A Happy Ending Today

As Nickie Boone and I anchored the 5 o’clock news together today, and we watched the story of how 11 year old Ian Dew was reunited with his family after being missing overnight last night, we were packed with emotions. What a relief, what a blessing that they found that little boy safe from harm, and how anxious we all felt in the newsroom leading up to the amazing reunion.

I have to say this- we report so many very tough stories. Most often, the ending is far from happy. And as Nickie and Michelle Carolla talked about this story live on air, and we connected with those family members in their lives- up close and personal- I couldn’t help but think of how that story could have ended. Everyday, as news people, we are kind of stepping into the lives of others to tell our viewers what’s happening in our community. As a hometown girl, I know the Dew family, and have known Ian’s father Lindley since I was a teenager. We hoped like crazy in our newsroom that Ian would be found, that his family would have that reunion today.

Michelle Carolla and Nick Stavrakis gave their hearts and souls to this story. They were both filled with emotion as it unfolded before their eyes, and our cameras.

And as Nickie was able to say to Michelle on the air- “Thankfully this story had a happy ending”, we were all holding back our tears (not very well, by the way), and giving thanks that Ian can sleep safely in his own bed tonight, and his family can breathe a very large sigh of relief.

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