A great welcome to Richmond

Just got a sneak peek at the August issue of Richmond magazine, and I appreciate the two brief mentions of my arrival here in Virginia's historic capital city. Welcome to those Richmond mag readers who followed their link to this site!

So far in the two weeks I've been here, I've totally fallen in love with Richmond. So much history here, and so much potential for the future here too. I've got a great team to work with at CBS 6 -- it's a dream opportunity for a new news director.

I've got two other blogs -- one is personal, chipmahaney.com, if you're interested in checking out stories and photos of family and friends. The other blog I've kept for the past 3 years is now by necessity dormant. FlowerMoundRoad.com was my own hyperlocal newsblog, focusing on the little stories in my Dallas-area hometown of Flower Mound (pop 63,000). Perhaps I'll start a hyperlocal Richmond blog. The first post will be titled "Where to Live -- Chesterfield, Henrico or Richmond: How You Choose Will Set a Course for the Rest of Your Life". People here are passionate for their side of the James River, that's for sure.

More to come -- I'm staying busy, and I've got a lot to learn!

11 years, 4 months, 7 days

This is the title of an e-mail I sent to my colleagues at KDFW today. It's a long time to work at one place. I first started at KDFW on February 26, 1996, and today was my last day there. I've had the extreme good fortune to have worked alongside a dream team of journalists and broadcasters. It's going to be hard to leave, but a bigger adventure (I hope) awaits me. Next Monday, I'll be the news director at WTVR in Richmond, VA.



I only wish it were this easy to become a news director. Actually, this bag o' gifts was given to me by my colleagues here in Dallas. Inside, lots of little helpers, including Rolaids and aspirin. Wonder what I'll need those for?

Check out my personal/family blog at ChipMahaney.com for more photos of my two going-away parties this week.