No sports here. Just a word or two about a huge loss for the people in our business. When Tim Russert passed away today we lost a giant. Without a doubt he best exemplified what a journalist should be in my mind. In a day and age where it seems so many people just want to be the loudest and most negative, he simply let the facts speak for themselves. He didn't yell or scream like so many of the political analysts, he simply looked at the facts, formed an opinion and presented it. I've tried to conduct myself with two principles in mind throughout my career: Be right and be fair. I'm still working on it. He was a master.
When Tim Russert was on TV, I stopped and watched. I have for years. I love politics and I love the science of elections. Nobody presented it better than him.
I can only hope on election night somebody places a dry erase board on the set over at those two other networks where he was such a powerful figure. Many of us will be waiting for him to show us the numbers and a path to victory for one or both of the candidates, but unfortunately he won't.
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Since 1997 I have been the Sports Director at Fox2. As a native of Washington, DC, I had no idea where my career would take me but landing in Detroit has been a blessing for me and my family. The combination of a great quality of life and the opportunity to cover a sports landscape that's second to none has been fantastic.
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