He began working for WTOC-TV in the station's launch in 1954 as a film editor.
He worked his way up to running the projector, operating the studio cameras and helping with the production of the news broadcast.
He never abandoned his down-home approach to the news often featuring "hokey" stories about farmers and their giant vegetables or anglers with really big fish.
His popularity never flagged and WTOC's newscasts remained firmly atop the local ratings.
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