tqj3 Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Jen Ohlsen of KXAN in Austin, Channel 36, came out to Thunder Hill today to do some taping for a segment that is planned to air on the Sunday night "Sunday Sports Section" on Channel 36 at 10:30 pm and will probably run again some time during the week. KXAN is on Channel 4 on Time Warner Cable in Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 did Wendy Woolfolk grade the kitchen as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted July 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 I give up, Outlaw. What's your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivicic Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Wendy reports the health department reports for the Austin area. She gives the worst and best cases, although more bad than good. Some of these restaurants are bad enough you won't go there to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Ahh, now it makes sense. By the way, Jen Ohlson is someone we should get out to the track for a celebrity race (something Brian Callaway has already suggested). Jen was the most-lettered athlete in Colorado high school history, with 15 letters in five sports, and was the USA Today high school athelete of the year her senior year. She played soccer and ran track in college, and has completed 18 marathons. She's the first female from Texas to finish the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon, and is training for an Ironman in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 It looked like most of that story was from the Big Shot 250 last year ?? I was hoping that we would see more of the locals involved. It was still a good piece however ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 One of the problems we've always had with television stations is the fact that we don't have video they can use. We either have amateur video shot from the grandstand in poor light, or we have video that is owned by someone who won't give us permission to use it. Television has to have pictures, good pictures, or they can't do the story. If they can come shoot video of an event or practice, great. But they have a lot of things to do, and many of them happen just when we are racing. We aren't a high priority, even when the sports reporter (Jeff Power at News 8, or Jen Ohlson, who did a piece last year on Charlie Turner) wants to do it. Last year, two local pro cameramen shot video at Thunder Hill. One was Merle Bertrand, who is in post-production on his documentary; the other was Thad Yousling, who wants to shoot races. (It was Thad's video that was shot at the Big Shot and used that weekend on News 8.) We wanted to shoot video last Thursday, but the station had a conflict, so we had to go with Friday. Some of the local people we wanted to use either weren't available, or their cars were in pieces. David Snokhous and Terry Tschoerner were able to bring their cars out; David on very short notice (like, 11:00 Friday morning, be there at 1:30). We appreciate their efforts, and their comments, which were very good. The only racing footage we had was shot by Thad at the Big Shot (though he got some great stuff for Mary Ann at the last TSRS race, including the last five laps between Ronny New and Tommy Gural for the win) and included interviews he did with about a dozen drivers. Jen Ohlson used all of that to put together a terrific piece and gave Thunder Hill nearly three minutes of air time. (Priced TV air time lately?) I'd always like more, and I think we are worth more in coverage, but we don't yet have the visibility other sports have, and have to come from behind. Don't forget to call, write or email Channel 36 and let them know we appreciate the coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car05 Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Does Anyone know when this may be on again, I missed it the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 They actually ran it again this morning during their morning show, so I'm not sure it will be run again. As they seemed to like it, you might watch their news programs this evening; they could run it in shorter form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt5858 Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 What ever happened to Charlie Turner #71 LLM. She was a tough driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Matt click on Search and type in Charlie Turner. Thanks, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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