General Assignment & Medical & Health Reporter
@WWLTV
Channel 4 CBS New Orleans. Weight Loss Wednesday, Wrinkle Free Friday, Former Meg & Mackie Fitness Show
When
@JoyVBehar
of
@TheView
read inaccurate information about Russian investigation &
@realDonaldTrump
from
@ABC
on air, stock market went down. That is real people's retirement accounts. Journalists & public figures must understand their influence & get it right.
#FakeNews
According to
#RickeyJackson
's daughter, there is good news. Former
@Saints
linebacker is out of surgery in recovery and doing well. The surgery went as expected. They thank friends and fans for their prayers and well wishes and ask that the family's privacy is respected.
Connor Lambert...Only 25, star Chalmette High athlete, National Merit, Stennis Engineer, the only fatality in the Arabi tornado. His former coach says the kind of guy you would have wanted your daughter to date.
@WWLTV
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After Katrina Prince Charles toured lower 9th Ward. I was in nat'l press pool. We had strict orders not to ask him any questions. I disobeyed, asked an emotional question about his thoughts. He happily walked right to me, graciously answered. Nothing handlers could say to me.
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Serious composed moment before going live yrs ago. Can't believe 40 years today I walked into WWL-TV! Thank you New Orleans for allowing, trusting me to tell your most personal stories. Thank you best news team, for making my work look good everyday. I cherish you!
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#BEON4
Won the 1st
#Emmy
of my career. I dedicate it to
@NOPDNews
Officer McCreary and the gun shot victim 7yo Chlo'ee whose life he saved. The opportunity to tell their story was an honor.
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#BeOn4
Young ladies who have gone through cancer treatment are getting their hair and make up done at Bleu for tonight's Prom of Hope put on by
@thomasmorstead
Great breaking news! Disabled dog Rainey, who was in a stolen car, was found by a good Samaritan named Todd and turned in to the
@LASPCA
& reunited with his grateful owner!
#LouisianaHumaneSociety
helped look for him through the night, even offered a reward.
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#BeOn4
Watching the news about the Final 4, I thought of another reason why I love New Orleans! When we win or lose or even have an important game stolen from us, we don't flip over cars and burn people's property. Just sayin'.
Look closely, you can see the top of a car sticking out of the water. This is on Canal Boulevard near the railroad trussell. The young man, a baseball player on Delgado, made it out okay.
@WWLTV
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A grateful mother holds the hands of a nurse who saved her 4yo child. On the street, she did CPR on the child who had turned blue. Today the nurse gets a high national honor.
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@CHNOLA
$1000 Reward for this dog that was in a stolen car today. Car was found but no dog. Rainy is disabled and needs his wheelchair to be mobile. Call the Louisiana Humane Society.
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#BeOn4
Thanks Phil Johnson for hiring me 38 years ago today at WWL-TV News fresh out
@OleMissRebels
Journalism School. When you would ask him, "What do I get for being here X number of years?" He'd reply, "A chance to go for another year." LOL
@umjourimc
A family came to
@LASPCA
yesterday because they could no longer keep their 2 year old German Shepherd Dallas. I just happened to be there on a story. So before they surrendered her I called a friend who trains shelter dogs to give to Veterans as service dogs & he's taking Dallas!
This IS New Orleans. This year's king of carnival years ago, when he was a lieutenant, went through the Popeye's drive-through to get some chicken for his group of friends and family. I adore this picture!
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#BeOn4
I just learned that the 2 cases of measles in a New Orleans hospital, are in patients who have not been vaccinated. This is what infectious disease MDs suspected.
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Ladies&gentlemen The Soul Queen of New Orleans! This is moment on stage I surprised my dear friend at her daughter's wedding. She's battling cancer. Her wish:for Irma Thomas to sing "Time is on My Side"A song she heard at treatment. A sign she's going to win! Dream came true!
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Many weeks after being shot multiple times, 7yo little girl finally gets out of
@CHNOLA
and meets the
@NOPDNews
officer who never gave up on her and saved her life as she lay bleeding in the street.
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Medical Watch just learned that all local LCMC health facilities begining Thursday, will suspend non-essential surgeries that may require an overnight stay. This is due to the 10-fold rise in COVID patients using beds & medical staff. Doctors say just about all are unvaccinated.
I just found out that I long time former Channel 4 coworker is in hospice with cancer. So today on Thanksgiving I went to thank him for years of friendship. Today I'm thankful for my health. Randy and I are about the same age.
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Last time we had a cold snap like this, 9 months later I was at
@OchsnerHealth
in the maternity ward reporting on a baby boom! So stay warm but don't forget ...uh "family planning!"
My first time in the channel 4 WWL Studio. Romper Room when I was 5 years old. Third child from the left. I still have the same dark hair and round face!
Covering the
@Saints
fans who are having a special early
#RoshHashanah
service over looking the Dome before sundown so they can make it to the game.
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3 more reasons why I love New Orleans! 1:Because we're having second line Jazz funerals for the Super Bowl. 2:Because the Boycott Bowl here is sold out! 3: Because some sports bar/restaurant venues will be playing the 2010 Super Bowl instead of the 2019 Super Bowl! Geaux
@Saints
No long lines at 24 hour Vaccine Fest at the Shrine on Airline. You need an appointment now until 7pm but from 7pm to 7am You can just drive up.
@OchsnerHealth
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My 92 year-old friend was only 17 when he landed on Omaha Beach on
#DDay
. Tonight at 5 we have a beautiful conversation. Thank you for your service and my freedom.
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Thank you "Semmi." It was an honor to rescue you as "Astro" from the
@LASPCA
many years ago. You are free now from your rickety, old body. Grateful that the
@LSUVetMed
school accepted you as a donation so you can help teach future veterinarians to cure other dogs. 😢❤
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My genuine pride and awe in fellow journalists at
@FOX8NOLA
for the incredible work, tribute and touching professionalism in covering the tragic loss of
@NancyParkerFOX8
.
Just found: Katrina-damaged note from my wonderful Motherbee to adolescent Meg. Note to teens: I don't even remember who the "stupid" boy was whom I had a crush on. Note to parent: leave hand-written notes, not texts so decades later your sentimental daughter can frame & hang it!
Friend sums up my sadness. "I don't think the world realizes how bad this feels to see a Katrina savior have this lousy an ending. Our relationship with
@drewbrees
is different than any other in any other city. Name another player who rebuilt the mental health of a city." ♥️
Another trip around the sun completed today at 5:57pm. (Born on deadline just in time for the 6pm news. :-) Thanks Mom and Dad for the gift of life and to my friends for making it even more wonderful.
And Happy Birthday
#Louisiana
and
#BugsBunny
too.
St. Louis King of France students just got a surprise of
@Saints
player
@demario__davis
and his wife getting pizza and headbands for supporting his "Child of God" headbands.
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#BeOn4