TVNewsday AM reports that some newscasts around the country are using product placement as an added source of revenue.  Here’s how it’s being used at one station. 

Oh sure, you’ve seen the occasional Coke can in a movie shot or two.  But how do you feel about products placed on your local newscasts?  

I don’t have a problem with this, as long as the anchors and reporters near the products can hold on tight to their journalistic integrity. 

And–as long as the products aren’t FAKE and IGNORED!  C’mon! 

The anchors at the station above make no reference to the fake products.  I would find that EXTREMELY difficult!  C’mon!  If there’s a new product in front of you at your house, you’re going to at least acknowledge it.  You’re going to eat, drink, play with or explain it…something!   If not, it just seems so contrived!  If you’re going to put something weird on the set, don’t pretend like it’s not there!  How stupid do you think viewers are? 

Beginning at 6:00 tonight, KTBS 3 is back on Dish.   We’ve settled the programming dispute that resulted in our removal from Dish.   For more information, go to www.ktbs.com or watch the news tonight.   

Remember when we were talking about CrossFit?  Just do a search here or head to the fitness category to your right to refresh that groggy memory. 

Red River CrossFit is offering a free Saturday morning 9:00 workout at AC Steere Park in Shreveport. 

The organizers, who are fit and not cross, say they’ll accomodate all ages and all levels.

I’m considering whether I can get up that early, but may give it a shot. 

Oh, Mel, thanks for letting us use the pic of your bicep here.  

Here’s another KRMD radio jock.  Meet Todd Nixon.  What fun I had yesterday on the air there, talking with James Anthony and Dr. Donald Mack, helping them sell KTBS St. Jude Dream Home tickets.  Want one?  1-800-724-2423.

Seriously, we’re about to deliver these two stories on the 5:00 news.   Are these fights really about chicken fingers and mac and cheese or is there some unresolved resentment here?

1.   Around 2:30 this morning, two cousins were arguing over chicken fingers when they decided to take it outside.  One was shot in the shoulder.  The other was hit in the head with what police think was a rake.

2.  A father came home to find his son sitting on the floor in his underwear.  The son had showered and was eating macaroni and cheese.  Problem is… the father says the son is on the dope and not welcome there.  The son’s in jail now on burglary and property damage.   

Ever spent the night in an airport?  Tonight’s my night!  This is my gate at the airport in Atlanta. 

 I got evil looks just now when I took this picture.  Apparently the flash woke some up.  What?  You’d think they were caught in flight delay hell today because of the storms.  I mean, they’re all acting like they missed several connections and have to sleep in the airport or something.  I appear to be the only cheery one here at the gate.  And the only one still awake.  

I have blanket envy.  The guy in the white t-shirt just pulled a blanket all cozy up around his chin.  I’m about to offer someone some serious money for an extra shirt.  

Swimmer Erika Stewart is representing Columbia in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.  Her father, a friend of mine, got married this weekend in NC, so I took the chance to ask Erika a couple of important Olympics-related issues. 

I lifted this from Nozzlerage.com faster than you can lift the nozzle off the pump.  Was that a bicycle bell at the end of this clip? 

That was fun! 

You might expect tempers to flare in the hot sun, with hundreds of people waiting for hours in traffic.   But, Bossier Police say there were no wrecks, no fights and minimal complaints as KTBS 3, Horseshoe Casino and Cumulus Radio got together to provide $1.40 a gallon gasoline yesterday to the first 1,000 drivers who came by The Raceway on Old Minden Road in Bossier City.   The 1000th customer arrived almost exactly at 2:00 p.m., when the rollback ended.  Nice job, everyone!

Centenary College Police Officer Todd Field and another officer gave chase when this baby goat ran into heavy traffic on East Kings Highway in Shreveport this afternoon.    

Officer Field thought about writing the goat a ticket, but then reconsidered because it’s just a kid. 

The owner of the goat has yet to come forward.  Call Centenary Police if this is your goat. 

The officers nicknamed the goat, “Hobo”. 

Awe, look at it all snuggled up there.