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I don't consider myself a quote/ unquote "star" but once in a while I guess I have to make an exception. The Night of the Dancing Stars was a complete success. ( and a total blast) Between 8 "local stars" across the piedmont we raised about $8,200 dollars for the American Cancer Society. That’ more than DOUBLE the amount raised last year. Julie Luck and I had a great time from the start.
Our #1 fan , friend, and photographer, Brad Ingram. He fought off the other phojo's for this assignment.
We did do SOME work. This is Julie on standby getting ready to interview her partner Paul. He's also the owner of the local Fred Astaire Dance Studios.
Jen Sposato. Fox 8 5 o'clock produce by day, great friend and dance fan by night. Thanks for coming Jen!
The WFMY competition. They were beautiful!
My partner/ instructor, Alonzo.
Erin McCloskey. She maybe a "formber Fox 8 employee" but she's still in the family.
And the winner is JULIE LUCK!!! Well deserved. She pracitced a lot and boy did it payoff. Great job Julie!!!
Group shot. Thanks to all the instructors from Fred Astaire Dance Studio who volunteered their time to teach us. Thanks to Rhythmic Rentals who donated the costumes. And thanks to countless other organizers and volunteers who helped make this happen. There were some bumps and missed steps along the road, but we did it all for a great cause....and we had a great time. Have I mentioned I love my job. :)
And thanks to my friend Julie. I sort of talked her into this months ago. I'm glad I did, this experiance would not have been half as much fun without her.
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What could be more interesting than a reporter from Michigan and a photographer from Arizona going scuba diving in North Carolina in April? Let me tell you, it was quite an adventure. Photojournalist Jamison Forst and I headed to the Blue Stone Dive Resort late this past April. We tried to reschedule for a day with a little more sun, but it didn’t work out that way.
Having plenty of experience in the frigid waters of “The Great Lake State” I was quick to get suited up. These dry suits work wonders!
Jamo was a little hesitant. He made the mistake of feeling the water before agreeing to get in.
With a little convincing Jamo agreed to suit up.
Our instructor, Gerry Peddycord, was any new divers dream. Gerry made everything easy, he was very patient, and made the whole experience a lot of fun.
This is the underwater camera we used. Blue Stone’s Master Instructor, Janet Hill, let us borrow the camera so we could get all those great underwater shots.
Now the fun part!
The water was about 55 degrees, not bad with the dry suit.
I have to admit, not a bad day on the job.
Thanks to my instructor, Gerry Peddycord, the owner of Blue Stone, Robert Outlaw, and Janet Hill for letting use the underwater camera. I loved every minute of this experience. I can’t wait to come back!
Here’s the link to the website: http://bluedolphindive.com/index.cfm?section=862p>
