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RIP Bob Teague

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Drip, Mar 29, 2013.

  1. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    A true pioneer in this industry.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/business/media/bob-teague-wnbc-reporter-who-helped-integrate-tv-news-dead-at-84.html?_r=0
     
    Drip, Mar 29, 2013
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  2. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    I remember watching him as a kid on the news each night on NBC. RIP
     
    Baron Scicluna, Mar 29, 2013
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  3. spaceman

    spaceman Active Member

    he used to do midday cut-ins sponsored by Savarin coffee.
     
    spaceman, Mar 29, 2013
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  4. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Yea he and Edwin Newman would show up at random times to deliver the news.
    Interesting quote from the Time obit:

    “Government handouts constitute the most damaging assault on black pride and dignity since the founding of the Ku Klux Klan,”
     
    Boom_70, Mar 29, 2013
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