This Just In ...
Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS CAN KILL YOU!! THE STORY TONIGHT AT 10:00!!!
When I was working in the news media 24/7 and at one time wore the many hats (unprecedented at the time, totally misunderstood by former MJS media critic and aging hippie Tim Cuprisin) of news manager, news reporter, news anchor, radio and TV commentator and pundit and talk show host, WHEW!, whenever called upon to issue an opinion, my philosophy then as it is now was to be able to back it up. You can’t just go on the air and proclaim that so and so is a yahoo. You can if you have the goods that so and so is a yahoo.
Thus, yours truly was fully capable of anchoring an unbiased newscast during Charlie Sykes’ radio program, and then sliding into the pundit chair during his weekly Week in Review radio program on Fridays from 11-12 noon (now gone). Cuprisin just couldn’t quite understand how this was possible, though I’m sure the light bulb would have gone on if I was a flaming lib.
But this isn’t about my diversified media role (that seems to bug the crap out of Milwaukee Magazine and liberal bloggers and one supposedly, now former muckraking blogger who claimed she was conservative but is really about as conservative as George McGovern).
No, no, no! It’s about daylight savings time, that annual ritual when we move the clocks forward so we can enjoy more daylight and grill brats until 9:00.
I LOVE daylight savings time.
Now there I go again, issuing an opinion. According to liberals and one
Jim Wigderson (Duhhh, I thought legislative staffers weren't allowed to blog???!!!)
I have no business possessing thoughts of my own because I’m just a lowly state employee, a lowly legislative aide, a lowly state Senate employee. And I get to go on radio and TV??? OH MY GOD, THE INJUSTICE!
My First Amendment rights apparently were surrendered when I decided to work for the people.
(KF’s conscience: Uhh, Kev, even though, as always you are rock solid on target that drives the left out of their minds, you need to get back on topic).
You need to deliver on your printed or spoken word promises. That has been my belief for years as I juggled those hats I previously mentioned.
So, I’m very skeptical that as we change our clocks tonight, people won’t die or immediately fall into financial ruin as CBS News is reporting.
I don’t doubt their numbers that more people keel over and lose their money shortly after the clocks are set forward. But I have a noodle and it tells me it’s not because the sun sets an hour later but because of other factors like, my time was up or I simply made bad investments.
Despite CBS’ panic alert, I welcome DST. Bring on global warming and longer days and shorter nights.
And since we’re talking about clocks, the most important measuring device that matters most of all……......
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