Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

The Cleveland Indians are back on WKYC for 2016 with the Indians Home Opener on Monday, April 4th. Our live coverage begins at 1 pm with our Channel 3 News sports special called "Tribe Time: Opening Day" live from Progressive Field At 3 pm, it's Sporstime Ohio's "Indians Live" with Al Pawlowski and Jensen Lewis. Then at 4 pm, the Indians take on the Boston Red Sox for the sold out game. You can join the conversation on Twitter. We'll have the hashtag to use during our live coverage. --- Follow Frank Macek on Twitter @frankmacekwkyc and on Facebook

By Frank Macek It's time for another "behind the scenes" look at what's happening inside the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. WKYC's Rita Andolsen (left) receiving award Channel 3 received a big honor on Tuesday, March 26th, as the station was presented with the "Friends of Education Award" from the Cleveland Metropolitan School district at Glenville High School. Channel 3's Rita Andolsen, Director Advocacy & Community Initiatives, accepted the award honoring all of the station's efforts to inform voters about the Issue 107 school levy that voters passed overwhelmingly back in November. Our Indians Opening Day coverage is all set and Channel 3 will be the place to be on Tuesday, April 8th, as the Indians welcome the New York Yankees to Progressive Field. Our live coverage will begin with a live 2 hour special called "Tribe Time: Opening Day" at 1 p.m. with Russ Mitchell, Kris Pickel and the entire Channel 3 team. Then at 3 ...