When I was in high school WRC Channel 4 (NBC) in DC hired a guy named George Michael to be their sports anchor.  Up to that point I thought the only REAL sports guy in town was Glenn Brenner, and although Brenner was always my favorite until he died suddenly of a brain tumor in the early 90s, I did enjoy Michael’s schtick.

What I’ll always remember Michael for is his Sports Machine which he started in DC and then syndicated nationally in ’84.  That coincided nicely with my freshman year of college when I was in Seward, Nebraska.  I was very homesick and watching the Sports Machine in the student lounge was a nice dose of home cooking for me.

Michael’s run is coming to an end at WRC and although I haven’t watched him in over two years I’m going to kind of miss the guy.