'Be anxious for nothing..." ~Philippians 4:6

Saturday, July 22, 2017

SATURDAY THOUGHTS: RIP, JIM VANCE


I remember a time when watching the evening news was a homework assignment. 
The purpose was not only to keep up with current events, but to study the diction and grammar of the anchors.

As a 60's baby, it was exciting to watch television and see the faces of people who looked like you, particularly if they were in leadership roles. 
It meant that there were possibilities. 
Many have joked about it, but it was nothing to hear someone in the neighborhood screaming out of a window, "Black people on TV!!!" 
Then and now, representation, and those who represent well, really matters. 
There goes that unrelated, fictive, kinship thing again. 
Some people instill so much pride; they're like an institution; you're honored to meet them; and when they die, the loss you feel is genuine. You feel it as if you knew them.

RIP, Jim Vance. 

News 4 won't be the same.
*sigh* 


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#journalismmatters
#IHateCancer
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