Dad: December 15, 1958-September 20, 2011 from Matt Johnson on Vimeo.
He was the biggest fan of my blog. Always watching me from afar. I've had the joy of being by dad's side during the last five months of Dad's battle with brain cancer. This one's for you Padre. Love ya.
See what gators, twitter, ice cream and BBQ can do to a newscast. Some fun chat posted here from our Friday edtion of FOX 40 First at 9.
Here's my first of two special reports airing for ratings month. For this one, some of you may have already seen it, one storm survivor shares lessons learned for another as part of our "Lessons Learned" tornado stories series.
Crawfish are a southern delicacy of sorts, mostly famous in New Orleans. Creole spice and seafood mix for a pretty good flavor, actually. Being from Minnesota, never tried it. The biggest challenge was learning how to eat crawfish. Our weather man Mike taught me. Yes, we put it on TV. Check it out.
I got a rare opportunity to do a little sports work this week in interviewing the Conerly Trophy winner. It's the annual award given to Mississippi's best college football player. The likes of Jerry Rice, Brett Favre and Walter Payton have all come from Mississippi. Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon is likely headed to the NFL. Most predict he'll get drafted in the 2nd round. I got to interview him live after winning the state's most prestigous award.
Here's one of the more fun segments to my Thanksgiving newscast at 9 p.m. I got to have a little fun with a Minnesota story involving Brett Favre!
Jackson Fire investigators are scratching their heads after two weekend fires in the same apartment complex. I spoke with a victim's son and the apartment manager. Nine tenants are displaced, five were hospitalized. The apartment manager says she thinks she knows who started the fires.
Here's my latest live reporting from just outside the station where we constantly see stray dogs running loose. I highlight the city's latest effort to get rid of dangerous dogs.
Hey all! I'm taking advantage in light of some of the changes at FOX 40 News. We have the ability now to do live reports in the field. The state fair is underway and it's a good time. See my most recent story here. It features some conversational, fun live reporting with animals involved. You've gotta see it. I really felt like I was in my element!
Hey all! Here's a sad story, but a good live element to it. Check it out. Two local college cheerleaders die in a Friday wreck. I update the story Monday night as the school mourns its loss. I'm live at the scene. You'll see two hits here. UPDATE: AUDIO ISSUES, WORKING TO RESOLVE. CHECK BACK AT 10 p.m. Thursday.
Just when we thought it was all over, Mississippi's budget battle is back. Just a few months after finally passing a 2010 spending plan, hearings are underway for 2011. Check out my latest story below. Look for more Thursday night. Remember, you can watch me anchor live on www.fox40now.com/livestreaming. I'll be filling in Friday, then anchoring my normal show Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. central.
Sorry it's been so long since I posted! I'm trying to get better about getting stories up here. It's just a little added work to the daily grind, but I do it for you guys! Here's my latest story about new construction on one of our major thoroughfares here. Scroll down for one of my weirdest stories yet in the next post.
One of the weirdest stories I think I've done. It's a rare one, indeed. Apparently some mice snuck into a local Family Dollar store and so the state shut the store down. Watch a fun one.
In the 1960's, Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers was killed outside his Jackson home by a racist white clansman. (Depicted in "Ghosts of Mississippi...rent it...great snapshot of Jackson, Mississippi history.) His brother Charles is still living. I sat down with him one on one as he reflects on the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
The Kennedy's played an integral part in helping race relations and poverty in Mississippi. (As I'm learning in my current reading of Robert Kennedy's biography.) The Evers and Kennedy families are very close. Charles Evers was actually with Bobby Kennedy the night of his assassination at an L.A. hotel and became close friends with Teddy Kennedy in the aftermath.
This all hits kind of close to home for me to, as I've taken an interest in the history of the Kennedy's since I won the Robert F. Kennedy journalism award and met Ted and Ethel Kennedy (Bobby's widow) in 2001.
Check out my latest story below.
Below that, you can watch my full interview with Evers. He has some candid words about his experiences that you history buffs would love! He's met Bush, Regean, Nixon, Obama, John, Bobby and Ted Kennedy and so many others.
Here's the full interview with Evers:
In a follow up to my Vicksburg fire hydrants investigation, the city's new mayor addresses concerns over worn water lines the former fire chief says need replacing.
The city of Vicksburg gets a new mayor. He replaces a long time incumbent and shook things up by naming a new police chief and fire chief. I ask how he'll deal with a lot of big issues he faces...all with new faces in the city's top posts.
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