Author: Jim Doblin

Jim Doblin has more than 30 years in the broadcast journalism profession, including television and radio reporting, anchoring, producing, editing, and a wide spectrum of internet services. Based in the Kansas City area, I serve clients worldwide. Contact me at +1 785-845-6158 for rates and availability.
Latest Web Project…

Latest Web Project…

Equiventure Farms, LLC. is a full-service day and residential service for adults with developmental disabilities currently in three Kansas locations. I created and host the website, set up company email and shared web calendar (integrated into Thunderbird email client and Apple’s iCalendar). Working on encryption and other issues for this growing operation.

For The Birds

For The Birds

In 2007, I was out to feature Frank Reece’s efforts to preserve native turkeys for ABC news on the Good Shepard Turkey Farm near Lindsborg, KS. Reece is only one of a handful of farmers in the country who breed native or original varieties of turkeys without growth hormones or antibiotics. This year, I shot and…

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Graveside Salute to Charlie Parker

Graveside Salute to Charlie Parker

This annual tradition of a 21 sax salute recognizing the birthday of jazz legend Charlie “Yardbird” Parker has been revived by several jazz groups including the Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors. This ceremony at Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri was held with the participation of many area musicians who.formed a traditional New Orleans-style funeral parade…

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Memory Lane

Memory Lane

At KAKE-TV in Wichita and recently ran into this display in a conference room. I’m old enough to have worked with most of this equipment, yes even the microphone (there was one in the old 580 radio studios for the Pleasant Valley Gang). OK, maybe not the phones, but the rest is proudly part of…

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