- Covering Rural Nevada Alone pat 6 - 2 Comments Posted
Armed with a camera and an old Bronco II truck, I headed for the hills (Read Blog)
- Covering Rural Nevada Alone part 5 - Post Your Comments!
The jungles and politics of central America are a long way from the desert of Nevada. (Read Blog)
- Covering Rural Nevada Alone part 4 - Post Your Comments!
My rise to fame was surpassed only by fall (Read Blog)
- Covering Rural Nevada part 3 - 1 Comments Posted
Making the change from radio to television news was easy, to a point. (Read Blog)
- Covering Rural Nevada alone part 2 - 1 Comments Posted
Getting into radio was fun, getting out was a relief (Read Blog)
- covering rural nevada because nobody wants to go with you - Post Your Comments!
This is how I went from a cowboy and burned out police chief to a career in media (Read Blog)
- How did I get here and what am I gonna do now - Post Your Comments!
For more than 23 years now I've been traveling the back roads of rural Nevada. This is what its all about. (Read Blog)
- Cougar Mania - But Not That Kind of Cougar - 8 Comments Posted
Earlier this week a cougar, or mountain lion, bit a woman trying to break up a fight between the cat and her dog. The bites weren’t serious, and it appears the dog will be okay too. It could have been much worse. (Read Blog)
- Ol' Will - 3 Comments Posted
He came into our lives quite by accident. We were gathering up our cows from winter ranch north of Winnemucca. By chance I asked the wife of the ranch foreman if she knew of a good cow dog someone might be willing to sell. (Read Blog)
- Covering Rural Nevada Alone - Post Your Comments!
The way I figure it, I’ve driven close to a half a million miles in 22 years and have worn out five news trucks, and at least three bodies. (At least that’s how it feels sometimes.) And that doesn’t include countries like Australia, Kosovo, Korea, Germany, and just about every state in the union, all in the name of “John Tyson’s Journal.” (Read Blog)
- Small Towns - Post Your Comments!
The story I did for the “JOURNAL” recently on the town of Topaz in Mono California reminded me how much I like small towns. Nevada has a lot of small places that are just as poignant as they were back in the days of the pioneers (Read Blog)
- The Miracle of DNA Fingerprinting - 1 Comments Posted
Sir Alec Jeffreys is not your average household name. But he invented a process that to law enforcement and forensics is nothing less than a miracle. Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited for inventing the DNA fingerprint that has revolutionized the ability to identify the characteristics of cells that are unique to the genetics of the human body. (Read Blog)
- Political Anger - 1 Comments Posted
The smoke is now just starting to clear from my tail feathers. But on the day of the Veterans Day parade, the smoke was black as night. I had a run in with political anger. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Cumberland, MD - Post Your Comments!
When I was five or six year old, my Grandmother took me down to the Reading Terminal in Bethlehem, Pennnsylvania to meet the train carrying my two great aunts from Philadelphia. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Washington, DC - Post Your Comments!
The day starts out with a violation of the Sense of Humor Act. Sometime while they backed our train into Boston Station last night, we developed a flat spot on the wheels under the rear platform. Most likely it was caused by a brake application that caused the wheels to slide. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Boston, MA - Post Your Comments!
Boston is famous for its baked beans and its history. And it is the history I’m interested in today. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Montreal to Boston - Post Your Comments!
9:30 AM and the train pulls out of the Montreal Canadian National Terminal right on time. It is a dreary day. I asked he conductor of Amtrak train #68 if it snowed last night. He answers, “Do I look like a weatherman to you?” I think he’s kidding, but still didn’t get an answer. We’ve been underground so I don’t either. When we finally get outside, there is no snow, but it is bitterly cold. Too cold for people to stand out on the open platform. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Montreal, Canada - Post Your Comments!
Montreal is a country within a country. Despite it being a part of Canada, It has a unique French culture. English is a second language, French is the first. And if I didn’t know better, I would think I was indeed in the heart of France. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Albany, NY - Post Your Comments!
Day four actually started the night before with a flashlight and a soldering gun. Just after dinner, the “Silver Quail” was suddenly without water. Not a good thing when you have 20 guests and eleven toilets. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Syracuse, NY - Post Your Comments!
The Lake Shore Limited isn’t wasting any time. We pull into Syracuse 16 minutes early. Maybe it’s because there has been very little freight traffic to hold us up. It could also be because this train goes on to New York City after it drops us off in Albany and can not be delayed. At any rate the train is clipping right along at 80 miles an hour. The old timers used to call it “scorching the ballast.” (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales - Joliet, IL - Post Your Comments!
Day 2 started waiting for the Amtrak train #307 to arrive at Saint Louis from Chicago. The train was due in at 12:30 AM, where it would be turned and serviced. Once the train was headed back in the direction of Chicago, it would couple into our two private cars for a 4:30 am departure. (Read Blog)
- Rail Tales: St. Louis - Post Your Comments!
Saint Louis is an old town. This was the jumping off point for the early mountain men, and later, for many of the pioneers who started their journey west. It is here that they crossed the “Wide Missouri.” (Read Blog)
