I've been quiet for several months. But only because my former employer threatened to fire me if I didn't quit podcasting, unless they approved of the podcast and contents. I hesitated to resume the podcast because of reasons. But, I had to do a podcast as a homework assignment for a class at WSU Global, and I decided to just make it a JKH episode, and see where it takes us. By us, I mean you and me, my friend.

You're living life, you're working as a news reporter-- sometimes life and reporting collide. One of the rules of reporting, is that you should never become a part of the story. But it happens. I share some of my experiences, and how falling back on my reporting skills helped me cope through one of the most frightening hours of my life as a parent.

On November 26, 2019, retired Marine Tiffany Hill was shot and killed by her estranged husband in the parking lot of her children's school. If he had been outfitted with a GPS tracker, and she had been alerted by an app that he was in the parking lot waiting for her, she might still be alive today. Jenna Kochenauer talks with state Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver about Tiffany's Bill, legislation that Sen. Wilson tried to get passed for several legislative sessions and that Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law this week.

Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders in states from Washington to New York have forced so many of us to change our schedules and our lifestyles. How are we adapting? Are we seizing this OPPORTUNITY, or lamenting the hinderance? Jenna talks to a couple of fitness trainers about how the pandemic is changing the way they do their job, and how you can take advantage of the opportunity to introduce more fitness into your and your family's routine.

UPDATE: I'm sorry if you've come here to listen to the story about Matt Watkins, however, the radio station I work for has ordered me to remove it because it contains a portion of an interview that I did with Mr. Watkins for the radio station, and they refuse to grant permission for me to use it in this manner. I apologize for the inconvenience. Former Pasco Mayor Matt Watkins started 2020 embarking on adventure. It was a trip he had been planning for years, one that could not have anticipated a world pandemic. Matt talks with Jenna about the impact the COVID-19 virus had on his decision to push pause 10 weeks into what was supposed to be nearly 2-year journey. Matt offers some insight into the different ways the two cultures have responded to the international outbreak.

With a pandemic upon us, there is no easier target for blame than the media. And your news reporter friends, who are working over time, are feeling the hate.