by Mitch Albom | May 20, 2021 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Sunday after Sunday, he was the first one there and the last to leave. His job title was “producer” but that’s such a vague word. What Joe Valerio did was conduct. He was the man in the orchestra pit, waving his wand, silent to the audience, yet in charge of...
by Mitch Albom | May 7, 2017 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Today, for the last time, I will rise early, put on a suit and tie, and sit with colleagues as a TV host says, “Welcome to the Sports Reporters … .” Different people have said this over the decades. A guy named Gary Thorne said it first, back in 1988. Dick Schaap said...
