Letter to the Editor: A good friend
BY Red Stevenson, Bixby
Sunday, October 07, 2012
One of the many things that
makes our country so great is that
the most common of men can become
a king. Such was the case of
an individual born a few years before
the stock market crash and
who grew up in the Depression. He
did all the things ordinary young
men did of his era, including joining
the military in World War II. After
finishing the war as a B-17 pilot and
completing college on the G.I. Bill,
he became a TV reporter.
Perhaps his 6-feet, 4-inch frame
and “he-man” looks gave him a edge
up on others of his profession, or
perhaps it was his voice, the memory
of which was forever branded on
the brains of all who heard him even
one time.
While his rugged good looks may
have helped in his election as “King
of the Tulsa Centennial,” it was his
down-to-earth, one-on-one style of
presenting the news that led to his
being the uncrowned king of Tulsa
television. I am speaking of Bob
Hower of Tulsa’s Channel 8 television
station.
To know Bob was to become an instant
and lifelong fan. I wish I could
say that I was Bob’s best friend but
no one could say that, for he had
thousands of best friends; however,
better than being Bob’s best friend
was to know that you could never
hope to have a more loyal and generous
friend.
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