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From the Field

From the Field is a regular weekly fixture on HalEisner.com. Over the years, we've accumulated hundreds of articles written by media personalities, reporters, journalists, anchors, videographers, writers, authors and more!

Special Editions or Collaborative Pieces
Remembering 9-11
20+ broadcasters share reflections......A compilation of thoughts from 21 broadcasters

Happy Holiday Season 2003
From everyone at Haleisner.com
Happy Holiday Season 2002
From everyone at Haleisner.com

Holiday Wishes
A special cyber card with Holiday thoughts From the Field.

Thanksgiving Wishes
A special cyber card with Thanksgiving thoughts From The Field.

America Attacked
A special series of thoughts and photos From the Field
Week Six
Week Five
Week Four
Week Three
Weeks One & Two

Local broadcasters mourn death of cameraman

Larry Greene killed in accident, broadcasters share their thoughts
By Author
Scoring Your First TV Job
By Jay Alpert

The AP: We're all in this together
By Rachel Ambrose

APTRA AWARD ENTRIES JUDGED! WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK!
By Rachel Ambrose

APTRA Awards Deadline Looms
By Rachel Ambrose

WFOR TV's Brian Andrews' Hurricane Katrina Blog!
Brian Andrews

LARadio.Com Celebrates 7th Year!
Don Barrett

LET THE CHA-CHA BEGIN! Radio in Toledo, Ohio
By Steve Baxley

THE SAN DIEGO EMMYS!! 28th ANNUAL PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AREA EMMY AWARDS
By Ronny T. Baylor

Veteran anchor/reporter Ross Becker creates a mentoring website!
By Ross Becker

COLUMBIA THROUGH TEXAS EYES
By Jim Bell

A LETTER TO LARRY'S CHILDREN
Shari Bell

LOOKING BACK
By Gary Brainard

GEORGE HARRISON: The Man and the media coverage of his death
By David Brighton and Neil Burg

David Brinkley
David Brinkley: A Memoir

The Smell: It's something I'll never forget
By Bruce Brodoff

It's been unreal
By Bruce Brodoff

Uncertainty in the Persian Gulf Holds APTRA Hostage: While the United States Warns Saddam, APTRA warns of a possible schedule change
By Bret Burkhart

The TOP TEN Reasons to be at APTRA CONVENTION 2002
By Bret Burkhart

Avoiding turbulence in the control room!!!
Mark Burnette

From Shooting rescues to executing them
By Tony Buttitta

Loving your Life Changes
By Joe Buttitta

Angels Fans Enjoy Spring Training
By Mike Campolo

NAB/RTNDA, Through the eyes of aspiring journalist Quyen Chung
Quyen Chung

Remembering Frank del Olmo
By Thomas Clannin

New York Times Reporter Judith Miller Speaks At A Southern California Gathering. Tom Clannin has the story!
By Thomas Clannin

APTRA CONVENTION 2002
Gary Daigneault

Joshua Tree Radio Personality Named “Big Kid” by National Toy Industry
Gary Daigneault

Z107.7 OFFERING SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS
Gary Daigneault

RADIO STATION Z107.7 TO HONOR 9-11 ATTACK VICTIMS
By Gary Daigneault

REMEMBERING 9/11
FROM THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE SALVATION ARMY

By Tad Daley, J.D., Ph.D.

Life After Radio
By Krickett Davis

Is Public Affairs programming a game?
By Nelson Davis

Local broadcasters mourn death of cameraman
Hal Eisner

Michael Jackson: The Fans and the Media
By Hal Eisner

Ronald Reagan Funeral
By Hal Eisner

HAL & LARRY -- A REMEMBRANCE
HAL REMEMBERS LARRY LAMOTTE

Need Story Ideas on Hot Topics Such as Health, Crime, Tech, etc?
By Jonathan Evans

Dog Yoga; The Bulge: Padded Undies for Men; Where to Propose in Vegas
By Jonathan Evans

Now You Can Download VNRs from PR Newswire
By Jonathan Evans

Media to Explore Junkets, Hype & The Hollywood Quote Machine
by Jonathan Evans

Do You Have Any Experts in the Newsroom?
By Jonathan Evans

YOUR ROLODEX JUST EXPLODED! Jonathan Evans tells us what to do!!!
By Jonathan Evans

FINDING RESOURCES FOR YOUR STORIES
TALK ABOUT AN INTERESTING NEWS WEEK!!! January 21st - January 28th

By Jonathan Evans

PRN -- WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
By Jonathan Evans

But I Really Wanted to be Vin Scully…
By Kitty Feld

Ron Fineman- The Man Behind the Myth
By Ron Fineman

"Killer Applications" Changing the face of Journalism
By Rick Friedman

HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO KCBS-TV PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY GREENE
By Rick Friedman

The Robert Blake Saga
By Ted Garcia

The Christmas Shocker
By Teresa Garcia

Olympics, Utah Style
By Bill Gephardt

Internships and Your Production Career
By Sandra Gordon

LA36 -- A DIFFERENT KIND OF LA STATION
Steve Grace

A Good Story Idea from Redlands PD
By Renee Groese

Come on Down
By Renee Groese

A DAY TO REMEMBER
Renee Groese

Chinese TV News
By Tim Harrell

Arizona Broadcasters Honored By The AP
By Jim Hatley

ETHICS!!!! SPJ WALKS THE WALK & TALKS THE TALK!
Gary Hill

Pursuits!
By Jim Holcomb

Media and PURSUITS: To Pursue or Not Pursue?
By Jim Holcomb

From Coppertalk to Choppertalk
By Jim Holcomb

TV Reporters --- ever think of writing a book?
By Andrew Holtz

Virtual Reality and Television News,or News in the Round – Can It Work?
By Karen Matsumoto and Bess Hubbard

LA 35 -- A CITY STATION!!!
Tony Ighani

What's a PIO?!
By Captain Brian Jordan

Finding Nemo, New Contacts and a TV Academy Membership Card!
By Suzan Jorgensen-Torgerson


Moments Frozen in time
By Erin Kaplan, Michael Nicholson & John Smith

FEEDBACK
From Steve Kindred

The Return of Live TV?
By Harry Kooperstein

AN EMMY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR SUCCESSFULLY TAKES A CALIFORNIA CONCEPT TO UTAH!
By Harry Kooperstein

LA AREA EMMY DEADLINE: THIS TUESDAY JANUARY 22ND! DON'T MISS IT!!!
By Liz Korda

EMMY JUDGING
By Liz Korda

ORDINARY HERO
By Ryan LaMotte

Racing Ahead
By Brooke Landau

Bay Area Journalists Sharpen Skills at NAHJ Workshop

By Lananh Nguyen

A Remembrance of Larry LaMotte
By Jo LeGood

THE BLAKE CASE: Eric Leonard details "COVERING BLAKE"
By Eric Leonard

Test your Emmy Knowledge
By John Leverence

MAKING YOUR INTERNSHIP PAY OFF
BY SANDRA MATTHEWS

Happy Kwanzaa
By Kirk McLemore

Sal Morales shares his RTNDA Experience ... IN SPANISH!
English version
By Steve Morales

Internet Journalism
By Michael Murrie

Lighten up in the Field
By Michael Murrie

'Tis the Season
By Al Naipo

Pulitzer Prize winner discusses ethical issues in “Enrique’s Journey”
Sonia Nazario

Covering all the summer movie hype? Larry Nemecek says SAVE IT TILL DECEMBER!
Larry Nemecek

It's all about who ya know
By Cyndy Ovalle

Check out the new 2005 cars and trucks with auto industry reporter Steve Parker
By Steve Parker

SATELLITE RADIO --- HOUSTON, WE MAY HAVE A WINNER!
By Steve Parker

FACTORY MUSCLECARS ARE BACK!
By Steve Parker

WHEN LESS IS MORE
By Steve Parker

CLASS OF 2003 – FUN CARS AND TRUCKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
By Steve Parker

The Car Biz and 0% Keep the Nation in Tow -- But watch out!
By Steve Parker

In Pursuit of Car News
By Steve Parker

The 2002 Cars!
By Steve Parker

DREAMS AND CONCEPTS IN METAL AND PLASTIC
By Steve Parker

LUXURY SUVs --- MORE MONEY, MORE TRUCK
By Steve Parker

Can't We all just get along?
By Sergeant John Pasquariello

Life After Broadcasting
By Ian Pearson

Princell Hair named new KCBS-TV News Director
From the PRNewswire

KABC's Dave Putnam has a TV live truck safety update!
By Dave Putnam

LIVE TRUCK SAFETY UPDATE
By Dave Putnam

Shooting from the Heart - Photographer or Photojournalist?
By Art Quezada

Persistence pays
By Bob Rand

Got a career block? We did..and still do!
By Carissa Raymundo

Bill Clinton book signing
By Jocelyne Rohrback

Lessons From The War
By Abe Rosenberg

LA's Newest Radio Station
By DARRELL SATZMAN

NEWS FROM ISRAEL
By Elie Seckbach

THE JACKSON TRIAL: Courthouse producer and media coordinator Peter Shaplen looks back!
By Peter Shaplen

DO YOU NEED AN AGENT?
By Mathew Sheen

Hiring the Right Agent
I need an agent, but who can best service my need?

By Mat Sheen

DO YOU NEED AN AGENT?
By Mathew Sheen

Joy Short Honored with Star on the Walk of Fame
Written about Joy Short

What bugs Ya?
By Kent Shocknek

Warm Welcome?
By Phil Shuman

The Nerve
By Phil Shuman

THE BLAKE CASE: Phil Shuman says "HERE WE GO AGAIN!"
By Phil Shuman

Who are America's first responders in an attack?
By Phil Shuman

Santa Barbara Law School Professor Craig Smith suddenly found himself facing the cameras on the trial watched worldwide. He shares his thoughts on the MJ Trial!
By Craig Smith

APTRA in Oakland
By Michelle R. Smith

THE AWARD SEASON:USC Annenberg Walker Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism
From Thanh T. T. Tan

Thinking out of the Cable Box
By Natalie Tejeda

A White powder scare at an Arizona TV station
By Natalie Tejeda

New York State of Mind
By Mat Tombers

MIP TV -- CONTINUED!
By Mat Tombers

Passing for Normal
By Mat Tombers

Life After 911
By Mat Tombers

One month Anniversary
By Mat Tombers

Thankgiving in NY
By Mat Tombers

Reflections of a different New York kind of holiday!
By Mat Tombers

In Memoriam
Mat Tombers Remembers Rod Roddy

Too close for comfort?
By Verónica Villafañe

Who's watching the other media?
By Verónica Villafañe

NBC Talks Spanish
By Verónica Villafañe

FOR BETTER OR WORSE?
By Verónica Villafañe

KCOP's Rich History
By Mitch Waldow

KCOP'S 50 PLUS YEARS!!!
By Mitch Waldow

Inland California TELEVISION NETWORK
by Greg Weissman

Commedia Dell’ Morte? Fuhgeddaboudit!
By Michael Wilk

Keeping a stiff upper lip
By Michael Wilk

Roxy Music: The flame still burns bright
By Michael Wilk

Scream, Anthrax is loose in the theater!
By Michael Wilk

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS
By Michael Wilk

Larry Wong on HONORING ASIAN HERITAGE
By Larry Wong

Third time was a Charm- The Emmys 2001
By Bryce Zabel

REMEMBERING 9/11 SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER...
By Bryce Zabel

THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
By Bryce Zabel

TV Channel Would Brand U.S. Abroad
By Bryce Zabel
 



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