Back when there was a thing called Ustream, he did a weekly Bills show from his basement. Even took calls. He'd get a couple hundred people watching, then more on demand. He was teaching and coaching high school down near Englewood. Took those videos and showed them to WGR program director Alan Roth at WGR. They offered part time, and God bless his wife for going along, they moved to Buffalo for nothing more than part time. fill-in work. The guy just kept grinding to get where he is. It's pretty inspiring to me actually having worked in media. Sometimes you can set a life goal and achieve it.
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