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One of the perks of being a reporter is meeting people that "civilians" wouldn't normally get a chance to see. In June, I had another one of those journalistic "brushes with greatness." Actor and Louisville native William Mapother, who was billed as a star of one my favorite TV shows Lost, was the special guest speaker at a rally on the Capitol steps on behalf of the issues directed at the elderly.
LEXINGTON, KY – Nominations are currently being accepted for The John McGill Journalism Award, sponsored the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) and the NewCities Institute (NCI). The award, created to celebrate the life and work of former senior writer for the Kentucky League of Cities and NewCities Institute John McGill, Jr., is given annually to a Kentucky journalist who writes about governmental affairs, citizen engagement and issues facing our local communities. McGill was also the author of three books, a magazine writer and a celebrated sports writer for both the Courier -Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader. He died in March 2007 at the age of 59 after an extended illness.
Artist Mickey Hackett, widow of longtime Associated Press writer and editor George Hackett, has donated $2.5 million to Kosair Charities to be used for children’s medical care and medical research. “It’s the largest single monetary gift we have ever received from an individual,” said Randy Coe, the charity’s president. A memorial garden in the front yard of Kosair Charities’ headquarters at 982 Eastern Parkway will be named in honor of the Hacketts, Coe said, adding that the gift has not been earmarked for a specific cause.
It always surprises me when I visit a newspaper and see one of my columns posted on a bulletin board. I hear it all the time. “I’ve been trying to get the publisher to buy (fill in the blank) for years, but couldn’t get him (or her) to budge. Then I showed them your column and, voila, they ordered it for everyone in the building!”
Base business coverage on ‘what,’ not ‘whom’ Readers want assurances that stories are accurate, fair and not tainted by ethical lapses. A single error in judgment – especially by journalists on the national stage – damages the believability of that newspaper and all the press in general. Yet, for many readers, the national headlines of journalist indiscretions generate a brief uproar that fades quickly.
You don’t need to see yourself as being “on a team” to benefit from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a fantastic best-selling fable penned by Patrick Lencioni. If you want to improve how you interact with others, and how they interact with you, I highly recommend this book. Written in crisp, compelling style, and culled from his real-life experiences as a business consultant, The Five Dysfunctions is one of those page-turners aided and abetted by chapters sometimes briefer than a James Joyce run-on sentence.
THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson What motivates you? That's the question I'd like to ask in this inaugural column on motivation. Are you motivated by fame, fortune or fear. Or is it something deeper that fans the flames inside of you. Perhaps you are like Jeanne Louise Calment whose burning desire enabled her to do something that no other human being has done before. A feat so spectacular that it generated headlines around the globe, got her a role in a motion picture, and landed her in the Guinness Book of World Records. A record that has yet to be beaten. |
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Another benefit of being a journalist 
JOHN MCGILL, Jr. JOURNALISM AWARD 
Louisville artist
donates $2.5 million to Kosair Charities
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