Weekend Morning Show

Programming Change: Saturday & Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Due to NBC's coverage of Wimbledon this weekend, Channel 3 News Today will not air this weekend and neither will Channel 3 News at Noon.

You can check out Channel 3 News at 6 & 11 both Saturday and Sunday and wkyc.com for all the latest news, weather and sports

Check back with the Channel 3 News Today weekend morning blog for the latest details on programming changes.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July everyone, and we'll see you next weekend!

Kids Color Our World: Sunday, June 21st

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:45:00 +0000

Watch for more "Kids Color Our World" artwork each Sunday morning on Channel 3 News Today beginning at 9am! To email your artwork... CLICK HERE

Programming Change for Sunday (6/21)

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Due to NBC's coverage of the U.S. Open this morning, Channel 3 News Today will run from 9am - 10am only, followed by Meet The Press at 10am and then the U.S. Open coverage at 11am.

There will be no Channel 3 News at noon today due to NBC's golf coverage.

Check back with the Channel 3 News Today weekend morning blog for the latest details on programming changes.

See you at 9am!

Programming Change for Saturday (6/20)

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Due to NBC's coverage of the U.S. Open this morning, there will be no Channel 3 News Today. Also, if they are still playing golf at noon, depending on the weather conditions, we will not have a Channel 3 News at Noon show. If the weather inhibits play at the U.S. Open, you can catch Channel 3 News at Noon as regularly scheduled.

Tomorrow's schedule for Channel 3 News Today and Channel 3 News at Noon are still up in the air. It depends how much of the U.S. Open they can squeeze in during today's play.

Check back with the Channel 3 News Today weekend morning blog for the latest details on programming changes.

See you at noon! (.......maybe)

Tweet Off! - UPDATED STANDINGS

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:45:00 +0000

We STILL need your help! We are holding a "Tweet Off" among the Channel 3 News Today weekend staff.

It's a race to see who can get to 500 followers first. If you're on Twitter, we would like you to first follow WKYC ( @WKYC on Twitter), and then follow your favorite crew member from the weekend morning show.

Here are the participants. First to 500 followers wins!

Kim Wheeler - Click to follow KimWheeler3 on Twitter (347 Followers)
Producer Caitlin - Click to follow CaitlinKollar on Twitter (165 Followers)
Director Matt - Click to follow Director Matt on Twitter (299 Followers)

If Kim wins, Matt and Caitlin have to babysit her two boys. If Caitlin wins, Kim and Matt have to wash her car. And if Matt wins, Caitlin and Kim have to babysit his daughter.

It's easy and free to sign up...go to Twitter.com and pick your name and password, then you search for our Twitter names, KimWheeler3, CaitlinKollar, or MatthewBabb and then click follow below our pictures. Then, tweet away! It's fun.

Kids Color Our World: Sunday, June 14th

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:40:00 +0000

Today's featured artists are...

Jeffrey, a 7th grader at Saint Ann's School in Cleveland Heights

Madelyn, a 1st grader at Washington Park Community School in Newburgh Heights

Vanessa, a 2nd grader at Liberty Elementary in North Ridgeville

A.J., a 2nd grader at Saint Michael School in Independence

Watch for more "Kids Color Our World" artwork each Sunday morning on Channel 3 News Today beginning at 9am! To email your artwork... CLICK HERE

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, June 13th

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Please send us your Bookworm Buzz suggestions at weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com and we'll feature them each Saturday morning.

Our first book today is "I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato" by Lauren Child. The book is about Lola, a fussy eater who learns to love her vegetables.

The next book is "The Ugly Vegetables" by Grace Lin. It's about a little girl who makes her ugly vegetables into soup that's so good, it attracts the neighbors.

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at... kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Follow These WKYC Employees on Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:15:00 +0000

In addition to following WKYC on Twitter, you can also follow several WKYC employees on Twitter as well.

Here is a list of those who "Tweet"...

WKYC TD/Directors
@Director_Matt
@FMacek

WKYC Producers
@CarrieAnnYoung
@CaitlinKollar
@Producer_Jon
@JulieOcepek

WKYC Assignment Editor
@DeskChick

WKYC On Air Personalities
@KimWheeler3
@EricMansfield
@MonicaRobins
@AJColby

WKYC Assistant News Director
@HowardFencl

WKYC Photographer
@PhotoWolf

WKYC Production Assistants
@BrianJCrane
@BFoxx12

Web Sales
@DKetterick

Good Company Today Producer
@ClaireDonovan3

Other WKYC Twitter Feeds
@WKYCPromo
@Ch3NewsToday

Behind The Scenes: Like Never Before

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:00 +0000

If you enjoy our "Behind The Scenes" videos here on the Weekend Morning Show blog, then you will love the twist that we've come up with for the segment. You choose the topic with our "Behind The Scenes: On Demand" feature.

If there is any aspect of television production that you would like to see featured here, send your email requests to weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com or contact @Director_Matt on Twitter and we will do our best to bring it to you in our "Behind The Scenes: On Demand" segments on the Weekend Morning Show blog here on WKYC.com.

WKYC Programming Note

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Due to NBC's coverage of the French Open this weekend, there will be no Channel 3 News Today on either Saturday or Sunday mornings. You will be able to catch Channel 3 News at Noon on Saturday, however there will be no Channel 3 News at Noon on Sunday, also due to the coverage of the French Open.

Be sure to join us again next weekend for Channel 3 News Today and our live weekend web chat!

Check out the entire WKYC program schedule here: http://bit.ly/ACtpi

Bookworm Buzz: Cavs Style

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:37:00 +0000

This week on Kim Wheeler's "Bookworm Buzz", she asked members of the Cavaliers to share their favorite childhood books with all of you. Here are a couple of their picks.

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at...
kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, May 23

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Please send us your classroom digital photo, and your book suggestion to weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com and we'll feature one or two each Saturday morning.

This picture is of Mrs. Bryan's fourth grade class at Pymatuning Valley Primary School in Andover in Ashtabula County.

They are recommending the book, "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl. Thank you to Mrs. Bryan's class.

Here's another one. This is Mr. Vance's 7th grade class from Ashland Middle School in Ashland.

Right now they are reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. That is one of my favorite movies by the way.

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at... kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Preview: Channel 3 News Today

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:45:00 +0000

Here's Producer Caitlin with the preview of Channel 3 News Today Saturday.

Don't forget, you can now watch Channel 3 News Today live on the web and join our live weekend webchat each Saturday and Sunday from 9-10:30am on wkyc.com! Click Here to watch live and join the chat.

By the way, do you tweet? You can now follow WKYC on Twitter at twitter.com/wkyc

See you at 9am!

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, May 16th

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:24:00 +0000

Please send us your classroom digital photo, and your book suggestion to weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com and we'll feature one or two each Saturday morning.

We're going with a horse theme this week in honor of the Preakness Stakes. The first book is called "Horses" by Kulling. It follows a new horse on the farm through his first two years of life.

The next book is called "I Wonder Why Horses Wear Shoes" by Jackie Gaff. It's a perfect introduction to the world of horses, answering common questions with detailed answers and great illustrations.

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at... kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, May 9th

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Each Saturday we highlight how important early literacy is for children, but we're changing "Bookworm Buzz" a little bit and we need your help! Teachers please send us a digital photo of your class and what book they recommend to weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com here's our first one to start this project.

This is a 7th grade language arts class at McCormick Middle School in Wellington.
They are reading "Rumble Fish" by S.E. Hinton. Thank you to their teacher Becky Young for sending us the photo.

Rumble Fish is about a troubled teenager, similar to "The Outsiders" also written by S.E. Hinton.
Please send us your classroom digital photo, and your book suggestion to weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com and we'll feature one or two each Saturday morning.

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at... kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Did you miss the Saturday morning promo?

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:05:00 +0000

We received a lot of positive comments on our Saturday morning promo for Channel 3 News Today, so in case you missed it, here it is. Enjoy!

Follow Up: It's Derby Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:10:00 +0000

Channel 3 News Today Staff picks...

Matt - Musket Man
Caitlin - Chocolate Candy
Kim - Mr. Hot Stuff
Brian - Friesan Fire
Bethany - General Quarters
Elwood - Nowhere To Hide
Julie - Flying Private

Clearly none of us know anything about horse racing. Congratulations to one of the biggest longshot winners in Derby history, Mine The Bird. (50-1)

Random Team Photo Taken For No Special Reason

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Kim wanted a new team photo of the weekend morning crew... so here we are.

From left to right... Production Assistant Bethany Fox, Anchor Kim Wheeler, Editor and Graphics Guru El Edwards, Producer Caitlin Kollar, ?????, Assignment Editor Julie Ocepek, and TD/Director Matt Babb.

Not pictured...Production Assistant Jess Starr. It's Derby Day so Jess was not with us this morning.

To see the rest of Kim's photos from Saturday morning... CLICK HERE.

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, May 2nd

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:40:00 +0000

First is "I'm your Peanut Butter Brother" written by Selina Alko. It's a celebration of race, with beautiful illustrations.

Next is a book by Karma Wilson. Her latest is a book of 100 silly poems, it's called, "What's The Weather Inside". Kids will love the fun drawings, too.

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at... kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Weekend Morning Trivia Standings

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:35:00 +0000

Today's question... Who was the last Triple Crown winner?

Both Kim and Bruce correctly answered Affirmed, who won the Triple Crown in 1978. Affirmed is the great great grandson of Triple Crown winner, War Admiral.

Trivia Standings

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Kim has fought her way back to tie things up at 16 in our weekend morning trivia contest. We'll see if she can take the lead coming up on Saturday at 9am!

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, April 25th

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at...kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Bookworm Buzz: Saturday, April 18th

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0000

To see more "Bookworm Buzz" and education related stories on Kim's blog... CLICK HERE

Email Kim at...kimwheeler@wkyc.com

Blog Birthday...do we celebrate those?

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:35:00 +0000

The weekend morning show blog has reached a milestone. One year ago today, we launched the Channel 3 News Today weekend morning show blog on wkyc.com.

Over the course of the year, we've gone from a few funny articles written by the staff to a full on multi-media and social networking hub. (I just thought that sounded cool)

Now on the blog you can watch our shows live on the web each Saturday and Sunday morning, and we offer you the unique opportunity to chat directly to our anchor Kim Wheeler, our meteorologist Bruce Kalinowski and other folks behind the scenes who are working on the show like our TD/Director Matt, our Producer Caitlin, our Floor Director Jess and our assignment editor "Julie at the desk" during our live broadcast.

Another feature we've come up with on the blog to make it more interactive with you, the viewer, is by making it easy to keep up with your favorite WKYC personalities. You can keep tabs on us through Facebook, Twitter, and email.

You can check out Kim's "Bookworm Buzz" each Saturday morning to find out what children's books are Kim's favorites along with the favorites of other local celebrities and sports personalities from the Browns, Indians, and Cavs. You can also see all of our local artwork with the "Kids Color Our World" slideshow that we post every Sunday morning.

We've done a lot in our first year, and we have even bigger and better ideas yet to come. If you have ideas for what you'd like to see us do in year number two, please email them to weekendmorningshow@wkyc.com

Thanks for watching and blogging with us!
Matt Babb, TD/Director and Blog Coordinator for Channel 3 News Today Weekend

Trivia Trouble?

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Babb) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:51:00 +0000

If you watched this morning's show, you saw that we had a bit of a technical issue at the end and the answer to today's weekend morning trivia question never made the air. What actually happened was that we showed today's question about the Cleveland Indians with tomorrow's answer about chocolate easter bunnies. It resulted in a pretty funny on air moment as Kim and Bruce tried to figure out what the actual answer was. In case you missed it, here it is.

For the record, the question was...

The Cleveland franchise joined the American League in 1901 as the Cleveland Blue... Then they changed to the Cleveland Bronchos, then the Cleveland Naps, what year did they become the Cleveland Indians?

A) 1915
B) 1916
C) 1917
D) 1918

The answer was...
A) 1915

They were the Blues from 1901 to 1902, then the Bronchos from 1902 to 1903, and the Naps from 1903 to 1914. Then in 1915, they changed it to the Indians in honor of Chief Louis Sockalexis, the first american indian to play in Cleveland.

Kim had the correct answer and Bruce did not...Check out their standings below.