"New guy" Tony M. gathers his gear from his locker in our lounge. Tony has already been initiated with a 4AM shift.

Photog Fred S. has to put his car in the shop. And when that happens you have to remove all your stuff. Here he is with his "stuff".

Maintanance man Tom W. explains to some photogs why you shouldn't do "that".

Loading up cars and vans in the garage so that the fine people of Maryland (at least the few who watch us) will have their daily supply of TV news stories.

Rowhomes like this are everywhere in Baltimore. So when one catches on fire, the whole block is vulnerable.

Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. I was here for a funeral story of a Maryland soldier killed in Iraq. Beautiful day...sad story.

This soldier's father (a Vietnam vet) had died only a few months earlier. His son was given a traditional military funeral including rifle shots and taps, and was buried only a few feet from his dad.

Several stations from Baltimore were here to do the story. The protocol is very rigid here. We were allowed very little access and kept at a distance requiring doublers and a steady hand.

Patch panel on one of our vans has bad inputs and idiosyncrasies everywhere. Every day is an adventure. I can see many of you nodding your heads.

My van at a double hit & run/stabbing on a main drag in Baltimore. Got there at 12:20. Had a live shot on the air at 12:28.

A day of windy weather fun led to this tree saying howdy to the neighbor's car. Power out all over. Schools closed early. I worked late. God how we love to do the weather stuff.

Baltimore City Council hearing on the sad state of city schools. This council is a joke. By charter they are a weak institution that instills no confidence or interest by the populace. The mayor (Martin O'Malley) holds all the power. He just won with 86% of the vote. I shot 40 minutes of tape here before I was told this wasn't really our story today. The reporter just wanted to get out of the building. Ain't that some shit?