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Hungry and loyal, Aimee Lewis chased her lifelong dreams of becoming a local television news reporter, landing jobs in cities big and small across the United States. Determined to make a name for herself, Aimee climbed the TV ladder, all while ignoring the reality of what local TV news has become. This is the story of how a dream started and how a dream died.

Aimee Lewis


    • Jul 15, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 6 EPISODES


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    Live at Five | Bluebird Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 25:36


    “Bluebird Days” is the sequel short-story to “Live at Five” told by Aimee Lewis, a former television news reporter who suddenly quits after being pushed too far on the beat. Forced to leave the life she built on screen, Aimee is presented with an opportunity to move to a remote mountain town to start over at the bottom of the food chain. Here in Fraser, Colorado, the former news reporter takes on waitressing at a ski resort to keep paying the bills while buying time to figure out a new life dream. It's surprisingly, wonderful. A town that alerts travelers they're ‘Now Leaving Planet Earth' when entering the valley, Fraser supplies a simple and serene life at just the right time. All music purchased. Chris Stapleton - Starting OverReleased | August 28, 2020Genre | CountryLength | 4:00Label | Mercury NashvilleSoundSongwriter(s) | Chris StapletonMike HendersonProducer(s) | Dave CobbChris StapletonB-side | "Spring"John Denver - Rocky Mountain HighReleased | October 30, 1972Recorded | August 1972Genre | Folk rock, country folk, country rock, soft rockLabel | RCA VictorSongwriter(s) | John Denver, Mike TaylorProducer(s) | Milt OkunBonnie Raitt -  BluebirdReleased | November 1971Recorded | August 1971Studio | Enchanted Island, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota[1]Genre | Blues, rock, folk rock,Dirty Heads - Vacation Label | Warner Bros.Producer | Willie MurphyOrigin | Huntington Beach, California, U.S.Genres | Alternative hip hopacoustic rockalternative rockrap rockreggae fusion

    Live at Five | Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 7:16


    It was supposed to be the dream job, so she went. But moving to a top 20 TV news market meant pushing through red flags and uncomfortable assignments. After a year into the job, Aimee finally  quit the career that was supposed to be her forever. Embracing a new beginning, Aimee gives her opinion on what local news has ultimately become. Music Credited to :Don Henley - Dirty Laundry Songwriter(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarProducer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]Canned Heat - Going up the CountrySongwriter(s) | Alan WilsonProducer(s) | Canned Heat, Skip TaylorLander Jacobson - Colorado Nights Billy Joel - Vienna Songwriter(s) | Billy JoelProducer(s) | Phil Ramone

    Live at Five | Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 9:32


    After two years of reporting in the trenches, Aimee lands her second TV job in her home market covering York, Pennsylvania. Life is good, until getting a wake up call that left her scrambling trying to stop online bullying.  Dodging keyboard warriors and threatening stalkers quickly became everyday life.Music Credited to:Don Henley - Dirty Laundry Songwriter(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarProducer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Back DressSongwriter(s) | Allan ClarkeRoger CookRoger GreenawayProducer(s) | The HolliesRon Richards

    Live at Five | Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 6:10


    Week one on the job, fresh into her first reporting gig in Johnstown PA, Aimee gets a late night assignment in the city of Altoona. Scrambling to make deadline, Aimee quickly learns the reality of local news,  tasked to film a grieving community who wants nothing to do with the local news. Music Credited to :Don Henley - Dirty Laundry Songwriter(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarProducer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]Bad Company - Feel like makin' Love Songwriter(s) | Eugene McDanielsProducer(s) | Rubina Flake

    Live at Five | Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 3:01


    Since she was 12 years old, Aimee was captivated by the idea of reporting the local news on television. The dream kicked off as an intern in Lancaster, Pennsylvania... all while keeping up with college weekend benders.Music credited to :Dirty Laundry - Don Henley Songwriter(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarProducer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]I'm not Alright - Loud Luxury and Bryce VineSongwriter(s) | Andrew John FedykBryce Christopher Ross-JohnsonDiederik Van ElsasJames Alan GhalebJoseph Julian DepaceJP ClarkMarlon Lamont McClainParrish WarringtonRami YacoubProducer(s) | Loud LuxuryTrackside

    Live at Five | Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 3:37


    There's a high that comes with chasing the chaos and the next big story. But when does it become too much? Local news simply doesn't sparkle the way it once does. After 5 years behind the screen, Aimee speaks the truth about local news and breaks down how it works.Music credited to Don Henley - Dirty LaundrySongwriter(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarProducer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi

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