Mike Gonzalez Reports

By Mike Gonzalez 1/29/14 Spokane, WA I'm not one to post things very often but I have a subject I think most can relate to whether you're a reporter, anchor, photographer or producer. My goal is not to pick on anyone because I'm guilty at times of using VO as a crutch in the field. So what do you think? Is there a place for VO in breaking news? My Experience  I'm an advocate of not going to VO when you arrive on the scene of breaking news. If you need to go to VO then is it really anything of imminent importance? Are we using VO as a crutch or are we just so used to using it that we feel it's something we must use to make us look like we're working? I believe the power and advantage we still have in local tv news is the ability to be on the scene with live pictures. With advent of backpack cameras we can get closer to the action, more than ever before, without being tethered to a live truck. With that being said,  I've run into a couple of situatio

KREM MIKE: Andre Ward Ready For A Great 2014 : Andre Ward poses for pictures with boxers and fans at the USA Championships World Super Middle Weight Champion Andre Ward is in Spokane ...

Andre Ward poses for pictures with boxers and fans at the USA Championships World Super Middle Weight Champion Andre Ward is in Spokane Washington showing his support for amateur boxing. Ward is the last male from the United States to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. He achieved the feat in 2004 and says his presence is about motivating the young boxers to be the best in the world. "I'm excited, I think it's important and I've been through the program. I think it's important to show up and let the young ladies and young men see your presence, talk to them and let them know that you support and care for them, "said Ward. Ward is considered by many the number two pound for pound best fighter in the world. The only person ahead of Ward on that list in Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ward who is considered one of the most gifted fighters says amateur male boxers in the United States are just as talented as any in the world, despite being shut out of any medal

Jan 20th, 2013 Spokane, WA 178 boxers from 47 different states are in Spokane Washington trying to win the USA Amateur Boxing crown. The first round of the tournament got started at the HUB in Liberty Lake, a suburb of Spokane Monday. I spoke with organizers about the economic impact the boxers, fans and coaches are making on the region. I also ran into Jack Mosley, father of Sugar Shane Mosley and now trainer to his grandson, Sugar Shane Mosley Jr. The elder Mosley knows a little something about taking boxers to tournaments across the country. He guided his son to to a US Lightweight Championship in 89 and 92. Shane would later become a champion in several divisions as a professional and is considered by many boxing historians one of the greatest of all time. But Monday night it was Sugar Shane Mosley Jr. who was trying to make his mark in the sport. The 23 year is 31-9 over his amateur career and a good looking athlete who looks strikingly similar to his dad. "We are