Blood Donor Shares Her Love for the Red Cross

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This is a blog post I wrote spotlighting a volunteer with the American Red Cross Tennessee region.             May 2010 was a month many in Nashville will never forget. In the first few days of that month, more than a foot of rain fell in just two days – leading to catastrophic flooding that left […]

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Tennessee Region Disaster Volunteer Celebrates Milestone

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This is a blog post I wrote spotlighting a volunteer with the American Red Cross Tennessee region. From wildfires, to tornadoes, to hurricanes – Stewart Chapman has been part of the Red Cross’s responses to all of them. Now, 20 years after joining the Red Cross, he’s reached a remarkable milestone: 80 deployments. Chapman became […]

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From Disaster Responder to Home Fire Survivor

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I interviewed Reggie Ector at the Red Cross House in Philadelphia in March 2017. Ector had recently lost his home to a fire. He shared his story with me, and I wrote the below story.   The house was quiet as Reggie Ector sat in his den, reading. Suddenly, he heard three pops. Curious, he […]

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The Aftermath of a Home Fire

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This is a profile on Carol Crawford, who was staying at the Red Cross House at the time we spoke. A fire damaged her home and the Red Cross was assisting her in the wake of that fire. She shared the story of that night with me, and told me how the Red Cross was […]

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Web Producing: Contributions to WTVR.com

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Among my responsibilities at WTVR is contributing to WTVR.com. I update web stories with new information as it becomes available and also contribute new stories — both local and national. As a morning producer, I post breaking news from the overnight hours and push email and mobile app alerts. I also update our social media […]

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