Tenting solo throughout U.S. is ‘lovely’ life-style for retired videographer

In the months following his August 2025 retirement, after 41 years at KFMB-TV CBS 8 working as a information photographer, Scott Hall didn’t know for certain the place he would spend Thanksgiving Day.

And that’s precisely the way in which he wished it.

“It was a great career in a beautiful city, but it was also crazy busy and high stress,” Hall, 66, informed Times of San Diego. “It’s been a slower, change of pace the past few months.”

After his final day at Channel 8, Hall spent a few weeks touring Italy and England. Then, he loaded up his 20-year-old Ford Expedition and began driving, sightseeing and tenting beneath the celebrities in a tent.

He first headed north by means of Oregon and Washington, then turned east.

A few months in the past, Times of San Diego caught-up with Hall someplace in Colorado.

“Let me look on a map to make sure I know which town I’m in,” he stated. “Isn’t this great? I’m not even sure what time it is.”

Not lengthy after that, Hall informed Times of San Diego he was tenting on Cape Breton Island alongside the Cabot Trail in northern Nova Scotia in Canada.

“I thought San Diego was scenic, but it’s beautiful here,” Hall stated. “It’s now the peak of the fall colors with stunning views along the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Ocean. Inspiringly beautiful. And I experienced my first sunrise over the Atlantic. So good.”

In Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Hall stated, “Such magnificence day-after-day, and tenting in it was past phrases. I’m now on my approach to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, after which on to Pensacola, Florida, to share Thanksgiving with my sister Lynne and her husband Cliff.

“I’m checking out campgrounds all the way down to Key West. I was concerned about bears in the New England forests, but I wonder now if bear spray works on Florida alligators and crocodiles. I hope I don’t have to find out.”

When Hall retired, Channel 8 known as him “legendary.”

He spent his final six years paired with reporter Jeff Zevely for “Zevely Zone” newscast options.

“I have tears in my eyes,” Zevely posted on social media whereas discussing Hall’s retirement. “Scott leaves a legacy marked by bravery and impactful San Diego journalism. He had an incredible career.”

A KFMB-TV web site story stated, “Hall joined CBS 8 in 1984, and quickly established himself as a fearless and dedicated journalist. Throughout his career, he covered major events ranging from intense brush fires to presidential campaigns, often putting himself in harm’s way to get the story.”

Hall received an Emmy award in 2003 for his breaking information protection of the Cedar Fire that scorched 273,246 acres, destroyed 2,232 properties, and killed 15 individuals, together with 14 civilians and one firefighter. It was the biggest wildfire in California historical past on the time.

“I found myself in the middle of the night, in the middle of a firestorm on Wildcat Canyon Road,” recalled Hall. “I wasn’t sure I would survive.”

Another time, he was shoved from behind whereas overlaying a avenue riot. “Hall’s coverage in the face of danger became a hallmark of his career,” the station stated in an announcement.

“It’s a good day when you’re covering a story of love and compassion, like featuring a mother who’s caring for her challenged daughter,” Hall stated.

“But it’s a more durable day when a criminal offense has been dedicated and my job is to get reactions from devastated relations and crime victims.

“A news camera is not the first thing people want to see in their time of grief and stress.”

After graduating from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s diploma in journalism, Hall labored for a few TV stations within the Pacific Northwest, together with as a fledging reporter and anchor at KVAL-TV in Eugene, Oregon earlier than relocating to San Diego.

“My Oregon news director was a nice guy who said to me in a kind way, `You might do better as a cameraman,’” stated Hall. “That day changed my life. I’ve always been thankful for what he said to me.”

Hall acquired his dream job within the spring of 1984 when he was employed by Jim Holtzman, who served as KFMB-TV information director within the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties. Under his management, KFMB’s “News 8” grew to become a dominant power in San Diego native information, identified for its sturdy anchors and distinctive model.

In July 1984, after just a few months on the job, Hall was despatched to San Ysidro to a McDonald’s restaurant the place gunman James Huberty opened fireplace for 77 minutes, killing 21 individuals, together with kids as younger as 8 months outdated, and injuring 19 different earlier than being shot by police.

“After all these years, that story still hauntingly lives with me,” stated Hall. “He was still shooting when I arrived on the scene. It was quite a way to start my career in San Diego.”

Six years in the past, Hall’s 30-year marriage resulted in divorce. “The news business takes a toll on family time,” he stated.

“In hindsight, I might have accomplished much more for Nancy and my son Monty… Journalism is wealthy in each private and neighborhood reward, but it surely hardly ever pads the checking account.

“If you’re considering getting into the news business, you should think seriously about that.”

Nowadays, as a solo road-tripping traveler, Scott says family and friends members keep in contact with him alongside the way in which.

“This new experience of retirement is really enjoyable,” stated Hall. “I’ve driven over 10,000 miles now through 25 states and Canada. I feel like I’m just getting started. The more I see, the bigger and more beautiful this country gets.”

Hall stated this Thanksgiving can be particular due to his current go to to Plymouth Rock.

“Seeing Plymouth Rock for the first time, right before Thanksgiving, has been a very humbling experience,” he stated. “The pilgrims’ impossible challenges make mine seem trivial, and make me grateful for the comfort of my own family today.”

C3 Communications marks twenty fifth anniversary with new web site

San Diego public relations agency c3 Communications, Inc. is celebrating its twenty fifth anniversary with the launch of a redesigned, multimedia-driven web site that displays the company’s evolution and long-standing position in public relations, media relations and occasion promotions, stated Joice Truban Curry, c3 president and chief government officer.

Created by Monkey Works Creative, the web site, www.c3publicrelations.com, encompasses a clear, trendy format with intuitive navigation, vibrant visuals, video segments and actual marketing campaign highlights drawn from greater than twenty years of award-winning work, stated Curry.

Built with a totally mobile-friendly construction, the location permits guests to simply discover c3’s companies, case research, neighborhood partnerships, and media protection and showcases c3’s dedication to sturdy storytelling and significant outcomes, an announcement stated.

“It was fun to put together the montage of great PR moments throughout our 25- year history,” stated Curry. “There have been many nice tasks, exhibits and folks and it was a pleasure and a blessing to recount and see them.

“Now, we are onto the next decade of fun PR adventures.”

3.6 million podcasts, however what number of are ‘active’?

Plenty of individuals imagine there are too many podcasts. But, what number of podcasts are literally energetic and producing new content material?

According to Listen Notes, a San Francisco-based consulting agency that makes a speciality of podcast knowledge and a podcast search engine, there have been 605,122 energetic podcasts as of September 2025.

The time period “active” means the podcasts have launched at the very least one new episode because the starting of 2025.

September’s whole of energetic podcasts surpasses the earlier document of 595,514 energetic packages, which was set in 2020. Also, September’s quantity represents an episode improve of 15,000 in comparison with the prior month, as reported by Barrett Media, a consulting agency for media shops and commerce publication overlaying music, information and sports activities media industries.

Additionally, Listen Notes stated it has reclassified greater than 18,000 exhibits to the “dead” class, which is a dramatic lower in comparison with earlier years. In comparability, between 2020 and 2021, 157,000 podcasts have been thought of “dead.”

Also, Listen Notes stated 3.6 million podcasts have been created worldwide, representing a mixed 185 million episodes.

Of the three.6 million exhibits created since round 2004, when the phrase “podcast” was coined and the know-how first took off, 67% have been launched from the U.S., whereas Brazil has been the following largest podcast creator, with simply over 200,000 exhibits launched from that nation.

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