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Katu meetup ^[1]

Originally uploaded by dieselboi ^[2].

Matt Davis, famous for his work over at the Portland Mercury has been brought on by KATU as a guest reporter……

The KATU blogger meetup was a good time. I think some of us were apprehensive about the event wondering if Chris Hanson would show up to ‘catch a blogger.’ There were probably 50+ bloggers at the event and I knew some of them from the comments we receive and from the blogs I follow. It was great to match names/persona’s with faces. We also enjoyed some catered food, wine and microbrew beer. Yep, KATU served a bunch of bloggers beer and wine. When it came time to enter the studio, we were all in a ‘good’ mood. Many of us ventured behind the desk for photos and such. Some played with the green screen used by the weatherman and others lounged on the couch used for the more personal moments. All in all, it was a great event and I’m glad I went. I met some great people and even got a great book recommendation. Thank you Brian for coordinating this and thank you KATU for hosting.

ps: for full disclosure, KATU thanked us with a gift bag. Thank you KATU for the Rockstar energy drink, the ‘blogger meetup’ wrapped chocolate bar and a Fisher broadcasting flashdrive. Woot! Everything a blogger wants!


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Scott Moore (News editor with the Mercury) with Steve Dunn

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Beer and shrimp