Monthly Archives: February 2021

Godspeed My Friend & Fellow Pilot, Steve Shannon

Posted on February 24, 2021 by tommystafford

Dyer County, Tennessee I was sitting in my favorite Mexican restaurant here the mountains of Virginia when I got the message from a mutual friend Joe Markham down in Florida. “Steve Shannon died this morning.” Within a minute I had … Continue reading →

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Happy Trails Meteorologist David Reese!

Posted on February 24, 2021 by tommystafford

Charlottesville, VA > Brownsville, TX If I’ve learned anything from my stint of 20 years back in the TV News business, it’s this. You’ll make a lot of great friends, but don’t get used to them hanging around too long. … Continue reading →

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I Think I Know How My Dad May Have Felt When Paul Harvey Died. And Why

Posted on February 20, 2021 by tommystafford

Northwestern Tennessee Growing up on the farm back in rural west Tennessee I always remember Paul Harvey being a mainstay on the AM radio in my dad’s old blue Chevy truck. He’d take me and my brother and sister to … Continue reading →

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