Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Where’s Penn?

For those that don’t know, Penn Holderness is our new sports director.

Today, I received a message asking where’s Penn? Here’s the message:
“I read in the N&O that Penn Holderness is joining the NBC17 sports staff.  I thought he was to begin yesterday, 7/9, but I was unable to watch last night.  I did notice that his bio is not on the website, nor does the website mention him joining the staff.  What’s the real story?”

Yesterday was his first day on the job. As many of you undoubtedly know, the first day on any job is usually filled with paperwork, paperwork and more paperwork. It’s what I refer to as the HR thing.
Beyond the paperwork, anytime we have a new reporter or anchor join the team, we usually allow them to get acclimated for a few days before they appear on air.

We are putting the finishing touches on his bio and hope to have it on our website by the end of today. As for when you can expect to see Penn… I can tell you he is very excited to be on air. If he says he’s ready, you may very well see his on-air debut on tonight’s newscast.

That’s the real story.