BEST MORNING SHOW in VIRGINIAI! yep, that's Daybreak!!!

BEST MORNING SHOW IN VIRGINIA

it's right out of the beautiful shenandoah valley!

yep, it's WHSV TV3 Daybreak!!!!!

This weekend was the VAB 74th Summer Convention

(Virginia Association of Broadcasters)

I spent the weekend at Virginia Beach

(i will blog about the Hilton later.. you'll want to read it!)

My News Director, Ed Reams, and I were there for the "BEST MORNING SHOW" category...

Many of the beautiful women in our Sales Department were there for the convention.

WHSV TV3 Daybreak was (for the very first time) nominated for Virginia's "BEST MORNING SHOW"

as you can imagine, Ed and I were nervous during the Awards Dinner

After the delicious Filet Mignon & Crabcakes

it was time for the awards ceremony to begin!

I was so nervous...

I needed a little break w/ Erin & Anissa

what a gorgeous day!

As we were enjoying the view,

Ed & Lisa texted me...

they were starting!

I was happy to learn...

my old news radio station WRVA (Richmond)

won several awards!

as our sister station WCAV!

After.. what seemed like 10 years...

they finally got to the BEST MORNING SHOW category for 2010

(it was called second to last.. so you can imagine how nerve-wrecking it was!)

BEST MORNING SHOW nominees...

WHSV (us!!!!) v. WBBT (Richmond)

The winner is...

WHSV TV3 Daybreak!!!!!!!!!

It was a surreal experience!

You should've heard our table!!!!!!

So many hugs & cheers from all of our beautiful sales associates

Ed & I were extremely proud of our station and morning show!

WHSV TV3 Daybreak recognized as Virginia's BEST MORNING SHOW!!!!!!!!

Let the twittering begin!!!!

(oh, and it did!!!!)

they didn't allot me 10 minutes for my thank you speech

so here it goes

special thanks to

General Manager, Tracey Jones

News Director, Ed Reams

Asst News Director, Kay Norred

My Daybreak Director, Boots & our Production Staff

My 2010 co-anchor, Keith Jones

My 2010 NTM anchor, Ed Drantch

My 2010 Meteorologist, Mallory Brooke

My 2010 Daybreak reporter, Sarah Sager

all of my co-workers & sales team!!

thank you for the support & believing in me!!!!!!

(now i really want a sat truck)

note to advertisers...

I'm told Daybreak has been sold out for weeks...

even before this award!

now, you can only imagine.. that will happen now...

book your commercials friends~! =)

last but not least...

all of our viewers who wake up with us every morning!

when they found out we won... many of them wrote-

"we knew Daybreak is the best! now, Virginia knows!"

it's that type of support & loyally

that has made Daybreak #1!!!!!

our viewers wake up with us

chat with us.. and keep us going!

oh... another last but not least

I must thank GOD =) of course!

WAHOOOOWA Orange & Blue!

in the UVA on WHSV Daybreak this morning!

we're wearing Orange & Blue to support two key issues today!!!!

VA Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced Orange & Blue Days

on the days the UVA Baseball Team plays in the College World Series!

He's encouraging all VA Businesses to Participate in Showing Support for UVA...

while helping Virginians affected by the Deadly April Tornadoes & Severe Storms

to donate...

click here

https://payments.vi.virginia.gov/donatenow/

here on Daybreak

we are in full support!

WAAAHHHOOOOWWAAAAA~!

BEHIND THE SCENES... but "it's so hard... to say goodbye... to yesterday~!"

a bittersweet day at WHSV

feng shui time

we're saying goodbye to the old

and hello to the new

it's like the Boys II Men song...

"it's so hard~~~ to say goodbye~~~~ to yesterday--ayyy-hayyyy"

now that our state-of-the-art studio is automated and brand new

we are "cleaning house" and renovating our newsroom

 which i always thought was nice, except the disgusting old carpet

(the carpet many Pets of the Weeks have enjoyed, if you get my gist)

so we're throwing it all away

goodbye old cameras, operated by production assistants

(they look like star wars characters)

apparently, no one else is sad, except me

goodbye old.. what are you?

as we clean and make space

for new monitors

new carpet

new desk

new... newsroom

something my news director has been planning for months

as he throws everything away

from old television sets.. to maps.. to

things we can't figure out

to make our newsroom as state-of-the-art

as our new studio

whsv, HD and automated

2012 Presidential Race ~ Campaign Season in Full Swing

Do you see a President Here?

Are the Republicans slated to take 2012?

courtesy: AP



boy do I love Campaign Season!

my WHSV bar~ mojito at work...

if you could have a MOJITO at work

wouldnt you?

that's exactly what im doing

it's thursday night (friday morning 2am)

im getting drunk texts from my co-workers

why WOULDNT i need a cocktail?

so that's what im doing

im having my OWN MOJITO in the newsroom

but those who know me well

would ask, "what's the catch?"

it's not a mojito in a glass

it's a mojito in a packet!

it comes in a little teeny stick

yes, world, it exists

MOJITO FLAVORED GUM

and...

it's winng!

(but there's still nothing like a glass of strawberry mojitos from shockoe slip in Richmond)

there's an app for that...

you know what they say

there's an APP for that

and of course, there is

when it comes to my most recent obsession

the Casey Anthony Trial

best part?

it's on 99 cents

but if i were you...

i'd save the dollar

and follow me on twitter instead

@WHSVyunalee

i'm pretty good w/the Casey Anthony Trial updates!

the most magical place... in luray

a few of my family members came to visit me from korea

on their list of travel sites?

New York City, Canada, Niagra Falls, Atlantic City, Washington D.C.

&

Luray

why?

because of the caverns of course!!!!

luray caverns is the disney world of the valley

it's the most magical place around town!

the natural beauty is almost frightening

my family- no doubt in awe

i have to admit

im very happy with recent changes at luray caverns

i like the self-guided audio tours

instead of the group tours

we used to be forced to take

you can roam the mysterious underground all by yourself!

a must-see if you are ever visiting us,

here in the valley!

BEHIND THE SCENE~ ciao standard def!

 after months of construction, training & extra hours at work...

we say goodbye to standard definition

&

hello to HD (high definition)

what does that mean?

that means you will be able to see every single blemish

but thanks to ashleigh...

our HD makeup consultant...

hopefully the transition will not be too painful on the eyes =)

actually, the quality of the video and audio will improve dramatically

including our very new bumps/stings & opens!

(this just means, our quality of graphics will improve greatly!)

it's bittersweet

i will miss talking to our camera operators...

they will be replaced by very expensive moving cameras

instead... our camera operators will run them from master control

i do welcome the change...

but i will be the old ways...

goodbye standard!