re: What local and national news, sports and weather broadcasters did you grow up with?

My next door neighbor did the weather for KC, and Bowling for Dollars. Fred Broski. Len Dawson sat next to him, doing sports. Super nice guy, there are not enough nice things to say about him.

Myron Cope lived about 5 doors down in the suburbs south of Pittsburgh. I never actually met him but from everything I've heard the guy was close to a literal saint. He had a severely autistic son and spent all his time when away from his career dealing with that. He had a TV persona (Terrible Towel in particular) and a very different life at home. He was the first sportscaster elected into the NFL hall of fame, and from what I heard from neighbors it was well earned.

Heh - met Pat Shingleton a few times. Nice enough guy.