Obituary: Ken Block – 1967-2023
Yet, he influenced a generation or two to go the extremes. He elevated the sport of rallying and Gymkhana to new heights with fearless determination.
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On The Dial: Vin Scully – 1927-2022
The story of Scully is personal. I never met him. I wished I did. Yet, he was a part of our family’s life for as long as I can remember.
Obituary: Lee Iacocca – 1924-2019
There are a few people whom I would bestow the lofty title of "hero" to. In this industry that is my beat, the number of "heroes" are few.
Commentary: Davey G. Johnson – 1975-2019
I never met Davey G. Johnson. But, I felt the pain my colleagues went through when he was reported missing somewhere in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in California On June 5.
Burt Reynolds: 1936-2018
Tweet He drove a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with Sally Field in the passenger seat. He was always on the run from Sherriff Buford T. Justice – played by Jackie Gleason. The entire movie where the Bandit was playing a decoy for a semi-trailer full of moonshine introduced us to an actor who loved his …
Warren Brown: 1948-2018
TweetIn the most powerful city in the world is a newspaper with equal power – the Washington Post. For insider stories of the machinations of the Presidency, the Cabinet, Congress, the Pentagon, and the Supreme Court, this was the best source for all of the above. I had occasion to read the Post as part …
Obituary: Sergio Marchionne – 1952-2018
"The so-called "inevitable" just seems unavoidable." We lost Marchionne this morning at a hospital in Zurich. He was 66 years old.
Brock Yates: 1933-2016
Tweet How did you learn how to read? My reading experience started with “Dick and Jane,” but it was enhanced by reading what we call the "buff books." The latter is a term used for the monthly magazines published to cover the automotive industry and entertain its enthusiasts. I can cite many writers who have …
Commentary: Prince 1958-2016
TweetI guess I should of knownBy the way you parked your car sidewaysThat it wouldn't lastSee you're the kinda personThat believes in makin' out onceLove 'em and leave 'em fast This was the first few lines of a classic song written by a multi-talented musical genius that we lost earlier today. He wrote about wanting …
Neil Armstrong 1930-2012
Tweet Photo courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) On July 20, 1969, a dream of a former President of The United States of America was fulfilled. President John F. Kennedy said that this country would put a man on the moon. His former campaign rival in 1960, President Richard M. Nixon, would …