Category Archives: WBAP Newsroom Blog

Spring The Good and Bad

Spring is my favorite time of the year. A renewal for all kinds of things from trees to plants, everything turning green again. But with that also comes spring storms. In the radio news business it’s something we keep constant eye on and when flooding or tornadoes break out we’re there instantly to try and…MORE

Marlee McCormick 3/3/16; This warm weather is messing with my routine!

Marlee McCormick 3/3/16; This warm weather is messing with my routine!

Can this winter’s weather be any more unpredictable? It really has me messed up on what I like to do.  For example, I love to wear boots and sweaters…in fact my winter weather wardrobe is so much better than my summer clothes! And ladies, unless you’re Michelle Obama, the older we get the longer the sleeves get…am…MORE

Marna Davis 2/18/16; What Breaks My Heart

Marna Davis 2/18/16; What Breaks My Heart

My first day as a reporter in Dallas I was covering a collision between a fire truck, a cement truck and a pick up truck.  I was so distracted by all of the stray dogs running the streets I couldn’t concentrate.  I gave my lunch to a skinny dog who looked like she just had puppies. …MORE

Mickey Briggs 2/18/16; How Safe is Your Home?

For the second time in as many years, a house flipper bought a home on my street and promptly started ripping up the interior with no city permits. Someone called the city and an inspector came out and stopped the work and made them get permits. If you are buying a newly remodeled home, you…MORE

Kristin Thrower 2/11/16; Tornado Damage and Me

If you’ve ever been victim to a disaster, natural or otherwise, you know that the word “recovery” is easy to say, but much more difficult to get through. A tornado hit my life – literally and figuratively. An actual tornado hit my actual house, and in more abstract parts of my life, everything else is…MORE