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Don

“Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn’t mean you are wiser than when i

About Me

Anchor and Managing Editor at the CBS/Fox affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland. Formerly Main Anchor and Managing Editor at KNWA-TV in Northwest Arkansas, formerly a radio talk show host and morning drive-time news anchor in the same region. Yes, I used to write a column for the Northwest Arkansas Times, but I retired. I still write a semi-regular column on politics in Citiscapes Metro Monthly Magazine. Used to host "Arkansas Tonight" on KFAY-AM, along with "The Morning Report" and "Northwest Perspectives" and run the Arkansas Tonight blog which has been around stirring up trouble for the past 3 years or so. I'm a big fan of Max and Warwick at the Arkansas Times and of Steve Barnes on AETN. I guess I'm obsessive about work, and about writing - I tend to enjoy the sport of political coverage more than I should. I've also done some very, very small parts in the movies -- "ER," "Mr. Christmas," a speaking part, "Just Visiting," with Malcom McDowell, "Unconditional Love" with Dan Akroyd, and a some smaller independent films. Want more? Tune in from time-to-time or visit my blog at http://www.arkansastonight.com.

My Interests

Writing, politics, my kids, reading, really bad games of golf and nicorette. Working in film. Did I mention writing?

I'd like to meet:

Still like to meet Bill and Hill Clinton. Everyone else has, and I got so close chasing him with the rest of the press-gaggle in South Illinois after the Lewinsky thing. Also like to meet Howard Dean and George Soros. Put Clarence Page and the full staff of the NY Times Op Ed section on the list too. I've already met Barack Obama - nice guy, but he lost the congressional race right before he won the Senate.

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Music:

Hardcore LA punk from 70s and early 80s, Black Flag, X, The Germs, the Avengers (yeah, San Fran, sorry) and of course, The Ramones. Whole lot more, but I don't have space. I also like opera and quite a bit of classical, along with jazz and blues. Yes, I like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams the elder.

Movies:

Hate/love any of George Romero's living dead flicks. Love Michael Moore's stuff, Matrix series, "All the President's Men" and anything by Robert Greenwald.

Television:

Keith Olbermann is must-see-tv, also C-Span and CNN. I'll also watch Sci-Fi and AMC movies, SNL. Die-hard fan of "The Daily Show" dating back to the Craig Kilborn days, and love "The Colbert Report." Also love "Frontline."

Books:

Reading a compendium of philosophy now, actually liked Chris Matthew's "Hardball" -- "Live from New York" about SNL, Will Martin's "With God on Our Side" and Eric Alterman's "What Liberal Media" -- are you kidding? I've got a library at home -- which book do you want? Reading "Best and the Brightest" right now.

Heroes:

Ed Murrow, Walter Cronkite (who I've met), Peter Jennings, Abe Lincoln, JFK, FDR, Barrack Obama, Randy Rhoades, etc. Pete Jennings was also a great role model in many ways, and so is Olbermann.

My Blog

Spoken Word Tour

Ok, it's Sunday, it's hotter than hell outside, you can literally see the air hanging on everything, and it's even too hot to go to the beach.  I'm sitting around putting off work I need to have ...
Posted by Don on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:57:00 PST

Warmer and warmer

Spent Friday evening at Ocean City doing live shots, first of them I've done here on the Eastern Shore.  No major catastrophes, but I sure felt rusty.  It was hotter than you-know-what, and ...
Posted by Don on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:03:00 PST

Getting Settled in...

Jeez, I can't believe I'm going to go ahead and sound so positive.  What will become of me?  We're still unpacking here in Delmarva/Salisbury.  It's exhausting, but it's also a lot of f...
Posted by Don on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:17:00 PST

At Long Last

Finally made it to Maryland
Posted by Don on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:12:00 PST

Ready to move...

Been more than a month since I posted here.  Figured I'd throw something up.  Getting ready to move -- signed a five-year deal at an NBC affiliate outside Baltimore.  Will head there mi...
Posted by Don on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:29:00 PST

"MORNING IN ARKANSAS?"

IN FOCUS COLUMN-- Don Elkins-- Wednesday, November 8, 2006(FAYETTEVILLE)- I'll "eat my hat" later if things change, but as I write this, it looks like we've wrapped up most of the local elections this...
Posted by Don on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:51:00 PST

On Immigration...

Ft. Smith attorney Rebekah Kennedy is the Green Party candidate for the Attorney General's office in Arkansas.  She penned this piece for my website, ArkansasTonight.com.  I think she makes ...
Posted by Don on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:31:00 PST

Bush Has Gone Too Far Now...

(The author would like to thank everyone for patience as he crawls out from under the rock under which he has hidden for several weeks  how many lashes for failing to post original content?  Not...
Posted by Don on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:01:00 PST

FOOTBALL....

I have to say that I caved in and watched two games tonight.  I couldn't help myself -- I missed the U of A / USC kickoff, but watched ther rest.  Pretty frightening when all the fans decide...
Posted by Don on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 11:08:00 PST

Arkansas Tonight -- Live at 6 p.m.

LIVE - ARKANSAS TONIGHT! SEPT. 2NDYep, we took a week off, and yep, we know the University of Arkansas (just a hop, skip and jump from our studios) has it big opening game of the season tonight, but ...
Posted by Don on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:01:00 PST