Published November 10, 2009 05:36 am - You know the old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun?”
A Don McCormack column: Still... at it... after all these years
DON McCORMACK Star Beacon
You know the old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun?”
It sure does.
It’s kind of difficult for me to fathom, but I’ve spent more than half of my life sitting here at this desk.
When the clock struck midnight Monday, I began my 24th year here at the Star Beacon.
Believe it or not, on Nov. 9, 1986, I darkened the doors of this newspaper as an employee for the first time. That came on the heels of nine hours of interviews over the course of two days.
I had spent six years at The Gazette in Jefferson, which was a twice-a-week publication in those days, before I needed a change and took a position as assistant manager at First Row Video, a building that is now occupied by Carpet Store & More, owned and operated by Steve and Debbie Spang.
I had been there a month when Darrell Lowe, then the managing editor of the Star Beacon, called me and said, “What the (heck) are you doing there?!”
The next night, I was here for the first round of interviews and the rest, shall they say, is history.
In those 24 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many good people here in the sports department.
When I started, Karl Pearson was the man in charge, so whatever complaints you have about me and my performance through the years, please feel free to blame them on Karl.
The rest of the staff at that time included Chris Larick, Marty Gitlin, Ed Puskas and the late great Mike Scully.
Chris is now retired, and he and wife Sally love spending time with their kids and grandkids, though Chris is still a regular contributor on these pages.
Marty, he of the amazing (OK, off the wall) sense of humor, has published two children’s books with food characters in the lead roles and still does some freelance writing.
Ed has been the sports editor of the Tribune Chronicle for several years now.
As is inevitable, there has been some turnover through the years as changes happen for one reason or another.
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