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Article: Inside Roger King: Passion and a Drive for Hard Work; guest commentary.(Press Room)(In memoriam)
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- TelevisionWeek
- Article date:
- December 17, 2007
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Byline: Deborah Norville
When I was a little girl, I used to learn about legends in school. They were (usually) men who dared to dream what others called impossible.
They imagined what others had never conceived. Where most saw boundaries, the legends saw new beginnings. They invented machines, founded nations, created industries.
I used to read about legends when I was little. I never dreamt I would work for one.
Roger King entered my life nearly a decade and a half ago. He was already a larger-than-life figure in the business. As a local anchor in Chicago, I'd watched him take that nice lady on the competition and bring her ...