November 1 thru November 7

This week I finished editing and posting to our JSU22 youtube page with new content from the UPHAT kickoff and the JSU Homecoming Show which including tailgate report and fan reactions along with postgame reaction from the Coaches and Players during the win against Jackson State University and Prairie View A&M. Also I finished and posted Martha Knighten's JSU22 Viewpoint which featured Dr. Robert Wynne sharing his thoughts about the embattled Bishop Eddie Long. And, with the exception of Thursday I produced and provided the Noon Newscast for WJSU News Now. We also finally got a great deal of programming on the air to view on JSU22 and online at utubejsu22.

PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE

ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE

1.    President Obama admits an Economic Failure.

2.    A snapshot of the gloomy Employment Picture.

3.    And, A Fridge it Weekend for the Metro.

Good Afternoon, I’m Sunny Fridge, and this is WJSU News Now…Degrees and Chilly Temperatures at this hour and this Weekend, we’ll have the latest details on your forecast, Today in Weather.

But, First at this Hour…President Barack Obama is acknowledging in the wake of this week's election rout that he hasn't been able to successfully promote his economic-rescue message to anxious Americans. It’s Our Top Story on the News Now Update at Noon.

Obama says in an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" that he "stopped paying attention" to the leadership style he displayed during his run for the presidency.

Obama also said he recognizes now that "leadership is not just legislation," and that "it's a matter of persuading people, bringing them together and setting a tone and making an argument that people can understand."

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The employment snapshot due out today isn't expected to contain much to crow about. It’s Our Start at News Across America at this Hour and a First Look at the Economy. It could also serve as a reminder to newly elected members of Congress of the economic challenges they face in January. The jobs report for October is expected to show hiring weak and unemployment still high. The outlook for 2011 isn't much better.

The names of 13 people killed in last year's shooting rampage at Fort Hood are etched into a 6-foot-tall rectangular block of granite.

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal — Love leaves a memory no one can steal" is engraved atop the memorial. It's to be unveiled Friday morning on the one-year anniversary of the attack.

Army Chief of Staff General George Casey and Army Secretary John McHugh also will present awards to more than 50 soldiers and civilians whose actions on November 5^th, 2009, went above and beyond the call of duty.

Fort Hood will hold a memorial service and moment of silence on Friday afternoon.

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An Ellisville man has died following an accident at a construction site in Jackson. It’s News Around the State.

Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said that 46-year-old Medgar Evers was run over and crushed by a forklift Wednesday while working on a bridge. The Clarion-Ledger reports Evers is not related to the famed civil rights worker by the same name.

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The federal government says the names of 581 black World War I veterans are missing from bronze plaques hanging outside the courthouse in Natchez. The United States General Services Administration tells the Natchez Democrat that the names will be added to the plaques. The GSA says in addition to the 581 black soldiers excluded, more than 100 white veterans were also left off the plaques.

The GSA became aware of the missing names in 2008 when a California State University graduate student, Shane Peterson, highlighted the issue in his thesis.

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There's steady rain falling and the mud is up to people's ankles but residents of Haiti's earthquake camps are ignoring warnings to leave ahead of Hurricane Tomas (toh-MAHS'). It’s Breaking News at this Hour.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicts dangerous storm surges along the coast of the deforested and flood-prone nation and possible flash floods and mudslides in mountainous areas. Tomas' maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph.

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And, Finally this Afternoon… NASA is fueling space shuttle Discovery for one last liftoff.

Before sunrise Today, the launch team began filling the massive fuel tank for a mid-afternoon liftoff. It's the closest NASA has come to sending Discovery and a crew of six to the International Space Station, after nearly a week of delays.

Thursday's attempt was thwarted by stormy weather. The cold front quickly moved through. Now, forecasters say there is a 70 percent chance that conditions will be acceptable at the 3:04 p.m. launch time. Wind is the main concern.

This will be the 39th and final flight of Discovery. NASA will close out its 30-year-old space shuttle program next year.

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And, Your First Look at Weather this Friday Afternoon… High pressure is staying in control of our weather for today and the dominance of northern winds will keep a pronounced chill in the air.

Your Weekend Forecast for Jackson, Holly Bluff, Madison and the Rest of Central Mississippi is looking at a Freeze warnings and watches are in effect for this weekend as Saturday and Sunday morning will feature temps falling to near or below freezing state wide. A cool 52 for a High and a Chilly 32 for a Low.

I’m Sunny Fridge and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam…Have a terrific Weekend and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U. And, Before We go Don’t Forget to Set your Clock Back as We Fall Back on Saturday a Message from, Jackson State University, “A Bridge to a Brighter Tomorrow.”                

October 24 2010 October 31 2010

I had to videotape Habit for Humanity this morning Saturday October 23rd...On today I also got video of the demolishing of a Church on Capitol Street that we reported on earlier on WJSU after a news anchor purse was stolen from the news vechicle while videotaping on the inside. Also on Capitol Street I have video of the Montery Apartments being demolished, and Make a Difference at the Jackson Zoo, I have a Soundbite for the city of Jackson about the sprucing up of the Jackson Zoo. And, Finally video of the events at Jayne Avenue in West Jackson as they celebrate OctoberFest 2010. I'm back and forth at the ECenter working on this video so I may be out on Monday since I have so much editing to do and I have to produce and anchor the Newscast for Monday on WJSU...I will have our Lacie Drive with new content on it and a preliminary schedule for new programs and schedule for JSU22 that Martha will help in assisting and Dr. Fridge will be talking to Umesh about helping us upload this new programming. This is an early copy of my blog for this week. I will have the video from the Lacie Drive for Dr. Fridge on Monday. Also Dr. Fridge has the sketch of our news desk drawings and we will be looking at a sign logo for the studio news set this week.

October 17 2010 October 23 2010

Last week I videotaped President Bill Clinton address students at the University of Mississippi at Ole Miss in Oxford and turnaround a package for the Noon Newscast for Friday and a report for the 5pm Newscast on WJSU FM. Over the weekend I produced the Halftime Show for JSU22 with two of members of the JSU22 Sports Team. I also videotaped and produced the Tailgate Report along with the Halftime Show which is available on youtube.com/jsu22. This past week I worked on a variety of projects for JSU22 including the Founder's Day Program and the Founder's Day Dinner. Also I've been talking with TV23 with our partnership on sharing video content. Also I anchored the Newscast at Noon on Monday and Wednesday and provide some news voicer and produce this newscast. Also I shot video for some of our intro and outro for Sports and finally got a chance to finish our Homecoming Video Announcement. On Tuesday, I finished the final copy of the UPHAT promo spot that will run on JSU22 and TV23. We also have the Halftime Shows for Alabama A&M and the Career Fair.

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October 8 2010 October 16 2010

This week at JSU22 I managed to edit the video for the Career Fair hosted by Career Services it includes intereviews from Regions Bank, The Mississippi Teachers Center and Lone Star University. The 30 minute program will air on youtube.com/jsu22 and on campus Channel JSU22. Also, this week I produced the JSU Half  Time Show with Sports Director Maurice Richardson it will also air on youtube/jsu22 and on the Channel. My radio duties inclue producing the newscast for WJSU this week and doing voicer. On Tuesday I did something different and voiced the weather.

PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE

ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE

Good Afternoon, I’m Sunny Fridge, and this is WJSU News Now…Degrees and Fair Skies at this hour, we’ll have the latest details on your forecast, Today in Weather.

1.    A man is charged with the stabbing of a News personality.

2.    Rescue efforts are full steam ahead in Chile.

3.    And, a Former Secretary of State is publishing a book.

But, First at this Hour…A teenager accused of fatally stabbing a radio newsman during a sexual encounter is scheduled to appear before a New York City judge. It’s Our Top Story on the News Now Update at Noon.

John Katehis (kah-TEH'-hihs) is charged with murder in the killing of 47-year-old George Weber in the victim's Brooklyn apartment in March 2009. He's scheduled for a pretrial hearing Today in state Supreme Court.

Authorities say Katehis had answered Weber's Craigslist ad offering to pay for sex. Weber worked 12 years as an on-air reporter at WABC in New York. He also had worked at stations in California, Colorado and Pennsylvania.

Some new details may emerge today about last year's shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. It’s News Across America at this Hour.

Witnesses to the rampage will be describing the attack at a hearing for the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Hasan. The hearing will determine whether there's enough evidence to put him on trial for the attack that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.

A relative of a missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl says she had a miserable home life and was locked in her room for most of the day.

Brittany Bentley says Zahra Clare Baker was only allowed out of her room for about five minutes each day to eat. Bentley says the girl's stepmother, Elisa Baker, would get mad and take it out on Zahra, whose bone cancer left her with a prosthetic leg and hearing aids.

Bentley is married to Elisa Baker's nephew and appeared on CBS' "Early Show." Elisa Baker has been arrested on about a dozen charges unrelated to the disappearance. Police say investigators are having trouble finding anyone outside the household who had seen the girl alive in the last few weeks and cast doubt on what the couple had told them.

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In other More News Across America…Six boaters who have spent two extra days at sea after their boat broke down are expected back on land in New Jersey this evening. They were rescued by the Coast Guard late yesterday, about 24 hours after a search began. The Coast Guard cutter that's towing the boat was supposed to arrive in Cape May this morning, but it's been delayed because the cutter had to slow down in rough seas. The men appear to be OK.

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With the rescue of 33 trapped miners in Chile just hours away, their families are feeling jitters. It’s International News Right Now. One miner's sister says the tension is higher above ground than below. Officials have said the rescue will begin after midnight tonight, but one senior government official says it could start a few hours earler. Relatives have waited anxiously for more than two months to be reunited with their loved ones.

In News Around the State…Biloxi police have identified the motorist accused of injuring a police officer during Cruisin' The Coast. Police say the officer had stopped 40-year-old Harry John Parr of Metairie, Louisinia, on a reckless driving violation Saturday night. Police arrested Parr on a charge of aggravated assault on a police officer.

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A Long Beach resident is offering Harrison County officials 20 acres of land to build a retention pond and relieve flooding in the city. Supervisors say they like the idea but want their attorney to make sure it's legal.

Denial of landmark status for the Ceres Plantation House means Warren County officials must decide whether to raze the structure or preserve it another way. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History trustees rejected the application this week.

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And, Finally this Afternoon…Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she doesn't miss being a player in world affairs, saying "it's nice to be out of the pressure cooker." Rice tells NBC's "Today" show that when she hears breaking news, she can just think, "isn't that interesting" -- but that she doesn't "have to do anything." She's promoting a new book.

And, Finally this Afternoon…There may be a chance of Rain in our Forecast…WJSU NEWS NOW Kourtney Christopher Paige has Your First Look at Weather.

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Today has already started off with a few showers and isolated T-Storms in the south west corner of the state. Showers and storms will increase later this afternoon and early this evening. A few strong storms are possible with hail up to half-dollar size possible. Rainfall totals will be around a half-inch. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Shower activity will end by early Wednesday.

Your Terrific Tuesday Forecast for Jackson, Raymond, Utica and the Rest of Central Mississippi, we are expecting a High of 81 Degrees and a Low of 55. There’s a 60% chance of Showers later Today.

(Thanks Kourtney)

I’m Sunny Fridge and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam…Have a terrific afternoon and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U. Jackson State University, “A Bridge to a Brighter Tomorrow.”                    

October 8 2010 thru October 15 2010

Today, we have a the JSU Halftime Show schedule during the game between Jackson State Univrsity and University Alabama A&M. Student Sports Director Maurice Richardson and the JSU22 Sports Team will have fan reaction from the game along with comments for the Coach at JSU. I'll be videotaping and producing the Halftime Show. Also this Weekend I have to finish editing video of the Career Fair held on this past Thursday for broadcast on JSU22 for Monday. This week we found out that we were back on the air with a strong siginal on the main campus with great video and sound. There's still a problem on the E-Center site but we're hoping to resolve that issue. Also I'll be editing video of the football game from last week and this week to run on JSU22 for Monday.

September 25 2010 October 2 2010

Week Sixth, I continue to produce Newscast for WJSU FM 88.5, also We moved into our offices at the Mississippi E Center. As student News Director we will have a place so students can write, edit and produce their stories. It's located in Dr. Rev. Wynn's old offices across from MC 03. Here's another Newscast from this week. Friday October 1st 2010.

PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE

ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE

1.    Holiday work will be available soon at some of the nations biggest retailers.

2.    And, a 4 year old kills a 3 week old in a van accident.

3.    Also a Greenwood Native receives his very own Marker.

Good Afternoon, I’m Sunny Fridge, and this is WJSU News Now…59 Degrees and Fair Skies at this hour, we’ll have the latest details on your forecast, Today in Weather.

But, First at this Hour… The holiday hiring picture looks a bit merrier this year. And, It’s Our Top Story on the News Update at Noon.

Macy's, Toys R Us, Pier 1 and Borders all plan to hire more temporary holiday workers this year than last, emboldened by several months of sales gains and a slowly improving economy.

The jobs probably won't be enough to be a dent in the nation's nearly 10 percent unemployment rate, but for Americans desperate for some work, they're far more than an early Christmas present.

Retailers overall will add between 550,000 and 650,000 jobs this holiday season, according to a forecast from the national outsourcing firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. The firm expects hiring to increase over the nearly 502,000 temporary jobs retailers added last year between October and December.

In Other News…New England is feeling the brunt of torrential downpours from a faded tropical storm that claimed five lives further south. It’s News Across America at this Hour.

The weather also snarled air, road and train traffic in the New York City area this morning. Motorists and pedestrians there coped with sheets of rain, poor visibility, slick roads and strong wind gusts.

As it moved along the East Coast yesterday, the storm washed out roads, knocked out power and doused some cities with more rain in hours than they normally get in months. Five people, including four family members, were killed in traffic accidents in North Carolina. Jacksonville, North Carolina took on 12 inches of rain in six hours — nearly a quarter of its typical annual rainfall.

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Police say a 4-year-old boy in Texas managed to start a van then run over a woman and her 3-week-old child, killing the newborn.

Police Commander Chris Havens says the mother was hospitalized after the accident Thursday night in Burleson, 10 miles south of Fort Worth. Havens did not identify those involved in the accident nor provide details of the mother's condition.

He says the 4-year-old climbed behind the wheel of the vehicle, started the van and put it in gear. He had a 5-year-old passenger.

Police say the woman saw what was happening and ran outside with her baby in her arms to try to stop the van.

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A police officer says two car bombings in Nigeria's capital have killed at least seven people during an event celebrating the country's 50th independence anniversary. It’s International News Right Now.

The officer told The Associated Press that at least one police officer was among those who died in the blast. He spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk with reporters. A witness told the AP that one car detonated, and then another exploded five minutes later, killing those who had gathered around it.

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Authorities say an 85-year-old Boonville man faces a charge of possession of moonshine. The Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control and Prentiss County Sheriff's Office searched Ruben Walker Martin's property Sept. 29 and said officers found 30 gallons of moonshine.

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Authorities say a Tupelo dentist who had been missing since Sunday has been found dead in Alabama, the victim in an apparent car accident. Dr. Thurmond Beasley was 67. Beasley was driving home from a visit with relatives in Georgia when the one-vehicle wreck occurred.

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The Forrest County Board of Supervisors has issued a burn ban for all of Forrest County. County officials say over the next few days the National Weather Service has predicted the relative humidity values to range from 20 to 25 percent and expected wind gusts from 15 to 25 mph.

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And, Finally This Afternoon… Electric guitarist Eddie Lee "Guitar Slim" Jones is being honored with the 114th marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. The marker will be placed on the Four Fifths Plantation on the site of the tract formerly known as Race Track Plantation, on Leflore County Road 101 near Greenwood.

The Greenwood native was best known for his classic recording "Things That I Used to Do." The recording was produced in New Orleans by Johnny Vincent with Ray Charles sitting in on piano. It was the biggest rhythm and blues hit of 1954 and one of the three top R&B records of the entire '50s decade, according to Billboard magazine.

Jones died at the age of 32 on February 7th, 1959.

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And, Now Your First Look at Weather This Friday Afternoon and the beginning of the first Weekend in October.

We've enjoyed perfect recreational weather at the expense of a lack of moisture and rainfall during the month of September. At this time we are under Red Flag warning and Fire Weather Watch.

For this Afternoon a High of 84 and a Low of 48. Saturday we will see a High of 81, Low’s temperature of 48 degrees and on Sunday a modest High of 77and a Low of 45 degrees. The Weekend promises to be Sunny and Windy.

I’m Sunny Fridge and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam…Have a terrific afternoon and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U. Jackson State University, “A Bridge to a Brighter Tomorrow.”                     

September 18 2010 September 25 2010

This fifth week, I continue to produce the Noon Newscast for WJSU FM 88.5 , my practicum hours including helping Dr. Fridge help students get ready for the launch of  JSU22, Including helping the students with voice over, vosot's and packages. Here's an example of one of my Newscast for this fifth week.

 PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE

ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE

1.    After 153 days the BP spill has come to an ending.

2.    A weekend discovery may reveal the remains of an 81 year old missing woman.

3.    And, the Grambling State Tigers grabbed JSU by the tail and snatch away its current winning streak.

Good Afternoon, I’m Student News Anchor Kourtney Christopher Paige and this is WJSU News Now. 88 Degrees and Sunny Skies at this hour, we’ll have more details on your forecast, later in Weather.

But First, The well that spewed 206 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been declared dead. It’s Todays Top Story on the News Update at Noon.

Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says the sealed-off well on the Gulf floor poses no further threat. Today's declaration from the federal government's point man on the disaster followed one last test to ensure a cement plug would hold.

It comes five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

The gusher was contained in mid-July after a temporary cap was put on the well. Mud and cement were later pushed down through the top of the well, allowing the cap to be removed.

But the well could not be declared dead until a relief well was drilled and the well was sealed from the bottom.

President Barack Obama is calling the successful "kill" a milestone. He's also promising that his administration will continue to work closely with people who live in the region as they rebuild their livelihoods and restore the environment.

President Barack Obama and his family attended an hour-long service Sunday morning at a church just across the street from the White House. It’s News Across America at this Hour.

Joined by his wife, Michelle, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, Obama strolled across Lafayette Square to attend St. John's Church. Sasha held her father's hand as they crossed the park.

Obama has attended the pale yellow Episcopal Church three times previously, as well as other churches in the nation's capital.

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The lawyer representing two men cleared in a decades-old murder case says his clients could seek compensation from the state. It’s News Around the State. Jackson lawyer Rob McDuff says a state law provides up to $50,000 a year for each year a person is falsely imprisoned up to a cap of $500,000. McDuff says the state could spend up to $1.5 million compensating the two men and the family of a third man for the wrongful conviction.

Phillip Bivens and Bobby Ray Dixon were freed Thursday after a Forrest County judge threw out their convictions based on DNA testing. Larry Ruffin died in 2002. The men were accused in the killing of Eva Gail Patterson.

Lauderdale County officials say a grand jury will review evidence in a case in which a man was shot after he reportedly forced his way into a home. Chief Sheriff’s deputy Ward Calhoun tells the Meridian Star that officials are investigating allegations that 18-year-old Trent Aaron Walker and two other men forced their way into a resident's home on Friday. Calhoun says the resident shot Walker, who died later from his wounds.

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Our Last Stop Around the State is in Edwards, Mississippi.

An autopsy on the badly decomposed body found on an Edwards hog farm revealed the victim died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Although dental records will be needed to determine if it is 81-year-old Ethel Simpson of Clinton, authorities believe they've found the missing woman.

The man last seen with Simpson has been captured in Alabama. Thirty-nine-year old James Hutto, a convicted sex offender, was arrested near Auburn while driving Simpson's Mercedes Friday. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington said his investigators have questioned Hutto and turned over the information to the Hinds County Sheriff's Department now heading up the investigation.

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And Finally this Afternoon…Despite the fact that Jackson State was more than ready for Grambling, The G-Men had a few tricks up their sleeves as they gave the Jackson State Tigers their first loss of the season. WJSU News Now Reporter, Maurice Richardson has more on an outstanding game despite the lost.

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Frank Warren carried 16 times for 256 yards and Grambling State stopped Jackson State on fourth-and-2 with 6 seconds left in a 28-21 victory on Saturday night. Warren scored on a 52-yard run with 5:33 left in the third quarter, his second touchdown of the game, to give the Grambling State Tigers (1-1) a 21-14 lead over the Jackson State Tigers (2-1) in the teams' Southwestern Athletic Conference opener. With Grambling State leading 28-14, a 5-yard scoring run by quarterback Casey Therriault brought Jackson State within 28-21 with 5:46 left.

After Grambling State punted to the Jackson State 7 with 2:54 left, Therriault drove his team to the Grambling State 20. After two incompletions and an 8-yard scramble, his fourth-down pass fell incomplete. Therriault, who came in averaging 344 yards passing per game, completed 29 of 51 for 346 yards.

The JSU Tigers will return to action Saturday, September 25th to face the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in SWAC action.

I'm Maurice Richardson WJSU NEWS SPORTS UPDATE AT NOON.

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And now your First Look at Weather This Afternoon…We'll continue to see high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s through Tuesday. A couple of spotty showers or storms are possible in south Mississippi during the afternoon hours, but it may be Friday before we have a little better chance for some rain.

Your Forecasted High for Jackson, Starkville, Utica and the Rest of Central Mississippi will see Highs of 98 with a Low of 64 and Sunny Skies for the remainder of this Monday Afternoon.

I’m Student News Anchor Kourtney Christopher Paige and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam…Have a terrific afternoon and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U. Jackson State University, “Bridge to a Brighter Tomorrow.”                     

September 11 2010 September 18 2010

The fourth week of September 4 2010 until September 11 2010, I continue to work at WJSU FM 88.5. This week I supplied News Voicer and scripts for the Nooncast. I produced the newscast for the Radio Station this week. This week  I videotape Marchers in support of the Scott Sister's from a crime that occurred almost 16 years ago. Here's a copy of  The script I did for Radio Newscast and Raw Video. Also on September 17, I videotape footage of Rapper MC Lyte who spoke at the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. This program will be featured in October on JSU22.

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Hundreds of people from all walks of life came out today in support of the jailed Scott Sisters…Jamie and Gladys Scott were convicted of armed robbery.  The sisters got life in Prison for the Crime over eleven dollars in 1993. News Now Update Reporter Kourtney Christopher Paige was in attendance, alongside supporters of the women.  He has our story from the streets of downtown Jackson

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On a warm humid Sunny Wednesday Afternoon, Marchers with signs in hand follow in step with precision from the elderly to the young college student, Blacks and Whites with one goal in mind as they chanted from their starting point at Hamilton and Farish Streets in downtown Jackson.  The one mission in mind.

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Jamie and Gladys Scott were each convicted of 2 counts of armed robbery and sentenced to two life sentences in 1993. According to court records, they were found guilty of luring two men down a road near Forest, Mississippi where three young assailants used a shotgun to rob the men. The men have been free but the women are still behind bars.

Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes echoed the words of many people we spoke today, Stokes is outraged.

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Regina Kelly from Texas shared her thoughts about the crime the women committed. Her argument is not that the women did the right thing at the time, but the crime didn’t fit the number of years served by the Scott sisters. She also feels that just because it’s an Election year that Governor Haley Barbour should do the right thing minus the politics.

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Organizers for the Scott sister’s know the power to pardon is in the hands of the Governor, Barbour has all the power to according to them…They feel that 16 years is too long for 11 dollars as they sit in jail in 20-10.

On the streets of downtown Jackson, I’m Kourtney Christopher Paige, News Now Update at Five.

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Almost one thousand people were in attendance today as the march moved to the Steps of the Capitol. Marchers also spoke outside the gates of the Governor’s Mansion along the way. They’re hoping the march was not in vain, because one of the sisters has lost the use of both her kidneys and they have exhausted all of there appeals.

September 4 2010 September 11 2010

The third week of September 4 2010 until September 11 2010, I continue to work at WJSU FM 88.5. This week I supplied News Voicer and scripts for the Nooncast. I produced the newscast for the Radio Station this week. Dr. Fridge and I've continue to talk about new plans for JSU22, including the formation of the JSU22 Newswatch with students from the MC 409 class. Here's a copy of Monday's Newscast for September 7th 2010.

WJSU NEWS NOW News Now Update At Noon

PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE

1.     IT’S THE END OF SUMMER, BUT THE START OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE (hur-MEEN)

2.     PRESIDENT OBAMA TALKS ABOUT THE RECISSION.

3.     AND WE’LL HAVE DETAILS ON SOME FREE TIGER TICKETS.

Good Afternoon Everyone I’m Sunny Fridge…And this is W-J-S-U News Now.

Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN') is lashing Texas with heavy rains and strong winds in an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer. It’s Our Top Story Today on the News Now Update at Noon.

Hermine made landfall in northeastern Mexico late Monday and crossed into South Texas within hours. It's threatening to dump up to 12 inches of rain in some areas and cause flash flooding. Mexican emergency officials worked to evacuate 3,500 people around Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, and schools on both sides of the border canceled classes for today. As Hermine moves inland, it's expected to weaken into a tropical depression.

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The lawyer for the mother of an Alabama teen who disappeared in Aruba has dismissed claims by the Dutchman suspected in the case that he extorted money from the parents to get back at them. It’s News Across America at this hour.

Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday, John Kelly, a lawyer for Natalee Holloway's mother Beth Twitty, called Joran van der Sloot a pathological liar who always portrays himself as the victim.

In a Dutch television interview broadcast on NBC, Van der Sloot, who's charged with killing a woman in Peru, says people kept asking him about the case, so he decided to start telling them what they wanted to hear.

John Lennon's killer is again up for parole in New York. Mark David Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed at the Attica Correctional Facility this week. The interview could be as early as Today.

It will be the sixth try at freedom for the former maintenance man who has spent nearly 30 years in the upstate New York prison. He has been denied parole every two years since becoming eligible in 2000.

Exactly when Chapman will be interviewed this week will depend on how quickly the parole panel works its way through a lengthy list of inmates.

He's serving a sentence of 20 years to life for shooting Lennon four times outside the ex-Beatle's Manhattan apartment building in December 1980.

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An administration official says President Barack Obama will call for new tax breaks to allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011.

The official says the latest plan would save businesses $200 billion in taxes over two years, allowing companies to have more cash on hand.

The plan is the latest in a package of economic proposals Obama is announcing in hopes of jump-starting the economy ahead of the November election. He is also calling for a $50 billion investment in infrastructure and a permanent extension of research and development tax credits for businesses.

The President spoke in Milwaukee on yesterday about his resilient spirit to get Americans out of this recession, A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll suggests that the public is more dissatisfied with the country’s direction than with Obama’s performance.

An international rights group is calling on Zambia to crack down on police brutality. It’s International News Right Now.

Human Rights Watch says in a Tuesday report that Zambian police routinely hang suspects from ceilings and beat them to obtain confessions. Rona Peligal, the organization's Africa director, says, "The government needs to call an immediate halt to police abuse, investigate violations, and strengthen grievance mechanisms."

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Rooftop bleachers at Wrigley Field in Chicago are facing its share of foreclosures in this tough economic time…WJSU News Now Reporter Kourtney Christopher Paige has more on News on News on the Economy.

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A national recession and a baseball team that is in the midst of its own depression are adding up to tough times for the rooftop bleachers surrounding Chicago's Wrigley Field.

The rooftops are scrambling to find Chicago Cubs fans to sit in the gleaming mini-stadiums they've constructed in recent years.

Rooftop owners say the recession has made it more difficult to find corporate customers willing to shell out $30,000 to host an event during a Cubs game. And they say to lure smaller groups and individual fans to the rooftops they've had to drop their prices — sometimes drastically.

One rooftop has fallen into foreclosure and some others say they're not making nearly as much money as they did just a couple of years ago.

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Thanks Kourtney…And, Now…News Around The State.

The Mississippi School Boards Association says a recent survey found that 61 percent of the state's public school districts require uniforms or something similar. Many districts that don't require a uniform do require some sort of standard dress, such as khaki pants with shirts in school colors.

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Tennessee Department of Transportation workers are trying to make the Interstate 40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge earthquake resistant. Starting today, officials say the bridge over the Mississippi River near Memphis will be reduced to one lane in each direction for about two months.

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Closer to Home…Jackson youths will have to call it an early night if the City Council approves a new curfew. The council will consider the curfew at its meeting today. Under the proposed new law, children ages 17 and under would have to be home by 10 P.M. Sunday through Thursday and by midnight Friday and Saturday.

According to the Associated Press, parents would face a $25 fine the first time a child violates curfew. Each subsequent offense increases the penalty by another $25.

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And Finally This Afternoon…Back in the day, America Online was the place where celebrities went to talk to people finding their way online. Now, AOL is reaching out to celebrities with sites of their own to try to draw people back to the portal.

 AOL has struck a deal with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. It will share traffic, content and promotions with the website for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." The new arrangement starts today.

And Now Your First Look at Weather This Afternoon…Tropical Storm Hermine is still causing problems to our west with flooding concerns; and now we have a bit of rain to worry about. Scattered showers are expected for this afternoon as afternoon heating and a build up of moisture will set the perfect stage for rainfall. Today with a 30 percent chance of Scattered Thunderstorms in our Tuesday Forecast there’s a High of 92 and a Low of 71.

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I’m Sunny Fridge and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam. And a Program Note, the Newsteam at Five will be announcing the Big Winner for the Southern Hertiage Classic Game, There are some tickets with your name on them so stay for that on the News Now Update at Five.

Have a terrific afternoon and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U. Jackson State University, “Bridge to a Brighter Tomorrow.”        

August 28 2010 September 4 2010

The second week of August 28 2010 until September 4 2010, I continue to work at WJSU FM 88.5. This week I supplied News Voicer and scripts for the Nooncast. I produced the newscast for the Radio Station this week. Dr. Fridge and I've continue to talk about new plans for JSU22, including the formation of the JSU22 Newswatch with students from the MC 409 class. Here's a copy of Monday's Newscast for September 1st 2010.

WJSU NEWS NOW News Now Update At Noon

PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE

ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE

1.   A LAWSUIT IS FILED IN JACKSON AGAINST UNIVERSITY MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER.

2.   PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESS THE NATION.

3.   MICHAEL DOUGLAS LOOKS FORWARD TO A FULL RECOVERY.

Good Afternoon Everyone I’m Student News Anchor Kourtney Christopher Paige…And this is W-J-S-U News Now. Right Now Its ____ degrees outside with Sunny Skies.

Three major hospitals in Jackson, Baptist, Saint Dominic, and Central Mississippi Medical Center, filed an injunction against the state's largest medical research institution, the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It’s our Top Story Today on the News Now Update at Noon.

The debate goes back to Certificate of Need Laws and whether UMMC should receive another major piece of medical equipment called a "linear accelerator" for radiation treatment in cancer patients.

UMMC currently has two housed in their cancer center at the Jackson Medical Mall, but want to add one to their main campus. Vice President of Business Development for Saint Dominic-Jackson Paul Arrington says Saint Dominic has two linear accelerators, but in order to obtain these, first they had to apply for a CON through the state health department.

UMC's Vice Chancellor of University Relations, Doctor James Keeton, said in a statement that UMC should be exempt from the same abiding rules as other hospitals. Chief Legal Counsel Bob Fagan, from the State Health Department, released this statement about UMMC in regards to CON laws:

"The enabling legislation establishing UMMC provides it is to be a teaching hospital.  As such, the State Health Plan includes specific exceptions from the CON requirements for equipment purchases by UMMC which are for the teaching purposes of the hospital.  The exceptions in the State Health Plan to the CON requirements are in line with the Attorney General's Official opinion issued on June 9^th, 2010."

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A fire that damaged an Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem, burning food or arson. It’s News Across America at this hour. Instead, an insurance investigator concluded, the dead plants did it.

A report summary given to homeowner Brian Duncan stated that the fire was "caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials" in a flowerpot. Or, in layman's terms, the flowers spontaneously combusted.

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Authorities have arrested a North Carolina man on charges that he kept the body of his 94-year-old mother in a house for nearly six months.

Police in Burlington said Tuesday that local housing authority inspectors found the body of Lucy Mae Hutchins Wade on August 25^th. An autopsy by the State Medical Examiner's office determined that Wade died of natural causes six months ago.

Detectives determined that 50-year-old Don Lee Wade was aware of his mother's death last March and did nothing about it.

They said he gathered her mail, began cashing her Social Security checks and used her bank card. Wade is charged with concealment of death.

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Last Night the Commander and Chief of the United States of American, President Barack Obama address the nation in a Live television message from the newly made over Oval Office. The President outlined his support for our troops abroad and my telephone call to former President George Bush.

(Obama SOT 40 Seconds) I am mindful that the Iraq War has been a contentious issue at home. Here, too, it is time to turn the page. This afternoon, I spoke to former President George W. Bush. It's well known that he and I disagreed about the war from its outset. Yet no one could doubt President Bush's support for our troops, or his love of country and commitment to our security. As I have said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hope for Iraq's future.

Federal agents have descended for a second time on Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall.

Its Medical News Right Now.

Spokeswomen for the farms said the agents who arrived Tuesday worked for the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA and Justice Department confirmed that agents visited the farms but would not elaborate.

It is unclear whether this new investigation is the first step in a criminal probe. The FDA has jurisdiction to investigate crimes involving adulterated food, coordinating with the Justice Department. The FDA concluded its investigation into the conditions of the farms Monday. Eggs from the two farms have been linked to as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning.

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In News Around The State…Services for former U.S. attorney Thomas Ramage Ethridge was this morning in Oxford. He died yesterday at his home at the age of 92. The services were held an hour ago at First Presbyterian Church.

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Our last stop Around The State is in Jackson, as Governor Haley Barbour and a bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers are considering saving, rather than spending, one of the two pots of federal stimulus money Congress recently approved. Lawmakers say the state still plans to spend $97.8 million of education stimulus money this fiscal year.

And Finally This Afternoon…Michael Douglas says he's begun treatment for throat cancer and that his odds of recovery are high. In an appearance Tuesday on David Letterman's "Late Show," the actor said he faces an "eight-week struggle" that includes radiation and chemotherapy. Douglas said he has at least an 80 percent chance of recovery.

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Letterman told Douglas he looked good and was a "tough guy," and the men ended the interview with a hug, according to a CBS statement. Douglas stars in the upcoming film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," a sequel to "Wall Street" (1987), for which he won a best-actor Oscar. Douglas is also the voice of NBC’S Nightly News with Brian Williams.

And Now Your First Look at Weather This Afternoon, The clouds are no match for the beautiful day filled with Sunshine and moderated warm temperatures. Our Wednesday Forecast for Jackson, Clinton, Magee and the rest of Central Mississippi calls for a High of 92 but the tradeoff is a comfortable Low of 68 degrees.

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I’m Student News Anchor Kourtney Christopher Paige and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam…From all of us at WJSU, Have a terrific afternoon and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U.