Yesterday, I kicked off a weekend dedicated to memories of the Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton implosion. It took place 30 years ago Tuesday.
I'll spare you a rehash of the details. Please consult my April 5 blog entry for the background.
Anything like the size of live coverage of something as big as an implosion takes a lot of people. I was lucky to work with a great bunch, who gave up part of their weekend to make some interesting TV.
I don't remember who took the top photo, but it was taken in the lobby of my old TV station, and I think it was before the blast. Dave Jones is at my right. He was in the helicopter on implosion morning. Dave and I went to college together, we worked here together, and he started at WNEP a month after I did. Dave retired in October.
The gentleman on my left is Chief photographer Jim Keenan. He shot my audition package in the late 80's. The man had a calming effect. All was well when he was in the driver's seat of the news car. When you handed him a script to edit, you knew a good story would be the result.
