oprah) 8.6 2.6 3.4 3.3 4.2 7.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.5
WBIR (Style) 8.5 3.1 3.9 3.8 4.7 7.6 3.4 3.9 4.6 5.1
WVLT (Andy) 4.4 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.4 4.2 2.2 3.1 2.9 3.8
source: NSI May 05-May06, VIP Analysis

The Insider continues to create a buzz in East Tennessee with another great sweeps performance. The Insider was the only show during its time period to make gains in the key demos.
7:30-8pm
May 05 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54 May 06 Ratings
HH A18-49 A25-54 W18-49 W25-54
WATE (Insider) 6.2 2.1 2.6 2.5 3.1 5.0 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.3
WBIR (Jeopardy) 11.4 4.1 5.2 4.7 6.1 10.2 4.0 4.9 4.4 5.4
WVLT (ET) 5.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 4.3 4.7 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.1
source: NSI May 05-May06, VIP Analysis

“Going forward, we will continue to pursue our mission of providing the very best newscasts, and programming in East Tennessee,” adds Wade. “We are grateful to our loyal viewers and will continue to work hard to earn their trust each and every day.”
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WATE-TV, Channel 6, is owned and operated by Young Broadcasting of Knoxville, Inc. The ABC network affiliate serves East Tennessee and Southeast Kentucky.

Little media, little animal

Our state bird raising the devil on my roof trying to let the ladies know he is packing American Express platinum, keys to a Buick Park Ave., and his wife is on a six week cruise to the Bahamas!

CBS is saying that Dan Rather will be packing his box (old radio saying for cleaning out your desk) today! See Ya DAN!

Locally the May numbers are back and the TV sales ferrets have spun them harder than the an industrial Kenmore. Their end results will be posted here after the column hits on Wednesday night, live for it!

Powell News Lives!

Just got word the Powell News will still be around, but it will be an added supplement to the Halls News and not a separate paper.

Some other good news in the media world, RATHER finally got SACKED at CBS and although NBC ran a personal poll on GW that said his numbers were flat it looks like he is back over 40%! How can you tell if an alphabet network news anchor is not telling the truth? His lips are moving!!!! LOL

WELCOME HALLS NEWS READERS!

The famed MEDIA MAVIN is now writing in the Halls News, after a few short years with the Powell News. The Post assumed room temperature this week and the Halls News has grown in distribution and content. I mention the blog in my column so if you are a first time visitor to Tennessee Writer, you are just in for such a treat!

I will use the blog to expand on the local media and also as a place to park their news releases concerning ratings. Brother they are flat fun to read and each station can show you where they are growing and beating another station, creative writing at its best!

Anyway the giant news is I just got a new Nikon and have been blasting pictures of the river, the flowers and the dogs and I am positive you would LOVE to see these suckers!

Check out the column at hallsnews.com and if you wanta jump into the mix fire off an e mail!

Denver

Got a new camera from the TV shopping net work, SHOP AT HOME. They are selling out at the end of the month and everything is at cost! This one is an olympus and has 5 meg/pix so it does take clearer shots that the old 2 meg/pix cannon.

Still working on getting either a nikon or a cannon rebel when the prices get better!

Mocking BIRD has moved in

The squirrel, now named Rocky is sharing our home with two new kids!
Two outstanding mockingbird have moved into the bunker in Rockford and they are having a great time on the roof. They fly up about 8 feet and then right back down as they sing their brains out. So far it is just great having them, but if it gets old I think I can throw the neighborhood cat up to the level they are on!



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The "American nightingale," the Northern Mockingbird is known for its long, complex songs that include imitations of many other birds. It is a common bird of hedgerows and suburbs, and has been slowly expanding its range northward.

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The Northern Mockingbird frequently gives a "wing flash" display, where it half or fully opens its wings in jerky intermediate steps, showing off the big white patches. No one knows why it does this behavior, but some have suggested that it startles insects into revealing themselves. However, it does not appear to flush insects, and other mockingbird species that do not have white wing patches use the display, casting doubt on this idea.


The Northern Mockingbird is a loud and persistent singer. It sings all through the day, and often into the night. Most nocturnal singers are unmated males, which sing more than mated males during the day too. Nighttime singing is more common during the full moon. In well-lit areas around people, even mated males may sing at night.


A Northern Mockingbird continues to add new sounds to its song repertoire throughout its life.


The Northern Mockingbird typically sings throughout most of the year, from February through August, and again from September to early November. A male may have two distinct repertoires of songs: one for spring and another for fall. One study found only a one percent overlap in song types used in spring and fall.


The female Northern Mockingbird sings too, although usually more quietly than the male does. She rarely sings in the summer, usually only when the male is away from the territory. She sings more in the fall, perhaps to establish a winter territory.


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