Threads
of Correspondence
T.
Buckingham Thomas physics Oberlin WOBC Richwood Tom Thomas Chyron
Infinit Pittsburgh
In
my files are a couple of letters that I wrote as A
Literate Six-Year-Old.
But that was only the beginning. Later on, I kept carbon
copies of my letters to friends.
One
of those friends, Jenny Wagner, found my behavior weird. But
it later enabled me to relive those years online. |
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I've
edited my letters from 1965-2013 to form a sort of diary of that
era, arranged not only chronologically but also thematically
in the following topical "threads."
Alma
Mater
Studying hard; other college observations
Sportscaster
Play-by-play leads to sports director
Broadcaster
Then I become WOBC station director
The
Non-Threat Spiral
Exploring religious denominations
Leaving
Oberlin College
And missing WOBC
My
Father's Dealership
Working in the office
Apollo
on the Moon
Watching the landing; a moon rock
Protest
and Viet Nam
Draft physical; dealing with demonstrations
The
Lonely Guy
Halfhearted longing for romance
A
Sojourn in Syracuse
Surviving winter in our snowiest city
Radio
& TV at Syracuse
Course details; student productions
WAER
in Syracuse
Chief announcer for two months
Rally!
A motor sport for nerds
Benchmark
Series
Trips to NYC, DC, and Rochester
Still
Living at Home
Miscellany, including a puzzle
Marion
CATV
My first real job
Returning
to WOBC
Visiting Oberlin as an alumnus
Washington
Channels
Local cable TV in the mid-1970s
My
First Apartment
In Washington, Pennsylvania
Early
70s Miscellany Washington
TV shows, a tricky rally, and love
Vacations
with Parents
From Phoenix to Plains, Georgia
My
Father and Me
More travel, after my mother's death
Science
and Computers
And calculators, graphs, and more
TV3
New Kensington
Local cable starts inserting ads into ESPN
Total
Communications
I become a TV sports graphics operator
Freelancing
1988-89: Adventures in television
The
Nineties
1990-93: More adventures take me to Tokyo
I'm
Still On the Road
1994-95: Rusty town, blood pressure, rock & roll
Atlanta
and After
1996-98: Olympics, Fox Sports Net, more travel
Now
an Orphan
1999-2001: My father dies; 9/11; Ohio memories
End
of a Century
Brayett, Mitch Miller, football, baseball, hockey
Century
XXI
2002-2009: Santa Monica tennis, Buffalo hockey, HS football
The
Teens
2010-2013: Hockey in French, Division II hoops in California |