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RIP Fred Turner (UPDATE)

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by SF_Express, Apr 11, 2011.

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  1. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    That's what I'm talking about. You meet him and you wonder, "Why the hell am I not working for this guy?"
     
    Ace, Apr 12, 2011
    #25
  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Bill just did a nice tribute to Fred at the end of Around the Horn.

    And thanks for posting earlier, Bill.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 12, 2011
    #26
  3. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    I REALLY wish I had seen that.
     
    SF_Express, Apr 12, 2011
    #27
  4. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    It was a little rushed (they even had the clock on him as if he was making some final argument) but a nice tribute and definitely deserved.
     
    BTExpress, Apr 12, 2011
    #28
  5. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    Calkins was a hell of a hire.
     
    Fran Curci, Apr 12, 2011
    #29
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yup, very nice. And a lot around what he posted here. Still, nice for them to arrange for him to get the final commentary and he did that.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 12, 2011
    #30
  7. Colton

    Colton Active Member



    Bill,

    That is simply the best tribute you could pay to this gentleman.

    I never had the pleasure of meeting him and I am lesser for it, obviously.

    A tip of my cap to you for sharing your story.

    RIP, Mr. Turner.
     
    Colton, Apr 13, 2011
    #31
  8. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I remember a writer who was there at the time telling me that story and saying how, at the time, the entire staff thought Turner was certifiably insane for hiring Calkins.

    I think he worked out pretty well. :D
     
    Mizzougrad96, Apr 13, 2011
    #32
  9. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    Like all of us, Fred actually whiffed on a couple.

    But I don't think he ever whiffed on an important one, and he had a real gut sense of if somebody was going to be good or not -- and he loved taking a chance on somebody hungry.

    Randall Mell turned out pretty good -- and he came from a paper in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. There's a list of guys like that.
     
    SF_Express, Apr 13, 2011
    #33
  10. SportsLifer

    SportsLifer New Member

    A SportsLifer tribute to Fred Turner. http://sportslifer.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/sun-not-quite-as-bright-at-the-sun-sentinel-t
     
    SportsLifer, Apr 13, 2011
    #34
  11. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    Nice event today in South Florida. Lots of people, some local, some visiting dignitaries. Two of Fred's kids spoke, and they were great. An appropriate event at a downtown bar near the newspaper after. A nice day for a sad reason.
     
    SF_Express, Apr 14, 2011
    #35
  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Thanks for the update SF...

    I had dinner with Fred about nine years ago. A friend of mine was a former Sun-Sentinel staffer and we met Fred for a late dinner. I had met him in passing once before, but the three of us sat there, eating, drinking and telling stories until the waiter practically kicked us out of the restaurant.

    Several years later after I was bought out/laid off/whatever you want to call it, I got a nice note from him saying how sorry he was and how upset he always was to see great journalists lose their jobs through no fault of their own.

    It came out of nowhere and was really appreciated.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Apr 15, 2011
    #36
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