Team Nation - Colleen Spillane
Hometown:Â Texarkana, TEXAS!!Â
Job Title:  Marketing Hack er, I mean producer. Formerly of KTBS, now with WBRZ in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Talents/Skills:Â Talking when I shouldn’t, sleeping and of course, being a friend. I do think I am good at that.
Favorite thing about your job: The chance to be creative while having the opportunity to act like I’m still in high school
Who/what inspires you: My husband & son and strangely enough…nature! (cue the symphonic music)
Your family: Husband-Philip/Son-John Michael/Cat-Pirate/Dog-Hank/Fish-Goldy
Anything people might be surprised to learn about you: I can operate a forklift. I actually like Jason.
Favorite food: Ribeye rare please! I know Sal…I know!
Nickname: k-for Kooleen
Favorite book or magazine: Fake answer: The Grapes of Wrath/Newsweek*** Real answer: Anything by Anita Shreve/Real Simple
Favorite saying: “Happiness, not in another place, but this place..not for another hour, but this hour…” Walt Whitman
Biggest challenge: Working full time and wanting more time with my son. There has to be a way to make this work. It’s not really all or nothing is it?
What’s so great about Texas? I think the easier question would be; “What’s not so great about Texas?” to which the answer would be the traffic in Houston and GWB! Otherwise what’s not to love!
Craziest thing you’ve ever done: I don’t really want to say, only that it involved the breaking of a federal law.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Well even though you will not acknowledge me I still miss you Colleen!!! Tell the cats I said hi. We miss you around here…you always seem to make the newsroom brighter and were the only one that could put Jason in his place! Love ya colleen!
May 5th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Congrats on getting your much deserved recognition. I know the department you work in is often times overlooked or seen as less important than others.
Too bad you left soon after I got here. I would have like to work with you longer.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Colleen- Do I still get on your nerves??
I think it was the Texarkana ice storm when I called you, oh like, 500 times, and you yelled out in the newsroom that I was driving you crazy! Awww, the good ‘ol days!
Sherri- Will you please profile jchristie? So he can finally shine.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I don’t shine, Jody. I radiate.
And there will be no profiling of me.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Ko-leen! How I miss your Ritz cracker, peanut butter sandwiches dipped in chocolate!
May 5th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Colleen!
I appreciate you for teaching me how to produce and back time!!!
~Lakesha
May 5th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Is KTBS violating child labor laws, or is Colleen a high school intern?
May 5th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
cwa, puleeeez answer HRB’s question! Ha!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I’ll never forget doing a double-take the day Colleen called me “Puppy” in the midst of breaking news. All of the sudden in the middle of all the chaos, I felt so nurtured.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Colleen read my post from a few days ago
May 6th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
let me know is you remember me. We had all those crazy drunk neighboors.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Hello all…sherritalley.com is like being home…even while in Baton Rouge.
Sparky-you know I love you! Jim-i assume you speak of promotions, but the same could be said for many a producer as well. I hate we didn’t get to work together longer, but I do know you can party like a rock star and that’s all that matters. Jody..you continue to feel I have persecuted you! Everybody has gotten on my nerves in a newsroom..but I can remember you walking up to me and asking me why I didn’t like you! I love you Jody Lo… Mel…I miss you guys as well as our (sneaky) wine lunches!!! Lakesha sweetie I think you are the first person to ever thank me for something that has to do with numbers that was not a credit card entity! HRB thanks for the compliment..I of course still look the same today although the photo was taken at the tender age of 23 by Lambert Chow! This was before I became cynical. Turtle I read your post…did you live at 741 Robinson Place?
SAL..thanks so much for the props! You know LindsAy is jealous!
May 6th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
turtle…i just went back and read your response! hello and hope all is well. did you end up taking on sweet old KIT KAT…such a sweet kitty. Did you know I accidentally shut his tail in my door and broke it!!!
May 6th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Hey Colleen, No I moved before you did. I wonder what ever happened to him
May 6th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I know Colleen. When I first started you and Viki would give me the evil eye. I think you were just trying to show me tough love! Yeah, that’s it…
But don’t worry. After years of therapy, I’ve realized that you do like me, and I like me too.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
CWA, come on back home anytime. We love you!
May 9th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Colleen, You know this was really a good picture. keep it.
now, down to business people.
I have read some of the posts by KTBS fans and I am really ready to kick some butt for my girl sherri talley waggoner allen talley. sherri is one of the best tv anchors i have worked with through the years and i’ve worked for some doozies. she could have worked anywhere, but chose to live in shreveport, you news fans should appreciate how good you have it. good gracious!
Colleen and other former producers, i’m sorry about the name i’ve chosen, but the truth is the truth. live with it.
love ya!
May 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Don’t be fooled sherri…it’s the devil in disguise!
May 9th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
COLLEEN : i am your friend, dammit. why would you say something so mean. don’t you know i am soft and sensitive, i have a child now!