My Turn: Breeze reporter's TV moment comes and goes, but byline remains
The clock was ticking. It was hot. 6 p.m. passed. 6:20. Where was the limo? Yes, limo.
By 7 p.m., the time the show began, it was obvious nobody was coming to get me. I was bumped. I went inside, took off my suit and left an angry message for the producer.
It wasn't the first time I failed in my 20-something-year newspaperman effort to get on television. The Nancy Grace show called me once to go on air and talk about a gruesome murder case.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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Larry, with an ugly mug like that, you're dang lucky that you are an awesome reporter.
Seriously, though, nice work on the story. It was really well done.
I have a video that I'd like you to star in. Do you own any chaps?