Growing Up With Channel 3

WCIA Channel 3 Can Be Considered My Extended Family. I Have Been Watching These Professionals For As Long As I Can Remember.

Remember Him?

This Is Mr Roberts The WCIA Weather Man Since The Early 1950's. His First Name Was Wyndham, But Apparently He Did Not Like It And Preferred To Be Know As "Mr. Roberts".
That He Was Until His Death In 1985.
Growing Up With Names Like Tom Schoendinist, Ed Kelly, Paul Davis, & Dave Shaul Can Pretty Much Tell People You Are Over errr.....40?
If You Are Fortunate Enough To Never Miss A Broadcast Then You Can Be A Part Of The Saying Of Good Bye To Someone Who Has Been In Your Home For So Many Years.
I Have Viewed A Number Of Farewells Of Fellow Newscasters Where They Would Show Previous Broadcasts And Their Hairstyles Of Yesteryear Or The Clothes They Wore Were Somewhat Out Of Date.
However Not Always Do We Have The Opportunity To View These Tearful Goodbye's.

Ofcourse It Was Just A Career Move For Michael Marsh And Taking Him Back To His Roots Of New Orleans. Just The Same, Michael As Well As All The Others Come Into Our Homes Day In And Day Out.
Remember When Michael Marsh And Jennifer Roscoe Had The Bet Going Over The Game Of LA State And The Fighting Illini? The Loser Of The Bet Would Have To Sing The Other's School Song And It Ended Up With Jennifer Singing To Michael But She Sang The Song Of The Fighting Illini As Well. Bless Her Heart.
The Wonderful Love Story That Brought Two News Journalist Together In That Of Marta Carreira And Jerry Slabe.
Gabrielle Martin Was Another Household Fixture Who Left Broadcasting All Together Yet Staying In The Champaign Area And Working At Carle Hospital.
Dan Roan Was Channel 3 Sports Broadcaster For Seven Years But Is Now Known Worldwide
By Being The Top Dog For WGN Sports.http://wgntv.trb.com/news/wgntv-roan-danbio,0,7042096.story?coll=wgntv-home-nav

Chris Widlic, Another Familiar Face With WCIA Sports Left With Very Little Public Knowledge.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1626772&nav=menu35_18_1



Let's Not Forget One Of Our Area's Favorites, Trisha Whitkanack. The Viewers Watched This Young Lady Grow In Both Journalism And Life. She Announced She Was Getting Married, Then She Would Give Birth To Her First Child.
http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1921351
Her Sendoff Was Both Tearful And Joyful At The Same Time.
Switching To Weather, John Valenziana Was Judy Fraser's Sidekick For Many Years. He Also Left Broadcasting And Began Selling Real Estate.
http://www.southhavenhomes.com/JohnV.htm
WCIA Channel 3's Most Well Known As Well As Most Loved Is Judy Fraser. You Never Know Where Judy Has Been Today. She Loves To Go To Schools To Teach Young Children About Weather Concerns As Well As Weather Education.
She Is Well Known Over Illiana For Her Willy Worm And Persimmon Seed Predictions For The Winter Months. OfCourse We Can't Forget Her Hooty Hoot Day That Is Suppose To Scare Away Old Man Winter.
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?sid=0719f36ae0341efdc24596def99555f9&cid=90

I Guess To Be Honest About It I Am Addicted To The Channel 3 News. I Have Watched It My Whole Life And Will Continue To Watch It For As Long As I Can.
They Bring The News Into My Home Every Day Of The Week.
Unfortunatly They Are Actually Channel 4 According To My Cable Company But That's A Completely Different Blog Topic Down The Road.

Are You Having A Bad Day?

We All Have Them! It's Perfectly Normal To Have A Bad Day Every Once In Awhile.


Ok, Not Such A Good Day For The Cat. However, A Wonderful Day For The Bird!
I Love Photo's. Pictures Capture A Moment. What You See In That Particular Photo Can Trigger A Memory Or Simply Give You A Different Perspective From What It Actually Means.
Who Says It Means Anything? What Do You Consider Humor?

I Think That Photo Is Funny!
So What's My Point? My Point Is A Photo's Meaning Is In The Eye Of The Beholder.
Earlier This Evening I Was Brousing Through My Most Recent Blogs. When I Came Up On The Blog About "Which Came First" The Chicken Or The Egg?
Go Back And Look If You Want To. For Those Of You Who Think I'm A Dirty Old Man All I Have To Say Is Bless You!!
Let Me First Tell You A Little About My Character. I Like To Laugh And I Enjoy Watching People Laugh.
After I Bursted Into Laughter I Instant Messaged My Brother Tuck To Ask Him About That Particular Photo. He Told Me He Saw It For What It Was And That Was The Egg Was Humping The Chicken!
Ok, For Those Who Know Me Best Know I Am Not Always Going In The Politically Correct Direction. I Am Who I Am And If You Don't Like It Then Stay Clear Of Me And Life Will Be Much Better For The Both Of Us.
I'm Not Going To Sit And Wonder If This Particular Photo Or Topic Will Be Appropriate For My Mother To See.

See What I Mean?
If I Offended Anyone By What I Have Written I Will Say That I Am Sorry. I Will Now Suggest For You Not To Read Any Further Blogs Of Mine.
I Never Know From One Blog To Another What The Topic May Be. I Can Promise You However It Will Be Written From My Soul.
One Of My New Years Resolutions Were To Blog More. Now Before You Get Excited I Also Want To Lose 40 Pounds, Win The Lottery And Jump Out Of A Perfectly Good Operating Airplane!
Honestly, I Will Try To Blog More Now That Winter Is Here. I Have Lots Of Thoughts But Sometimes It Takes Me Days To Put It Into Words.





Need I Say More? Have A Wonderful Day!

It's Just A Card Game

Just A Card Game? Are You Kidding Me?
Euchre In The Midwest Is Like A Religion. It's A Way Of Life. If You Go Without Playing For Awhile You Begin To Have What They Call Euchrewithdrawalitis.
For Those Who Have No Idea What I Am Even Talking About All I Can Tell You Is You Have Not Lived Your Life To The Fullest Until You Learned The Game Of Euchre.
To Be Quite Honest Euchre In Considered A Midwestern Card Game. Not sure Why That Is But Other Regions Have Never Even Heard Of The Game.
Anyway I Will Not Even Attempt To Explain How The Game Is Played Because In My Opinion It's One Of The Most Difficult Card Games To Teach Because Alot Of It Is Based On Strategy. You Must Have The Ability To Learn How To Read The Cards.
The Game Is Played With Partners. Usually A Total Of Four People With Partners Sitting Across The Table From One Another.
I Have Been Playing This Game For More Than 30 Years. My Parents Have Been Playing This Game Long Before I Was A Twinkle In My Daddy's Eye. As A Matter Of Fact My Father Never Heard Of This Game Until He Married My Mother.
Today My Father In My Opinion Is One Of The Finest Euchre Players Of All Times.
My Friend Chris Clapp Has Been My Partner In Euchre For More Than Three Years Now.
Each Sunday Afternoon Is Reserved For Our Euchre Games. To Put It In A More Humorous Way Chris And I Call It Our Weekly Euchre Lesson.
My Mother And Father Are Our Opponents. It Is Always Considered A Challenge Each Time The Four Of Us Set Down And Declare War Of Cards For Three Long Treacherous Hours. We All Set Our Love For One Another Aside Until The Last Card Is Played And A Weekly Winner Is Declared.
The Past Two Years, 2005 And 2006 Have Been Victorious For Chris And I.
However This Past Year, 2007 Belongs To Both My Father And Mother. They Richly Deserve The Honor Of Wearing The Euchre Crown For The Entire Year Of 2008.
I Do However Proclaim They Will Be Challenged Yet For Another Year And Not To Let Their Guard Down For Even A Second. Have No Mercy On Us Because This Time Next Year We Will Reclaim That Crown And Wear It Proudly!