The Postcard View from WLWT
The second, well, my second job has been an incredible opportunity. The good folks at the Cincinnati Business Courier have been kind enough to let me do some freelancing for them lately. The opportunity has not only allowed me to work with some great people as well as meet and photograph people with interesting stories to tell, but its also taught me a lot and allowed me to see some cool things. Like the other day when I got to go on the roof of Channel 5's studio.
After sitting for 50 minutes in the parking lot better known as: "8:00 AM on I-75," I made good time darting around buses and cars on Reading Rd. while maintaining a speed within the limits of the law (especially since officers in Ohio can just estimate your speed now when giving you a ticket). I pulled into the Mt. Auburn studio of WLWT, grabbed the camera and met "Pete," a station representative.
The former headquarters of Taft Broadcasting (the folks who brought you Hannah Barbera and Kings Island), Channel 5 moved it's operation here in 1999 from downtown. We climbed a ladder onto the roof and were welcomed to a beautiful, cool, clear day atop a building with a postcard view of Cincinnati:
- Looking West. |
- Union Terminal and the West End. |
- Historic Over-The-Rhine and Music Hall. |
Pete pointed out to me that on a clear day you could see the control tower of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). If you look closely on the top of the ridge line, next to the radio towers, you can see it in this picture:
- Queen City Square, the city's new tallest building. |
Again, to the readers: Sorry for the lack of updates as of late. I'll be updating more often soon with stuff from both outside and within the Cincinnati area. Hope everyone reading is enjoying their summer so far and is supporting the (currently) first place Cincinnati Reds!