Tonight around 8 p.m. my cell started ringing. Caller ID said “Unknown,” so I assumed it was a telemarketer and ignored it and let it go to voicemail.

To my surprise, it was Amy Freeze from Fox News Chicago calling to ask if I would be willing to let her display the photo I took last night in her “Freeze Frame” segment on the 9 p.m. broadcast.

I thought for a moment that this was someone trying to play a joke on me.

Two minutes later, an e-mail popped up in my inbox from Amy, again asking to use my photo.

I figured I wouldn’t get paid for it, so I asked if I could at least get my website plugged instead. She said that would be fine, and I sent her the file.

As 9:35 rolled around, up popped my photo, to which Amy said: “And this one comes to us from dancaglephoto.com.”

Dan Cagle? My night was ruined. Here I was all excited about having had my photo found and displayed for tens of thousands of people, and she completely got my name wrong, along with half the URL hidden behind the FOX logo.

My spirits broken, I just sat in front of the TV as IMs and Facebook messages started rolling in.

“Did she call you Dan Cagle?”

“Hey Dan.”

“I just watched Fox and was wondering who Dan was… nice photo, though.”

“HAHAHAHAHA. Dan…”

Upset but understanding that mistakes are made, I sent her a quick e-mail:

“Hey Amy,

I appreciate the plug, but my name is Jeff, not Dan.

Thanks anyways,

Jeff Cagle”

To my surprise, as the weather during the 10 p.m. newscast came on, Amy had one last “Freeze Frame” image to show everyone. Up popped my photo again, with the URL in a large font on the right side of the screen.

“And this one comes to us from professional photographer Jeff Cagle,” she said.

It’s refreshing to know that there are still people out there who care about accuracy in the news, even something as simple as a byline for a weather photo. Thanks, Amy.