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My Grandmother's Dressing

I love Thanksgiving. When I was growing up, Thankgiving always seemed to start the same way. My sister and I would always get up early.  We'd grab one of the afghans my grandmother made, and while we were still in our pajamas, curl up on the couch and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. After the parade, we'd go to my grandmother's house. My grandmother would always make turkey, dressing (not stuffing! In Alabama we eat dressing), green beans, sweet potato pie and chocolate cake. No casseroles for her. My grandparents were farmers!  My sister & I would play outside with my cousins until it was time for dinner. It seemed like family members from all over would show up for dinner.

Tomorrow, my family will gather without me.  My sister and I will still watch the parade, except on separate couches hundreds of miles apart.   My grandmother isn't around anymore, but everyone will gather at my Mom's house just across the street. My mom will make all the goodies (except biscuits, she can't make those) my grandmother was known for. Me? I'll be making Thankgiving for my WMBF family!

Yes, for the first time, I will be hosting Thankgiving in my home. Tim, our internet director, will be cooking the turkey. I am going to attempt to make my grandmother's dressing. However, I am worried about success considering one of the directions is "mix it 'til it looks right" .  Jon & I, along with Tim & his wife, have invited everyone from WMBF News that cares to come. WMBF has become my home away from home... its only fitting that the people in the newsroom have become like family.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Jennifer | jdale@wmbfnews.com

Election Day is winding down

As our Executive Producer, Jennifer Dale, told Kyle Grainger and I today that this is the closest we will get to a "political hurricane," and my oh my, was she right.  This was one of those experiences - as someone in the news and as a US citizen - that I will remember for a LONG time to come.  I can't wait to go home and put pictures and printed out news coverage of tonight in my "broadcasting scrapbook."

Everyone here at the station is exhausted, tired, yet happy and hopeful because we produced and delivered live, local and late-breaking election coverage.  I think that everyone here at the station did a phenomenal job - seeing as how this is literally only our 3rd month on air. 

In those three months, we have launched a state-of-the-art digital/HD station on the opening of one of the most historic Olympic Games in history, have tackled a major tropical storm and have delivered election coverage during one of the largest in national history.

WOW.

Go WMBF News.