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 Laundry
Songwriter(s) | Don HenleyDanny Kortchmar
Producer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi

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 Kortchmar
Producer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]

I'm not Alright - Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine
Songwriter(s) | Andrew John FedykBryce Christopher Ross-JohnsonDiederik Van ElsasJames Alan GhalebJoseph Julian DepaceJP ClarkMarlon Lamont McClainParrish WarringtonRami Yacoub
Producer(s) | Loud LuxuryTrackside

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 Kortchmar
Producer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]

Bad Company - Feel like makin' Love
Songwriter(s) | Eugene McDaniels
Producer(s) | Rubina Flake

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 Kortchmar
Producer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]

The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Back Dress
Songwriter(s) | Allan ClarkeRoger CookRoger Greenaway
Producer(s) | The HolliesRon Richards

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 Kortchmar
Producer(s) | Don HenleyDanny KortchmarGreg Ladanyi[1]

Canned Heat - Going up the Country
Songwriter(s) | Alan Wilson
Producer(s) | Canned Heat, Skip Taylor

Lander Jacobson - Colorado Nights 

Billy Joel - Vienna 
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone

“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 Over
Released | August 28, 2020
Genre | Country
Length | 4:00
Label | Mercury NashvilleSound
Songwriter(s) | Chris StapletonMike Henderson
Producer(s) | Dave CobbChris Stapleton
B-side | "Spring"

John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
Released | October 30, 1972
Recorded | August 1972
Genre | Folk rock, country folk, country rock, soft rock
Label | RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) | John Denver, Mike Taylor
Producer(s) | Milt Okun

Bonnie Raitt -  Bluebird
Released | November 1971
Recorded | August 1971
Studio | Enchanted Island, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota[1]
Genre | Blues, rock, folk rock,

Dirty Heads - Vacation
Label | Warner Bros.
Producer | Willie Murphy
Origin | Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Genres | Alternative hip hopacoustic rockalternative rockrap rockreggae fusion