San Diego Insider - Final Show

More than 13 years ago - Channel 4 launched San Diego Insider Magazine to tell stories in our community that weren't being told in the local newscasts. As the saying goes - "all good things must end" and so it is with us. Because of major changes in our business - this is the final Insider we will produce. My personal thanks to all the reporters, producers and photographers who have made this program so valuable to San Diego - but especially - thanks to you - for supporting this kind of community storytelling. I'm Dennis Morgigno - a final time from all of us at Channel 4 -thanks for watching, and enjoy this final episode of San Diego Insider.

SAN DIEGO INSIDER

SHOW #325

AIR DATE: September 25, 2011 @ 6pm & 8pm

SEGMENT 1:

Joy Wilkerson Remembered

Reporter: Jack Gates

Featured over the years on San Diego Insider, Joy Wilkerson was a model, actress and USO performer for the troops in Vietnam.  Joy died in August at age 81.  She spent the last ten years writing, speaking out, getting back in touch with, and supporting her Vietnam Vets.  Joy is getting a full military burial ceremony.

Miracle League Tenth SeasonReporter: Jeanne Rawdin

Build it and they will come. What started with just a spark of an idea has exploded into something in a league of its own. We’re talking about the Miracle League – a rubberized baseball field in North County that attracts sluggers from all over the region. They just opened their tenth season.

SEGMENT 2:

Horseshoe Lady

Reporter: Corrie Vaus

In these tough economic times, an Encinitas woman has found a way to pursue her passion and still make a living. She puts horseshoes on horses, otherwise known as a farrier. We’ll show you how she survives in this difficult and back-breaking profession.

SEGMENT 3:

Rocket Man at Fiesta Island

Photoessay: Michael Spaulding

Fiesta Island becomes launching pad for dozens of rockets every week. A local company has started their own line of rockets and received FAA approval for a site for young and old to launch rockets. Boy Scouts, school groups, and families find it to be a worthwhile and exciting pastime.

SEGMENT 4:

Balboa Park Renaissance

Reporter: Corrie Vaus

Some San Diegans wish they had lived during the Renaissance Period.  So every Saturday, they pretend they do.  The group meets at Balboa Park dressed in tunics and ready for hand-to-hand combat. To avoid serious injury from swords and batons, their weapons are made out of foam.