Me and NBC San Diego: The Morning News Has a New Face

Anyone who follows me on Twitter has probably seen some of my stealth tweets hinting that there was something going on between me and San Diego's NBC 7/39. I can now officially go on the record and talk about what I hope becomes a mutually beneficial relationship.

Starting tomorrow you're going to start seeing me pop up on a semi-regular basis during NBC San Diego's morning news broadcast, which airs from 6am to 7am daily. I've been brought on as a freelance correspondent/reporter, which means I'll be a regular guest in an ongoing segment dedicated to exploring and dissecting what's hot in social media, what people are talking about online, and why it matters.

This is definitely experimental, and a new way to play with breaking stories, as well as highlight web trends that relate to ongoing news stories. My goal is to bring an interesting twist to the morning news and incorporate the San Diego community in the experience.

NBC San Diego is already active on Twitter and Facebook, and from time to time we'll shoot out some questions related to segment topics. If you choose to answer them, you're tweets and status updates may become a part of the segment.

I'm excited to join the morning news team, and I'm really looking forward to the live TV experience, which is pretty much a first for me. :)

At some point, I'll post more detailed information on how this all came to be, and maybe highlight some of the bumps and bruises along the way, but for the time being I hope that you'll tune in tomorrow, or set your DVRs, if you're in the area. For the rest of you, I'm hoping we'll be able to post clips to the web.

You stay classy San Diego!

52 comments

Nov 04, 2009

SashaHalima said...

Congrats Jenn! That's awesome. Good Luck :)

Nov 04, 2009

Jarin Udom said...

Congrats on the NBC gig, that is awesome!

Nov 04, 2009

Angie said...

Congrats, of course!

Nov 04, 2009

Aviraj Saluja said...

Cheers to that Jenn! I'd push for a pre-recording :) 6am on live TV will be tough!

Nov 04, 2009

ecspike said...

Congrats. I guess this means you're crossing over from internet famous to TV famous.

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Thanks Sasha. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't incredibly nervous, but excitement should win over nerves. :)

Nov 04, 2009

Enrique Gutierrez said...

YOU! Forgot the comma after "classy" ;)

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

How about hyperlocal famous? ;)

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Yes indeed... I have a 5:45 am call time!

Nov 04, 2009

Kenneth Yeung said...

Oh wowza!! That's insanely good news! Congratulations! Please tell me that these clips are gonna be on YouTube!! w00t!

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Thank's Angie :)

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

LOL!

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

I will try my darnedest to get these clips on the web. YouTube... idk... commenters there are mean.

Nov 04, 2009

Julia Mak said...

that is awesome jenn!! too bad i dot live in SD anymore and will be missing out on the news. so yes! I agree with Ken, put them on youtube please =)

Nov 04, 2009

Liz Philips said...

AWESOME! I had a feeling the hints would lead to this... saw your NBC list. So incredibly stoked for you... and NBC is the lucky one here! :)

Nov 04, 2009

Enrique Gutierrez said...

Oh, and - (even though I totally knew about this like... forever ago) CONGRATULATIONS! You're gonna #crushit - no need to be nervous... given the call time, I think you'll be too damn tired to be too nervous.

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Enrique you make one hell of a point about that call time. I'll be up at the crack of dawn!

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Liz, you are way too kind!

Nov 04, 2009

Mona Nomura said...

So well deserved, Jenn. You are absolutely stunning, a good person, and super sharp. I am so proud to say I know you :)

Nov 04, 2009

Amani Roberts said...

Nice work. Don't forget about the little people as you climb higher.

Nov 04, 2009

Ryan Kuder said...

I'm going to have to tell my folks to set the TiVo next time we come visit. Congrats, Jenn!

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Mona... the feeling is mutual. I just hope we get to spend more time together. :)

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Amani, I'm still a little person myself. We little people are together forever. :)

Nov 04, 2009

Jonathan said...

Congratulations Jenn! You'll do great!

Nov 04, 2009

Sizemattic said...

Congrats on the new gig! I'll wake up extra early tomorrow to watch it.

Nov 04, 2009

Rob Quigley said...

Wow - congrats!

Nov 04, 2009

Zane Aveton said...

Congratulations! I'd love to follow in your footsteps so BLAZE THAT PATH GIRL! :)

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Whoa... thanks for adjusting your sleep schedule for me. :)

Nov 04, 2009

Steve E said...

"For the entire Channel 7/39 news team, I'm Jenn Van Grove".

Nov 04, 2009

Phillip Jeffrey said...

Congrats J! Starting your day at 4:30pm is definitely paying off. Your future is looking good.

Nov 04, 2009

jeffjaner said...

Congrats Jenn...my parents are just going to have to start their day a little earlier out in Rancho Bernardo;)

Nov 04, 2009

Shauna Causey said...

Wow, awesome! Sounds like an excellent fit. Congrats!

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Jeff... on no, your poor parents!

Nov 04, 2009

Charlie Brown said...

Congrats! You'll be great!

Nov 04, 2009

techlifeweb said...

If you do for the morning news what you did for SDtweetups...watch out world! :) Contrats.

Nov 04, 2009

Jennifer Van Grove said...

Thank you Steve. I'd settle for 10 extra viewers... well who am I kidding, I want this to be a whopping success! :)

Nov 04, 2009

Melani Gordon said...

Ok - that is so much fun. Congrats. Can I call you Veronica Corningstone?!?!?

Nov 04, 2009

Gabriel del Rio said...

congrats jenn!

Nov 04, 2009

Glenn Batuyong said...

good luck Jenn! Hope you can end each of your segments with "Stay Classy, San Diego!" :)

Nov 04, 2009

Phelan said...

Congrats! I know this has a been a long time in the making for you. Awesome win!

Nov 04, 2009

DowntownRob said...

Congrats! :-) @NBCSanDiego knows talent when they see it ;-)

Nov 04, 2009

lorenanr said...

Congrats, Jenn! And don't be nervous - you get used to being on TV after a little while and it becomes "work" just like anything else (or, at least, that's how it worked for me). Good luck!

Nov 04, 2009