The following column is brought to you by nostalgia — the unique kind experienced only by unrepentant newsies approaching a half-century of existence. But have no fear; technology plays a key supporting role, as always. A slow weeknight evening shift at a regional cable TV network prompts some wide-ranging Internet exploration between newscasts. I dial up Dallas-based news Web sites and blogs as I play catch-up with events in the city I worked and lived in from 1991-’97. For some reason, I end up with a link to takes me back even further in time than that.
Putting a Price on Historic Footage
Posted by: Renay San Miguel October 16, 2009 04:00 AMThe following column is brought to you by nostalgia — the unique kind experienced only by unrepentant newsies approaching a half-century of existence. But have no fear; technology plays a key supporting role, as always. A slow weeknight evening shift at a regional cable TV network prompts some wide-ranging Internet exploration between newscasts. I dial up Dallas-based news Web sites and blogs as I play catch-up with events in the city I worked and lived in from 1991-’97. For some reason, I end up with a link to takes me back even further in time than that.