Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Wild Winter Weather


I may work there, but I thought WVUA-TV did an excellent job covering the winter weather that occurred this past weekend. The weather team was working around the clock to make sure their West Alabama viewers got complete coverage and constant updates. Besides breaking in to regularly scheduled broadcasting throughout the weekend, their website was constantly being updated to bring everyone the latest in weather. You could get updates from the weather blog, and there were pictures posted as they were sent in by viewers. You could also check out the interactive radar, current conditions and future forecast. You could sign up for updates via e-mail and view webcasts, which were several minutes long and reflected the latest coverage. The written reports on the website were non-speculative, and reflected hard work by the weather team. The station's multimedia weather-watching choices were EXCELLENT! The station offered many options to keep viewers updated so they could stay safe and prepare accordingly. Nice Work WVUA-TV!!!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Alfred Battle House


I came across this photo from the Hoole Special Collections Library, located in the Sydnia Keene Smyth Antebellum Architecture digital collection. The house was built in 1835, and this picture was taken in 1929. The home is currently upkept by the Tuscaloosa Preservation Society, and now is called the Battle-Friedman Home.