tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348231597808181622009-05-06T21:04:11.141-04:00Todd McDermott joined the W*USA 9 team as the 6pm and 11pm co-anchor in September 2004. Todd is a 20-year television news veteran, and before joining W*USA 9, he was with WCBS-TV in New York where he co-anchored the 5am, 5pm and weekend evening news. He also served as an occasional host and anchor for the CBS Early Show and the CBS Morning News.My Biohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283878581844385761noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434823159780818162.post-25506012737257921212008-03-10T22:25:00.003-04:002008-03-10T22:47:21.016-04:00

I watched the fall of new York Governor Eliot Spitzer unfold today with the same fascination most people did. But I'm surprised how jaded I have become. Here was this crusading crime fighter turned Governor who steamrolled over crooks and creeps from the backrooms to the boardrooms suddenly taking a swan dive into sex scandal infamy. Why wasn't I more shocked? Because 10 year and two months

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My blogging rate (IS there such a thing?) is terrible . Dangerously close to missing my one per month ratio (pathetic) I will multitask as I copy edit the eleven o'clock show and watch the GOP debate from the Reagan library in California.[first impression: John McCain looks like he's being careful. Ooh, he's smiling alot. Dangerous.]I'm worried about what I'll do for "fun" when this "2 debates a

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When I was 13, another kid stuck a loaded .45 caliber handgun in my face. I saw him shove the clip in first - then point the gun it at me. He did it for maybe 30 seconds. I still see it in my mind sometimes. But I never knew someone who died of a gunshot before. So, when they buried Sean Taylor Monday, my mind raced. The Reverand Jesse Jackson preached against gun violence and for "

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I truly hope anyone who reads this FIRST knows how thankful I am that you bothered to check in here. It's quite a leap of faith to assume that anyone could care less what I have to say this day or any other. But then again -I think anchoring a television newscast comes with a certain "suspension of disbelief". As in - yes people are actually tuned in (the physical AND mental act of "tuning in"

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We're quickly learning that Cold Case reports can take some surprising turns. Sunday November 18th - we're reporting on a crime largely ignored five years ago. Automatic weapons fire into a crowd - a 22 year old woman dies. But everyone was looking the other way: it was September 11th 2002. All the news coverage was focused on the first anniversary. We try to make amends now. It

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I'm writing my first blog since September just to prove my blog and I are compatible. For weeks,I've tried and failed to log on - as if WUSA9.com (my favorite website heh heh) just KNEW I had nothing really interesting to say. THE SOLUTION: a new a password (Miriam, Emily thank you). A WHOLE lot has happened lately... I've found myself immersed in one of the most interesting,rewarding,

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I get asked quite often which stories "get to me". With all the hurt, horror, and pain we report on, does it all just get washed away when the studio lights dim? OR do the stories that hit you, the viewer, on an emotional level - do the same to me? The answer's yes, though my professional training says I'm not supposed to "show" too much of that. But sometimes, the news happens right in front

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