Today is the kickoff of the 2024 election season in the state of
#Indiana
. I'll be doing a lot of the digital coverage for
@FOX59
/
@CBS4Indy
throughout the year on all things politics. If you want to get a hold of me - email dgay
@fox59
.com, call (317) 677-1484 or message me here!
Students are filing in for the official watch party at the United Supermarkets Arena before the
@TexasTechMBB
takes on Virginia in the
#NationalChampionship
tonight.
Life Update: I’m really excited to join the
@CBS4Indy
/
@FOX59
news teams here in
#Indianapolis
starting tomorrow as a member of the digital team. I’m looking forward to being an
#Indiana
resident.
This discussion with
@BetoORourke
is mainly centering around the importance of career and technical education opportunities within the
#Texas
Panhandle, centering on “high value” and “high skilled” jobs outside of high school. We will have more tonight on
@KAMRLocal4News
.
Democratic candidate for Texas governor
@BetoORourke
is talking education with local leaders and students ahead of tonight’s campaign stop at Sam Houston Park at 6pm, where he will host a meet and greet.
@KAMRLocal4News
THREAD: Probably should have done this a few days ago, but...
Life Update: my last day at the
@amarilloglobe
is tomorrow. I can't put into words how thankful I am to have been given this opportunity, telling the stories of the
#Amarillo
area in print over the last two years.
Today is my first day at the
@amarilloglobe
and I am so excited to get started. I can’t wait to start telling stories about the people of this city as well as the surrounding towns.
#Amarillo
Jalin Conyers, a football and basketball player from Gruver, has been named the
@amarilloglobe
Male Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. He is committed to play football at the
@UofOklahoma
.
#PanhandleSportsAwards
Gary P. Nunn, with a backing band of Bob Livingston and Lloyd Maines, are performing Adios Amigo for the attendees tonight. I can say the
@TexasTechMBB
is getting into it. They will be performing at Lubbock Lights later this evening.
Some news to share tonight: I’m excited to let y’all know that I will be spending my last semester at Texas Tech as the news intern at
@lubbockonline
. I’m looking forward to learning from a great group of journalists in a newspaper environment. Can’t wait to get started next week
Well, I graduated today. These lyrics from “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)” perfectly depicts my feelings on my time in Lubbock. But starting June 18, I will be moving a few hours north to start as a Reporter at the
@amarilloglobe
. I’m so excited to explore a new city.
I’ve been working with
@lubbockonline
as its intern this spring and I think this is one of the coolest things: having two stories of mine on the front of today’s paper. I’ve been enjoying my time there so far and I’m looking forward to what I get to write in the future.
I’m here at the Palo Duro Zip Line Adventure Park where one of this afternoon’s tornadoes touched down. Here is a thread of information from the
@RandallCountySO
about some of the damage the tornado caused.
I’m here at Palo Duro HS where Coach Eric Mims is about to be announced as the new head football coach of the Dons. Check out my story on the
@amarilloglobe
website this afternoon and in tomorrow’s print edition.
#TXHSFB
#Amarillo
Individuals are beginning to gather for this morning’s protest. Signs that individuals are holding say things like “I Can’t Breathe,” “Black Lives Matter” and “Disrespect Their Existence, Expect A Resistance.”
#Amarillo
Kenadee Winfrey is this year's Comeback Player of the Year, bouncing back this year after recovering from an ACL injury. She received the district's co-MVP honors, averaging 12.5 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.
@CanyonISD
#PanhandleSportsAwards
Found out this weekend that the “Water and Drought on the High Plains” series I worked on with
@rohamiltontv
and Caden Keenan won a
@txbroadcasters
award for Television Multimedia/Digital Storytelling.
Very proud to be a part of this team at
@KAMRLocal4News
.
#Amarillo
I’m here at
#Amarillo
Federal Court this morning where the jury trial of Bart Reagor is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.
@KAMRLocal4News
will have coverage of this trial on air and on our website.
To quote the iconic duo of Garcia/Hunter: “Every silver lining’s got a touch of grey.”
I’m going to miss this place. But I’m pumped for what the future holds.
It’s been a pleasure,
@amarilloglobe
.
INBOX: Officials with
@AmarilloCollege
announced this morning that it has received a $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott . This is part of her $2.7 billion gift to 286 "high-impact" organizations.
#Amarillo
@amarilloglobe
Got the chance to go out to the Pioneer Amphitheater at Palo Duro Canyon this afternoon for a story I’m working on about the return of the Texas Outdoor Musical. Check out Sunday’s edition of the
@amarilloglobe
.
#AmarilloArts
Today is my two year anniversary with the
@amarilloglobe
, which is pretty wild to think about. While the year as a whole has been tough, I've seen some growth in some way, shape or form. I've written a few things I've been proud of over the past year and I'm thankful for that.
Don’t know why it took school to bring me to a
@BluelightLive
Singer/Songwriter Night. I’m glad it did because it helped me appreciate the talent and music scene here more.(Plus,
@charliestout
and
@MrDaltonDomino
showed up, which was fun.) Can’t wait to come back.
I’m here at the
@ruoffmusicenter
for
@FarmAid
this afternoon. There’s been some chatter on the lawn of an unannounced “legend” making an appearance this evening. Regardless, I’m pumped for today. Take a look at the schedule here:
#Indiana
@LawnMemo
Personally, a few of my favorites are:
The National: Boxer, High Violet and Trouble Will Find Me;
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town and The River;
The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream, A Deeper Understanding and I Don't Live Here Anymore.
But I'm not leaving
#Amarillo
quite yet. I'm going to be starting at
@KAMRLocal4News
Thursday as a Digital Content Producer. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to working with a news team again, especially with a team that I already respect a hell of a lot.
Some personal news: as of today - I'm going to be doing a lot of the sports coverage for the
@amarilloglobe
for the near future. Throughout this week, I'll be previewing multiple area football games and am planning to be at the
#Childress
/
#Canadian
playoff game on Friday.
#TXHSFB
Some life news to share with you all. On Monday, I got word that I will get the opportunity to intern at
@KCBD11
over the summer. I am very excited to have received this opportunity and I am looking forward to learning many new things about this industry that I love.
Today marks six months since I started at the
@amarilloglobe
. Going into my first job, I didn’t really know what to expect. But over this time, I’ve met a lot of great people and learned a bunch along the way. Excited to see what the next six months will bring.
#Amarillo
Happy Birthday to 11/22/97, an amazing show through and through, with a perfect second set/encore. It's up there with 7/22/97, 5/7/94 and 2/20/93 for my favorite
@phish
shows of all time.
#Phish
(THREAD) I went grocery shopping this afternoon and when I was checking out, the woman behind me had a copy of the Sunday edition of the
@amarilloglobe
. I saw it when I was leaving so I didn't say anything to her, but it meant a lot to see this one person purchasing the paper.
A year ago today - I made the switch from print to digital reporting. I’ve learned a hell of a lot this year - through covering court cases, continuing to follow
#Amarillo
politics and working with a great team.
I’m excited to see what the next year at
@KAMRLocal4News
brings.
To close this thread, THANK YOU for reading my stories with the
#Amarillo
Globe-News and know that I will continue to do my best to keep Amarillo citizens informed in my new role. Continue to subscribe to the
@amarilloglobe
(I know I will) and now, watch
@KAMRLocal4News
.
Reese’s sent 6,000 rare 3-cup packages to each of the No. 3 seed schools: Purdue, Texas Tech, LSU and Houston. Three cup only packages available today (for free) on those campuses today.
I’m blessed to be able to be with Colin today and tomorrow. But I still want to take the time to say that I sure am glad, glad, glad that he’s alive.
Happy Birthday,
@ColinGay17
.
After nearly 45 minutes of public comment, and 105 minutes of executive session, the
@CanyonISD
board has made a 5-2 decision to make masks optional beginning April 5.
#Canyon
#Amarillo
@amarilloglobe
(THREAD) Through the past four years, I have gotten the chance to work for various publications and media outlets that have helped me grow as a writer. Check out some of my favorite stories I have written during my time at Texas Tech.
Local journalism continues to be important, especially through this time of
#Coronavirus
. So whether it be watching the news and/or reading the paper each day, support your local media outlets, and continue to even after this time of social distancing is complete.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show as big of a spectacle as
@Metallica
’s was tonight at the
@UnitedSpArena
. Through both old and new material, the band’s stage presence, as well as their use of technology and pyrotechnics, was very impressive.
#MetInLubbock
And I’ll end my thread about this march/protest with a singalong that occurred at the end. Check out our team’s content on the
@amarilloglobe
website and in tomorrow’s paper.
#Amarillo
Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
And after tonight’s 10 p.m. newscast, my time at
@KCBD11
is over as a summer intern. I am so blessed that they took a chance on someone with no television experience. I learned so much from many people this summer about how to be a journalist. I’m very thankful for my time here.
I’m here at Amarillo High School working on a story about the preparation students in the district put in for Marching Band weeks before school starts. Look out for this story next week in the
@amarilloglobe
.
Watched
#Soul
this evening. It was a beautiful film full of some of my favorite things: improvisational music, a Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross film score, Tina Fey, trombone playing and pizza.
Watch it.
Members of the
@SaddleTrampsTTU
are in the midst of wrapping the Will Rogers statue in honor of the
@TexasTechMBB
#FinalFour
game. Check out what some of the Saddle Tramps are doing for this weekend’s game in the
@lubbockonline
special section on Saturday.
My fifth
@phish
show of 2021 was special - like all the others (especially with last night’s Mike’s > Hydrogen > Groove). But getting to take my Mom to her first
#Phish
show was even more special.
I’m here at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial this morning where area first responders are commemorating the 19th anniversary of the events on 9/11/2001. Check out the
@amarilloglobe
website this afternoon for more.
#Amarillo
#PatriotDay
#September11
Tremaine Brown, an area business owner, spoke to the individuals gathered in front of City Hall this morning. He ended his comments by saying: “Black Lives matter and the unjustice in America needs to stop.”
#Amarillo