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title: 'KGW Live @7: Must be a slow news day'
date: '2008-12-09T13:41:47-08:00'
type: post
word_count: 336
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categories:
  - KGW
  - Oregon
  - Portland
  - StephStricklen
  - TheSquare
tags:
  - KGW
  - 'live @7pm'
  - 'stephanie stricklen'
  - 'the square'
---

# KGW Live @7: Must be a slow news day

[![KGW Live @7](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/imglive7.jpg?w=925)](http://kgw.com/thesquare "KGW Live @7")It’s no secret that I’ve [been a fan](http://twitter.com/turoczy/statuses/1006063487 "Steph Stricklen deserves a raise") of local NBC-affiliate [KGW’s Live @7 show](http://www.kgw.com/thesquare/ "KGW Live @7 The Square"). I don’t even watch broadcast TV and I’m a fan. Why?

Because they’re approaching broadcast journalism in a way that I understand. They [leave mics and cameras open during breaks](http://www.kgw.com/video/thesquare-index.html?nvid=310399 "Mics and cameras stay hot"). Both [Stephanie Stricklen](http://twitter.com/stephstricklen "Stephanie Stricklen"), the show’s anchor, and [Aaron Weiss](http://twitter.com/thesquare "Aaron Weiss The Square"), the senior producer, use Twitter—and they use it very well. They swing by [Beer and Blog](http://beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog")….

In short, they get it.

Unfortunately, I may have been a tad too overt in my fanboi worship of their efforts. Because now, [I’m going to be on the show](http://ourpdx.net/2008/12/silicon-florist-on-the-square-live-7-tonight-on-kgw/ "Rick Turoczy on Live @7").

That’s right, gentle reader. Tonight, you can tune in for my three minutes and 45 seconds of fame. I should be on [around 7:10 PM for the “Hot Box” segment](http://www.beloblog.com/KGW_Blogs/thesquare/2008/12/hot-box-silicon-florist.html "Hot Box Silicon Florist").

And while there’s no telling how it will go, it wouldn’t be the same without you.

So please feel free to jump on Twitter as you [watch the live stream online](http://www.kgw.com/thesquare/ "KGW The Square") (so you can see the behind the scenes stuff, too) and, of course, ridicule my stumbling delivery, predilection for the word “amazing,” and other foibles which will become all too evident on camera. Or catch it online later.

Either way, I’ll thank you in advance for letting me into your living room or laptop or whatever.