you started out in life doing commercials doing radio characters being
commercials doing radio characters being
commercials doing radio characters being an actor wonder if I was an actor yeah
an actor wonder if I was an actor yeah
an actor wonder if I was an actor yeah but I also also did the news I was the
but I also also did the news I was the
but I also also did the news I was the Cunningham news a son WXYZ Detroit radio
Cunningham news a son WXYZ Detroit radio
Cunningham news a son WXYZ Detroit radio Douglas Edwards and I with the two
Douglas Edwards and I with the two
Douglas Edwards and I with the two Cunningham music you weren’t news people
Cunningham music you weren’t news people
Cunningham music you weren’t news people than though right you were ripping Reade
than though right you were ripping Reade
than though right you were ripping Reade you read what was in front of you I
you read what was in front of you I
you read what was in front of you I think you were essentially an actor
think you were essentially an actor
think you were essentially an actor acting the part of a news please Dave
acting the part of a news please Dave
acting the part of a news please Dave did yes give Doug gave it to me a little
did yes give Doug gave it to me a little
did yes give Doug gave it to me a little bit of credit yes I’ll give you plenty
bit of credit yes I’ll give you plenty
bit of credit yes I’ll give you plenty of credit please look that was the
of credit please look that was the
of credit please look that was the essence of news back than in many ways
essence of news back than in many ways
essence of news back than in many ways in radio basically yes back then all
in radio basically yes back then all
in radio basically yes back then all some of the biggest names in news
some of the biggest names in news
some of the biggest names in news started out that way you had dabbled in
started out that way you had dabbled in
started out that way you had dabbled in a lot of things commercials interview
a lot of things commercials interview
a lot of things commercials interview shows a lot of things there was a
shows a lot of things there was a
shows a lot of things there was a personal event in your life was not that
personal event in your life was not that
personal event in your life was not that that helped to define you as a news
that helped to define you as a news
that helped to define you as a news person was not dabbling well I mean you
person was not dabbling well I mean you
person was not dabbling well I mean you were you living yes you’re making a
were you living yes you’re making a
were you living yes you’re making a living in many things but there was a
living in many things but there was a
living in many things but there was a personal event in your life which I I
personal event in your life which I I
personal event in your life which I I find astonishing in 1962 September of
find astonishing in 1962 September of
find astonishing in 1962 September of 1962 my son Peter had taken the summer
1962 my son Peter had taken the summer
1962 my son Peter had taken the summer off from Yale and had gone to France for
off from Yale and had gone to France for
off from Yale and had gone to France for the summer and then he was going to meet
the summer and then he was going to meet
the summer and then he was going to meet his pals after summer school and a place
his pals after summer school and a place
his pals after summer school and a place called zelika strong which was a camp of
called zelika strong which was a camp of
called zelika strong which was a camp of sorts where he was just going to have a
sorts where he was just going to have a
sorts where he was just going to have a good time and this was a nice correct
good time and this was a nice correct
good time and this was a nice correct they get in Greece correct in Greece he
they get in Greece correct in Greece he
they get in Greece correct in Greece he was on the on the gulf of corinth he’d
was on the on the gulf of corinth he’d
was on the on the gulf of corinth he’d always been fascinated by that by greece
always been fascinated by that by greece
always been fascinated by that by greece he used when he was a kid he used to
he used when he was a kid he used to
he used when he was a kid he used to have the garbage can on the wooden sword
have the garbage can on the wooden sword
have the garbage can on the wooden sword and the sheet for a toga and so forth
and the sheet for a toga and so forth
and the sheet for a toga and so forth anyway we didn’t hear from him and
anyway we didn’t hear from him and
anyway we didn’t hear from him and didn’t hear from him and he was always
didn’t hear from him and he was always
didn’t hear from him and he was always pretty careful about writing home so
pretty careful about writing home so
pretty careful about writing home so finally I said something’s gotta be
finally I said something’s gotta be
finally I said something’s gotta be wrong I’m gonna go over and see if I see
wrong I’m gonna go over and see if I see
wrong I’m gonna go over and see if I see what’s going on and it was a youth
what’s going on and it was a youth
what’s going on and it was a youth hostel camp that he was in
hostel camp that he was in
hostel camp that he was in got there and saw that his bags were
got there and saw that his bags were
got there and saw that his bags were there I said drew what happened to him
there I said drew what happened to him
there I said drew what happened to him he went up the hill and it was a
he went up the hill and it was a
he went up the hill and it was a mountain I said home what’s up there a
mountain I said home what’s up there a
mountain I said home what’s up there a monastery two nuns live there alone in
monastery two nuns live there alone in
monastery two nuns live there alone in the monastery sounds like Peter went up
the monastery sounds like Peter went up
the monastery sounds like Peter went up there and I was on a donkey up the
there and I was on a donkey up the
there and I was on a donkey up the mountain and I get there and I’m looking
mountain and I get there and I’m looking
mountain and I get there and I’m looking and I’m not seeing a great deal and so I
and I’m not seeing a great deal and so I
and I’m not seeing a great deal and so I sat down and on a ridge and I looked
sat down and on a ridge and I looked
sat down and on a ridge and I looked down and there is my son who had fallen
down and there is my son who had fallen
down and there is my son who had fallen about a hundred feet and obviously I
about a hundred feet and obviously I
about a hundred feet and obviously I recognized him more from the clothes
recognized him more from the clothes
recognized him more from the clothes that he was wearing and so we went down
that he was wearing and so we went down
that he was wearing and so we went down and found him and took him back to
and found him and took him back to
and found him and took him back to Athens and then his mother and I and one
Athens and then his mother and I and one
Athens and then his mother and I and one of his brothers of course was there and
of his brothers of course was there and
of his brothers of course was there and we buried him there because he was so
we buried him there because he was so
we buried him there because he was so devoted to Greece that we figured go in
devoted to Greece that we figured go in
devoted to Greece that we figured go in the town of Kamari and we had a little
the town of Kamari and we had a little
the town of Kamari and we had a little burial plot like up through with all of
burial plot like up through with all of
burial plot like up through with all of that I thought to myself you know I used
that I thought to myself you know I used
that I thought to myself you know I used to say well the reason that I do all
to say well the reason that I do all
to say well the reason that I do all these various things whether it’s a it’s
these various things whether it’s a it’s
these various things whether it’s a it’s a commercial or some kind of a panel
a commercial or some kind of a panel
a commercial or some kind of a panel show or something of that sort um I’ve
show or something of that sort um I’ve
show or something of that sort um I’ve always said because I have to support my
always said because I have to support my
always said because I have to support my kids well I’ll honor Peter by doing what
kids well I’ll honor Peter by doing what
kids well I’ll honor Peter by doing what he would love to have me do he was my
he would love to have me do he was my
he would love to have me do he was my copy boy at channel 13
copy boy at channel 13
copy boy at channel 13 I ain’t a show called nope Newsbeat but
I ain’t a show called nope Newsbeat but
I ain’t a show called nope Newsbeat but he had an interest in being a reporter
he had an interest in being a reporter
he had an interest in being a reporter himself oh yeah you know reporter or
himself oh yeah you know reporter or
himself oh yeah you know reporter or writer and at that and at that time you
writer and at that and at that time you
writer and at that and at that time you said I will become a full-time
said I will become a full-time
said I will become a full-time newspersons right it seems so many times
newspersons right it seems so many times
newspersons right it seems so many times we hear of sons trying to carry on the
we hear of sons trying to carry on the
we hear of sons trying to carry on the dreams that their fathers could not
dreams that their fathers could not
dreams that their fathers could not realize have you often thought of it
realize have you often thought of it
realize have you often thought of it that way that you carried all I do
that way that you carried all I do
that way that you carried all I do something about what it amounted to was
something about what it amounted to was
something about what it amounted to was I wanted to honor Peter he was a he was
I wanted to honor Peter he was a he was
I wanted to honor Peter he was a he was an extraordinary Seldon but naturally
an extraordinary Seldon but naturally
an extraordinary Seldon but naturally but my father would say that no he
but my father would say that no he
but my father would say that no he really was an extraordinary fella his
really was an extraordinary fella his
really was an extraordinary fella his chris wallace is older brother that’s a
chris wallace is older brother that’s a
chris wallace is older brother that’s a very long time ago is it something that
very long time ago is it something that
very long time ago is it something that stays on your mind always like no no
when you live to be as as old as I you
when you live to be as as old as I you realize that life is going to turn
realize that life is going to turn
realize that life is going to turn around and bite you in the back I don’t
around and bite you in the back I don’t
around and bite you in the back I don’t care who you are what your family what’s
care who you are what your family what’s
care who you are what your family what’s your background how lucky life is going
your background how lucky life is going
your background how lucky life is going to even up somehow so that’s part of who
to even up somehow so that’s part of who
to even up somehow so that’s part of who you are of course but I don’t focus on
you are of course but I don’t focus on
you are of course but I don’t focus on that it’s a wonderful memory and I had
that it’s a wonderful memory and I had
that it’s a wonderful memory and I had that boy
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