Goodbye

 

By Rob Morrison

 

I am proud of my recent New Kids On The Block admission, but I couldn’t let it be my last post on the TINY Blog. It seems like the right time and place to say goodbye. This space has been a passion of mine since I started it three years ago. I’ve recently reread all my posts…I’m proud of some and embarrassed by others. Such is life. Many of my talented colleagues have contributed and I thank them. They did so, usually on their own time, because they had stories to tell. At a reporter’s core, that’s all he or she is – someone who enjoys storytelling.

 

For the last decade, WNBC has given me the unique opportunity to follow news around the world. I watched the Olympic torch lighting in Sydney, Australia. I’ve shopped at a bazaar in Istanbul, took cover from mortar fire in Kandahar and stood inside one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Baghdad, just to name a few. I’ve crisscrossed the country as well. I remember driving through a hurricane from Houston to New Orleans. 

 

Of course the biggest story happened in our own backyard. I stood at the base of the burning towers on 9/11 and watched them fall. Then I marveled at how this metropolis responded to that tragedy with a sense of community that made me proud to be a New Yorker. From the big stories to the fluffiest features, I’ve met and learned from many talented people along the way.

 

The news profession will always be important, but the news “business” is changing rapidly. I’m fortunate to be in a place now to reposition myself for the future. I’ll miss my friends on Today In New York. I believe the folks I respect at WNBC will always represent this storied institution with dignity and I wish them well.

 

Most of all, I’m humbled by the viewers and readers who’ve allowed me into their homes day after day. Thanks. Change can be both exciting and daunting, but as Jerry Garcia reminds me…”All good things in all good time.”