One of our KXLY photographers just won an award for work he did last September in the Silver Valley area. Tim Martin received the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Use of Video.
He interviewed Caden Davis, 11 at the time, who has dreams of being a rock star. The story takes in account a visit Caden made to Smelterville to play at a pre-Superbowl show in a smokey lounge. That was his first gig in front of a live audience.
They've traveled to Smelterville to play a pre-Superbowl show at a small, smoky lounge. It's their first real gig together, the first time Caden and the band have traveled out of town and played a real show for a real audience.
"Ugh," he says, when asked about how he felt on stage. "Just ... AHHHH! That's ugh."
The life of a rock star can be a lot to take in when you're 11.
It's hard to believe he'd been nervous. A couple minutes ago, he had been rocking out like Eddie Van Halen with loud, distorted guitar riffs, fingers flying all over the fretboard, halfway through a solo, he tosses his guitar behind his head and keeps jamming, never missing a beat.
Unlike most stories that come out of a television station, Martin's story lacked a reporter. The story that aired on the newscast had no voice over except the sounds from the interview and on location. He did all the work himself.
