Ah, the Post and the News. Before the internet grew. Such great sports coverage, for the Avalanche and especially the Broncos. I took them both at some point and after a Broncos game, each had 7-8 pages of coverage, columns and stories. It was delicious sitting down and digesting it all. Somewhere, still packed in a box at my current residence in Arizona, I have 2 embossed metal Rocky front pages of the Broncos first 2 Super Bowl victories. I guess I should find them and put them on the wall.
Great human interest story AD, love those and keep ‘em coming. And I love the way you low-keyed: “When Vegas got a hockey team a few years ago”. Lol
AD, Great story about your start in sports and journalism. Those collection calls made it easier to call players and execs! It is always rewarding to acknowledge those that helped form, inspire and lead us. Write the book!
I remember the newspaper battles well. My extended family were always Rocky Mountain News subscribers and I much preferred their layout. As a kid, the sports section was where I went first (who am I kidding, usually as an adult too!), and I remember Norm Clarke’s column well. You guys at the Post had the indefatigably annoying, glass-always-half-empty Woody Paige. As I got older and more politically aware, I also appreciated the News’ more balanced editorial approach. That said, my best friend growing up delivered the Post. I often helped him and even occasionally did his route for him if he was out of town.
Ah, the Post and the News. Before the internet grew. Such great sports coverage, for the Avalanche and especially the Broncos. I took them both at some point and after a Broncos game, each had 7-8 pages of coverage, columns and stories. It was delicious sitting down and digesting it all. Somewhere, still packed in a box at my current residence in Arizona, I have 2 embossed metal Rocky front pages of the Broncos first 2 Super Bowl victories. I guess I should find them and put them on the wall.
Great human interest story AD, love those and keep ‘em coming. And I love the way you low-keyed: “When Vegas got a hockey team a few years ago”. Lol
AD, Great story about your start in sports and journalism. Those collection calls made it easier to call players and execs! It is always rewarding to acknowledge those that helped form, inspire and lead us. Write the book!
I remember the newspaper battles well. My extended family were always Rocky Mountain News subscribers and I much preferred their layout. As a kid, the sports section was where I went first (who am I kidding, usually as an adult too!), and I remember Norm Clarke’s column well. You guys at the Post had the indefatigably annoying, glass-always-half-empty Woody Paige. As I got older and more politically aware, I also appreciated the News’ more balanced editorial approach. That said, my best friend growing up delivered the Post. I often helped him and even occasionally did his route for him if he was out of town.
Loved Norm Clarke! RIP
Awesome AD. I’d read that book if you wrote it. 🤙