News 12 This Morning Blog

"Ribbing" Tim

2008-05-23T13:32:00.003-05:00

Did you catch Strong Start today on News 12 This Morning? If not, you missed a sticky treat as Tim Strong showed us all about barbecue at Sticky Fingers. Check it out in the video player on our News 12 This Morning page.

It's obvious that Tim liked the idea of ribs for breakfast...

There's more fun here. Get clicking!

Strong Start gets a workout

2008-05-06T11:57:00.003-05:00

Tim headed over to the North Augusta Family Y's new location next to Fred's on Martintown Road this morning and did a little of everything: he tried aerobics and spinning, and he even slid down a slide headfirst. Check it all out on the News 12 This Morning page.

News 12 This Morning welcomes Stacey Hilton!

2008-03-06T19:27:00.003-05:00

Stacey joins News 12 This Morning from Lincoln, Nebraska...where she once co-hosted the morning show with Tim Strong! We understand the two shared quite a few giggle fits on the air at KLKN-TV. It looks like the fun's just going to continue on News 12 This Morning!

Stacey's morning news philosophy is to get people up and going in the morning with a smile on their face...and of course, up to date on the news they may have missed while they were sleeping overnight.

So why TV? Stacey says when she was little, she wasn't into watching cartoons or other kids' shows. Instead, she liked to watch Oprah and the news. She's always been fascinated with creative ways of telling a story. Her mother says she was always asking 'why?' as a child...and that turned into a career.

Stacey says there's nothing quite as good as a morning cup of hazelnut coffee. She and husband Curt both love golf and look forward to playing Augusta's courses! They have two cocker spaniels, are avid travelers, and love dining out.

We here at News 12 know Stacey and Tim's reunion is going to be great for getting the CSRA off to a great start each morning. Please join us in welcoming Stacey to News 12 This Morning!

Happy Tim

2008-02-28T14:45:00.002-05:00

This past Tuesday, Tim got you off to a Strong Start from Sunrise Grill, with free breakfast! (You can watch the videos over on the News 12 This Morning page; click here.)

At some point during the second live shot, Tim got this look on his face, which we decided we had to share:

He's a happy, happy man.

Snow in Hephzibah?

2008-01-08T10:30:00.000-05:00

As Meredith says, we have the best viewers ever. Not only did one Hephzibah family actually make snow in their yard, but they sent us these great pictures!

Twins?

2008-01-07T10:20:00.000-05:00

So by now you've probably seen the mugshot of the beauty queen who was arrested for beating her husband. Here's how Tim and Meredith reacted:

Here's the picture by itself, if you'd like to save it:

Along came a spider...

2007-12-13T10:20:00.000-05:00

On Tuesday, Mr. Moody discovered something intriguing: Meredith hates spiders.

Little did she know what he would do with that information...

Meeting President Bush

2007-10-17T12:39:00.000-05:00

A local girl just went on the trip of a lifetime. Julia Smith got the chance to visit the White House and meet President George W. Bush as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Her mother Helen sent us these photos, taken by the White House photographer:

Congratulations, Julia! It looks like you had a great trip!

To learn more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, click here.

A unique Morning Mailbag

2007-10-04T15:57:00.000-05:00

This is the first time we've received viewer mail from a dog! Check out "Toby Keith" in this video:

You've got to love his "big sister"!

Now that's Strong coffee!

2007-08-20T13:30:00.000-05:00

A new promo featuring Meredith and Tim is now running on News 12. It's so cute we wanted to share it with you here, too:

No More Days Off!

2007-08-09T13:48:00.000-05:00

Mitzi from Augusta sent us this note:

I just wanted to say please stop giving Tim and Merdith so many days off. I love them so much that when they are not there in the morning together it is a big disapointment. They can really get your day off with a smile land alot of laughter! Last week I saw so many new faces and not Tim's I was worried that he was gone. I was so HAPPY to see him and Merdith this week. Keep up the laughter it helps with all the bad news you have to report.

Good news, Mitzi: it looks like things are getting back to normal starting next week.

Little Meredith!

2007-08-02T10:53:00.001-05:00

Our new See It, Shoot It, Send It feature is so much fun, the News 12 newsroom had to get in on the act. We're all sending in pictures of ourselves when we were kids for the Back to School album!

Meredith's mom sent us four pictures of Meredith as a little girl. Here's one:

Wasn't she adorable?!

Click here to go to the album and see all the submissions. And please send us your own Back to School memories, or your child's picture from this year! Just click the "Submit a Photo or Video" link above the album.

What a turkey

2007-07-24T10:03:00.001-05:00

Tim headed out to the National Wild Turkey Federation in Edgefield for this morning's Strong Start. If you're thinking that a wild turkey museum is the perfect place for Tim...well, too bad, Meredith made the joke first:

Tim's Hair Secrets Revealed

2007-07-12T12:00:00.000-05:00

Okay, what is he even talking about? Seriously.

Too bad we couldn't see his face for this.

Underwater Restaurant

2007-06-27T13:56:00.001-05:00

Click here to see the pictures of the underwater restaurant Meredith and Adam talked about today on News 12 This Morning.

Here's a movie about it from YouTube:

About.com has a review of the place. The restaurant is called Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, and it's part of the Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa. Snopes also has some information.

Sock Monkey Tim

2007-06-12T14:31:00.001-05:00

Because we cannot rest until this image is plastered all over the internet.

Much to Tim's horror.

He probably never imagined when he decided to be goofy for two seconds that the sock monkey face would become his legacy.

Meredith's parents spotted in Arizona

2007-06-12T13:35:00.000-05:00

We got the following email from viewers Greg and Bridget from Appling. It's...unreal:

Hi, we're Greg and Bridget Johnson from Appling Georgia. Today as we were driving in Arizona we were so happy to see a South Carolina tag and even happier when the vehicle followed us into the Metor Crator. After we decided not to pay the entrance fee and started back for the car we met your parents and they proudly reported that you are our channel 12 morning anchor. Here are some pictures we promised your folks we'd e-mail to you. Please tell your folks what a pleasure it was to meet them today.

Here are the pictures Greg and Bridget sent us.

Needless to say, Meredith was floored:

Coincidentally, another viewer put Meredith's mug on a mug, so we had to show you that too.

Tim likes Cheez-Its

2007-06-12T13:32:00.001-05:00

This would be product placement, if we'd actually been paid for it.

Watch more videos here!

Dirt Cake

2007-06-07T13:55:00.000-05:00

One time, Tim said something about eating dirt on air. (Sometimes it's just better not to ask, right?) But as more proof that we have the best viewers ever, someone wrote Tim a note to tell him how he really could eat dirt! By making some Dirt Cake, of course.

Click here for the Dirt Cake recipe.

If you have any more recipes for Tim, you can send them to him at tim.strong@wrdw.com, or just post them in the comments! (We already know he makes some mean blueberry pancakes.)

Welcome!

2007-06-04T14:17:00.000-05:00

Welcome to News 12 This Morning's brand new blog! Here we hope to share with you even more of the zaniness you've come to expect every weekday morning from 5 to 7 on News 12.