Saturday as the Sun Rises...

If you're visiting St. Bee for the first time, particularly from State College Magazine, welcome! There's some Diet Coke in the fridge -- help yourself.

I haven't been blogging lately as much as I'd like to. I recently started putting in a lot of hours at Penn State Public Broadcasting helping to get ready for the move to Innovation Park. With any luck, I'll soon be making other positive changes in my professional life as well, and have sort of been on pins and needles lately waiting to see what's next. I will fill in the details as things develop, but let's just say if you could shoot some positive vibes my way, I'd appreciate it.

This move from the old Wagner Annex to the brand-spankin' new Outreach Building is quite an undertaking, as you might imagine. WPSX-TV has been there in Wagner for about 40 years now, and as I see the planning that has gone into this move, so there will be virtually no disruption in service, it just boggles the mind. Of course, my mind is relatively easy to boggle. But there are tens of thousands of details that must be considered and planned for. The move will take place in stages, over a number of weeks, some of which are planned down to the hour. Let's just say it's somewhat more involved than throwing all one's worldly possessions into the back of a pick-up truck and making a few trips back and forth across town.

I'll be writing an article on the move for Pennsylvania Business Central sometime in the next few weeks.

I toured the new building a couple of weeks ago, and it is just beautiful. Wagner Annex is windowless, cramped and dark. The new place is spacious, full of light and air, and is undoubtedly one of the finest broadcast and production facilities in the state. It is something that Penn State -- and the community -- can be very proud of.

I have to say that in the time I have been associated with Penn State Public Broadcasting, I have really come to love it. The dedication of its staff,as well as the quality of its programming and production, have been truly inspiring to me. I have absolutely no desire to ever return to the world of commercial broadcasting. No one in the commercial television realm here in central Pennsylvania can hold a candle to the quality of work that comes from WPSX-TV. I think particularly of Raise The Song: The History of Penn State, which was produced by my friend Pat Mansell. It's a fascinating documentary, and one that rivals anything seen nationally. You'll never find that sort of work on any of the commercial network affiliates 'round these parts.

I had no idea where this post was going this morning; didn't know it would turn into a paean to Penn State Public Broadcasting, but I'm glad it did. More later...