Joplin Globe Journalists Discuss Their Experience Covering the 2011 Tornado
Posted: 5/4/2012 | By: Richie Bernardo | Missourian
COLUMBIA — Wally Kennedy and his son were watching "Pirates of the
Caribbean" when a man meandered into the theater and warned of
threatening weather ahead.
Nothing concerning, Kennedy thought, but they decided to leave anyway.
Driving home, he could see a giant gray mass rising over the western horizon of the town. A reporter at The Joplin Globe, Kennedy knew that a story, not yet knowing how big, was unfolding and tried to make his way to the newsroom.
Nothing concerning, Kennedy thought, but they decided to leave anyway.
Driving home, he could see a giant gray mass rising over the western horizon of the town. A reporter at The Joplin Globe, Kennedy knew that a story, not yet knowing how big, was unfolding and tried to make his way to the newsroom.