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Beedy Chats With Beadle About ESPN, Facebook, Twitter

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Monday, September 20th, 2010, 5:16pm

ESPN spent Monday in Madison to launch its Big 10 tour, and Badgers fans showed up in big numbers to cheer on the decision to start the series at the Memorial Union Terrace.

Michelle Beadle, co-host of "SportsNation", talked with us for about 10 minutes mid-morning as she and some of her producers worked to get the live show together. She talked about the changing media industry with the influx of social networking as well as her path to ESPN.

"When you start out everybody thinks (I hope to work at) ESPN," said Beadle. "But it was funny because I was working three jobs a year. I was doing NBA, working for People Magazine and I was working for people that were allowing me to overlap jobs and it was fun. I stayed busy and had enough diversity that eventually I was like "I'm not really interested in going to ESPN.""

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Get A Behind-The-Scenes Look At ESPN's Stop In Madison

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Monday, September 20th, 2010, 1:32pm

Anytime University of Wisconsin-Madison is first, the city and its passionate student population take notice.  On Monday, the Memorial Union Terrace was the first Big 10 campus to provide a backdrop for a newly launched ESPN effort focusing on the Big 10 conference.

It's not weird to see the terrace filled with cardinal and white, but what was unique was the addition of red and white signs from the ESPN network. The live radio broadcast of Colin Cowherd's sports talk show ran from 9 a.m. to noon and the ESPN2 show "SportsNation" will run from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Both used the same set snuggled in with beautiful Lake Mendota as a backdrop to start their Big Ten Tour.

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Alzheimer's Memory Walk Set For Sunday

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 2:02pm

Hundreds of Madison residents will be champions for Alzheimer’s.  They are on the move to end Alzheimer’s disease at the annual Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk on Sunday.

Champions include those living with the disease, families, caregivers, corporate and community leaders, who actively support Memory Walk in our community. 

Participants in Memory Walks across the United States have raised more than $347 million after 2009. 

Registration for Sunday's walk starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Monona Terrace and the walk begins at 11:30 a.m.

To start a team or make a donation, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org/memorywalk or 608-239-7791.

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University Theatre Welcomes "Across A Distance"

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 1:26pm

The world premiere of "Across A Distance", featuring soprano Julia Faulkner and Deaf actor Robert Schleifer opened on Friday night at the University Theatre.

The production runs through Sept. 25.  

Click on the link for more information about the show or to order tickets go to utmadison.com.

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Restaurants Close, Open In Downtown Madison

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 12:11am

Madison foodies will have new downtown dining options soon.

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ESPN To Make Stop At Memorial Union

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Friday, September 17th, 2010, 10:47am

A student audience will be welcome for a pair of live ESPN broadcasts on Monday at the Memorial Union Terrace.

Colin Cowherd will host his radio show live from 9 a.m. to noon and the ESPN2 show SportsNation will be live from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ESPN2’s SportsNation features co-hosts Cowherd and Michelle Beadle.

SportsNation incorporates user-generated polls and games based on the days’ leading sports news into a fun, interactive show.  Each episode aired live on campus will feature polls and games involving the respective host university’s football program along with special guests.

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Kitchen Fire Damages Eagle Heights Apartment

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Friday, September 17th, 2010, 12:22am

City of Madison Firefighters were called to a fire at 944 Eagle Heights St. on Thursday at about 10:30 a.m. Fire officials said that nobody was home at the time of the fire.

The fire was discovered by upstairs neighbors to the 6-unit structure, according to officials. The neighbors reported smelling smoke and found it coming through the vents in their apartment.

When they looked outside, they observed smoke coming from windows on the first floor and notified authorities. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police were first on scene.

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