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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

AP: Tennessee Trooper Ran Background Check on Reporter

AP: Tennessee Trooper Ran Background Check on Reporter

Sunday, August 24, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville newspaper reporter was on a list of people believed to have been the subjects of unauthorized background checks performed by a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer.

The reporter, Brad Schrade, covers the highway patrol for the Tennessean. Schrade says he received a call Saturday morning from a highway patrol investigator who said Lt. Ronnie Shirley had accessed Schrade's background information.

The Tennessean reports that the agent who contacted the reporter is one of a team of officers who are calling people on the list about unauthorized checks.

Tennessean Editor Mark Silverman questioned whether Shirley's actions were condoned by his supervisors.

Schrade reported on the internal investigation on Aug. 12. Shirley has been placed on administrative leave.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,409621,00.html

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Wednesday, January 4, 2006

20060104 Mike Schuh WJZ Channel 13



Mike Schuh WJZ Channel 13
January 4th, 2006

Schuh Mike

Reporter

Mike Schuh joined WJZ Eyewitness News as a general assignment reporter in April, 1993. In 2002 Mike won a Regional Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting.

During his career at Eyewitness News he has also earned 6 Emmy Awards for Hard News Investigations, General News Reporting and Features Reporting. Mike came to WJZ after reporting for other television stations in Indianapolis, Louisville, Missouri and Illinois.

In 1983 he received his B.S. Degree in News Reporting from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Mike lives near Towson with his wife and one very, very energetic daughter.
Just the Facts

Position: Reporter
Year Hired: 1993
First TV Appearance: 1981
Favorite Story: 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics
Memorable Interview: John Travolta
Dream Interview: anyone who connect with the audience
Dream Job: being a better storyteller
First Story: Carbondale, IL city council meeting
Role Model: former NPPA Photographer of the Year Mark Anderson
Why I'm A Journalist: I love telling stories
Hidden Talent: pretty good carpenter/painter
Alma Mater: Souther Illinois Unversity at Carbondale
Hometown: Waukegan, IL
Kids: 1
Siblings: 5
Hobbies: restoring my home in an historic neighborhood
Favorite Food: Spicy Veggie Ho Fun with Tofu
Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Cubs
Favorite Destination: The Outer Banks Avon, NC
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January 4th, 2006
Television NewsVideo Workshop
Before joining the CBS O&O in Baltimore in 1993, Mike told stories in Cape Girardeau, MO, Louisville, and Indianapolis. Mike has worked for about a dozen general managers and news directors, all who have very different thoughts about what news should look and sound like. He has successfully adapted what he's learned here to keep his bosses happy while at the same time producing stories which keep him excited about his job. He is happy to discuss survival techniques.
A Bakers Dozen of Sensible Schuh's:
Be a good employee.
Don't whine.
Pretend you are a freelancer -- like you must impress the bosses every day or you won't be able to afford food.
Surprise the producers. Give them more than they asked for in less time.
Work hard on the little story and the boss will give you the big ones.
Keep your mind on the story, not on the station gossip. Spend at least 5-10 minutes exchanging ideas about the story on the way to the story. Good ideas snowball.
Communicate expectations, communicate needs, communicate wants.
What do I have? What do I need?
On the ride home, go through the sequences about what will work where.
Offer solutions, not just problems.
Stand up straight.
Eat your vegetables.
Wear glasses if you need them.
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