Now that’s versatility

At every local TV station, there’s one reporter who’s the real workhorse, the most versatile correspondent, the man or woman that the producers can rely on to handle any story. The horrific early-morning car accident; the tragic house fire; the political press conference. For St. Louis-based NBC affiliate KSDK, that workhorse is Cordell Whitlock. He’s a solid reporter - not glamorous, not flashy, just serious-minded (more often than not) and clear. That may be why we like him so much here in Gatewayville. I bring him up today because of a Thanksgiving Day piece he wrote for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (link defunct) about the late Ed Bradley, who was Whitlock’s godfather. Bradley provided the younger man with much inspiration and guidance. Indeed, Bradley officiated at Whitlock’s wedding. (Lay people can do that in Massachusetts, apparently).

Evidently, Whitlock learned something of versatility from Bradley.