What's Your Story?
During my time at KNOE8 News, I had the pleasure to direct and help promote some of Northeast Louisiana's most heartfelt and awe inspiring stories written and produced by emmy nominated sports director Aaron Dietrich.
St. Jude Marathon Man
Mike McGee knows better than anyone that life can be a challenging race. His family faced that challenge when his son, Will McGee, passed away from liver cancer. Despite this tragedy, Mike was able to able to find hope again when he established the Willpower Foundation - a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In this edition of What’s Your Story?, Emmy-nominated feature reporter Aaron Dietrich follows Mike McGee as he joins the race to cure cancer. Directed by Sierra Fletcher
Full Blown Pink
A certain Calhoun salesman is dedicated to spreading awareness about breast cancer. In this edition of What’s Your Story?, Emmy-nominated feature reporter Aaron Dietrich highlights Robert Tolbert’s determination to shine a spotlight on breast cancer. Directed by Sierra Fletcher
“Hope” was not lost
In this edition of “What’s Your Story”, Emmy nominated feature reporter Aaron Dietrich profiles a local musician who has a story of “hope.” Directed by Sierra Fletcher
The Little Free Pantry
A recent Louisiana Tech graduate has an appetite for serving others. In this edition of What’s Your Story?, Emmy-nominated feature reporter Aaron Dietrich highlights how Ethan Jeffus impacted the community. Directed by Sierra Fletcher
Billy Bell retires after five decades of coaching, teaching
A bittersweet day. The Candy Man, a.k.a. Billy Bell, enjoyed his last day at school by meeting up with KNOE’s Aaron Dietrich. Aaron wondered how someone makes an impact on the world like Bill has. In this edition of What’s Your Story, Aaron learns the answer from longtime educator Billy Bell. Directed by Sierra Fletcher
The Sew Happy Ladies in Northeast Louisiana
Nestled in the back of the First West Thrift Store is an assembly line that would make Henry Ford proud. One stitch at a time, the Sew Happy Ladies in Northeast Louisiana are leaving a mark. Reported by Aaron Dietrich and directed by Sierra Fletcher
First-grade student at J.S. Clark Magnet accepted into MENSA
Can you imagine being a part of an elite club that only 2% of the world’s population is qualified to join? No matter your age, that would be a pretty significant accomplishment! In this edition of What’s Your Story, KNOE’s Aaron Dietrich introduces the community to the smartest kid in the room. Directed by Sierra Fletcher.
The race of a lifetime
A West Monroe photographer has dedicated his life to catching the perfect moment. Initially, long-time Derby fan Steve Queen had a slow start out of the gate. Directed by yours truly, reported by Aaron Dietrich
How a kid met the King of Rock and Roll
In this edition of “What’s Your Story?” Emmy-nominated feature reporter Aaron Dietrich shares the story of a little girl who once stole the spotlight from the King of Rock and Roll. Directed by yours truly
Watson Strong
In this What's Your Story, we feature a little boy and his family who is having Christmas in the summer! Hear about Watson's story and what the community is doing for this little fighter.
Turn Your Mess Into a Message and Your Test Into a Testament
In this What's Your Story, I helped Aaron Dietrich show the story of this mom helping the community in her son's image after he died in a horrific drowning incident.
They Need a Field To Play On
In this What's Your Story, Orville “Buddy” Davis, legendary Lincoln Parish sports writer, donated part of his estate to the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home. In Buddy’s honor, they used his donation to build the O.K. “Buddy” Memorial Ball Field.
Bob Sales
In this What's Your Story, we feature a local business owner is now closing his doors after he had been in business selling LSU fan gear in Northeast Louisiana for years.
Barry Rubin
In this What's your story, we feature former strength and conditioning coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, as he brings back home a third football ring to the school that helped kick off his career.
On a Wing and Prayer
In this video, Aaron Dietrich (KNOE8 News's sports director) shows us he inside of a local Northeast Louisiana legend that the movie On a Wing and Prayer is based off of.