No. 26: A REPORTER NAMED "BOB" / Don't turn your back on colleagues in need ... but make sure they get it down right
A chapter that didn't make the Audible Original project
This was a chapter that I wrote for my Audible Original, the project that gave its name and spirit to this Substack. I had to drop it during the recording of How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying), which I beseech you to check out by clicking on the link, reading the blurbs and listening to the free sample.
I didn’t use this chapter for two reasons: 1. I was running ridiculously long in the studio; 2. This story works better in print or when I’m sitting in front of you and have a visual in my hand. This yarn and its five megaton payoff will work here on Substack because of hard evidence in screenshots.
When sportswriters hang out and there’s a single newbie loitering, I’m always obliged to retell this story—I actually was obliged to do this a week back after the celebration of the life and times of reporter Frank Orr at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Guaranteed for a laugh.
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