University of Iowa students and members of the ministry at the Newman Catholic Student Center shaved their heads to show solidarity and raise money to support children with cancer during a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event at the center Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving to Support Children With Cancer
Sophomore computer engineering major Lindsey Trotter (left) of Green Bay, Wis., feel her scalp while supporting sophomore cinema major Therese Pechacek (right) of Lakeville, Minn., during the St. Baldrick's head shaving event at the Newman Catholic Student Center at The University of Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa. Students and others shaved their heads and/or donated their hair to raise money and show solidarity for children cancer patients. (Jim Slosiarek/Gazette-KCRG)
Winter Paddling Sports Skills Pool Session in Cedar Falls, Iowa
Instructors with the American Canoe Association worked with participants for a winter pool paddling skills session at Peet Pool in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Instructors were Piper Wall and Greg Vitale of Ames, Iowa, Max Wellhouse and Al Donaldson of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Glenn Harman of Des Moines, Iowa, This is the fourth or [...]
continue »A Man, A Camera, and A Chicken
A chicken eats around a GoPro camera to get at the seeds of the pumpkin at the home of Phil and Katrina Fristad on Friday, Sept. 25, 2012, in Cedar Rapids. The Fristad's coop is on this year's Tour de Coop. (Liz Martin photos/The Gazette-KCRG)
There comes a time in every visual journalist’s career when they must attempt to affix a recording device to a chicken. That day, for me, was September 28, 2012. As a part of The Gazette’s coverage of Tour de Coop — an event where residents can travel to urban chicken coops to sample a [...]
continue »Fun with rainbow pinwheels
Nesper Sign Advertising employee Steve Edaburn of Marion watches as a large section of the marquee is lowered into place at Paramount Theatre on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in Cedar Rapids. The sign has been repainted, LED lights replacing incandescent bulbs and three video message boards replacing the old white letter boards. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)
Have you ever wanted to sit and watch the Apple rainbow pinwheel dance across your computer screen for hours? If you have, try making a time lapse with full video in Final Cut X. On September 10, I was charged with the task of creating a time lapse of the Paramount Theatre’s marquee instillation. [...]
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Lisbon High School's Melissa Alger photographed in the high school's old gymnasium Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Lisbon, Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
An annual event at The Gazette is our athlete of the year story. Ten finalists, five males and five females, are chosen from athletes throughout our coverage area. Sometimes the athletes bring their jerseys, medals, racquets, shoes, and various balls to The Gazette’s studio for the portrait session. Other times, I’ve traveled to Decorah, [...]
continue »Close up and Personal with the USS Iowa
(Mark Benischek/The Gazette-KCRG)
Updated 11:30 pm, 04-24-12 Today was a very important day in the restoration of the battleship, the returning of the mast. Mark Carlson and I arrived just after 9 a.m., and a small crowd had already gathered in the shipyard. Mostly veterans that had helped restore the ship a few local sightseers and a [...]
continue »A Change of Plans
2012 will mark Season 4 of my “Ballparks of the Midwest” series. You can check out the past year’s ballpark visits here. The new ballpark visits will begin airing in July, however I like to shoot them well in advance as this project then allows me more time to edit the stories. Yes, I enjoy [...]
continue »Covering the President in the White House
On April 12 Bruce Aune and I traveled to Washington, D.C. , to interview President Obama. Even though eastern Iowa has seen is share of presidential visits over the years and I have covered many of them, there is nothing like covering the president in the White House. Bruce and I considered ourselves fortunate to [...]
continue »March, the Month of…Food Stories?
March was apparently the month of…food stories for myself and Iowa City Reporter Mark Carlson. Sure there were trips to cover Iowa in the Big 10 Tournament and Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament, as well as a Vice Presidential visit, but I had a lot of fun working on these two stories. “The Oreo [...]
continue »Air Combat over Eastern Iowa
The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory’s L-29 jets fly a mission over Iowa City Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG) Last Saturday KCRG’s Matt Nelson, Mark Carlson, and myself had the opportunity to work on an awesome story about some high tech research being conducted by the University Of Iowa’s [...]
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