Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
It’s amazing how there’s just never any WLOSer news on the weekends. You’d think the world just stops on a Saturday.
So the top story at both 6 and 11 on Saturday was about the Henderson County sheriff wanting to adopt a program that would allow his deputies to do some immigration work that’s normally left to the feds. The sheriff wants his deputies trained to check the background of anyone arrested and booked in the county jail to see if they’re illegal immigrants. If they don’t have their papers, he wants them deported.
Kassandra “Special K” Pride brought us the story, and just gave us the sheriff’s side. She talked to one Hispanic businessman, who said he thought it was a good idea. Very weak reporting.
There were only two other new stories of note that we could discern. One was about a guy who wants the federal government to continue looking into a plane crash in Ashvegas 40 years ago. Eighty-two people died when a tiny Cessna collided with a Piedmont jetliner. The local guy says the National Transportation Safety Board wrongly faulted the Cessna pilot in the crash.
Who cares?
And in that same category, WLOSers brought us video from an annual “kissing” contest outside Alan’s Jewelry and Pawn on Patton Avenue in West Ashvegas. Ken and Tammy from WOXL were there. WLOSers noted that Ken used to be a producer for WLOS. Let’s just say that it’s a good thing he’s not on camera, ever. So couples had to see who could lock lips for the longest. The couple that won last year won again this year.
The only other thing we learned from the WLOSer news was this pithy bit of advice from Edward the Sports Guy McDonald: “My momma always told me – don’t let your mouth write a check your butt cant cash.” Thanks for the reminder, Edward!
Kids … let’s not be too brutal please! Play nice. I happen to think my morning partner is absolutely adorable and a sweetheart too! : )
Good god…so many typos. Sorry bout that.
local news weekends shows are almost entirely pointless.
I really wish we coudl do away with them. Becuase frankly, the world really kinda does stop on the weekends.
The only thing your liable to find news wise on a weekend show is a drunk driving wreck. Or if its near news years or Saint Patty’s, a dui checkpoint.
But yeah, I’m with you ash, but I want to take it a step farther.
eliminate them. No one will miss it.
Yeah, Juice, Kingsport was his last stop before coming back to Asheville. And I don’t think I’m giving away any trade secrets in saying there was a stint in Greenville, Mississippi, the same market (maybe the same station?) that was a stop for the Diva on her rise to stardom.
With apologies to young Ken and to Parrot Heads everywhere:
"So he went toward Biloxi
Seeking fortune and fame;
He got high, he got by,
He got called dirty names.
Caty said, ‘You’ll never (no never)
Work in this bidness again.’"
The Rug and Home guy likes to wave his arms around a lot, too. I can’t stand him.
Now, the ones where Jamie is wearing a purple top are much better.
I still would like to know the name of the Kia girl.
TRI CITIES BABY!
really, Mike? what other markets, do you know?
The burning question is: who’s the guy doing some of the Rug & Home commercials now? He’s kinda whiny.
Must be all those early mornings doing him in. He was a teevee news anchor in a couple of other markets, before coming back to A-town.
it’s a very, very good thing Keno was never on camera – u-g-l-y, he ain’t got no alibi!