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Patrick Gordon, 50, veteran Springfield TV, radio journalist Anchored WICS-TV morning show since its start a decade ago
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SPRINGFIELD--Patrick Gordon, a veteran Springfield television and
radio journalist, has died of kidney cancer. He was 50.
Mr. Gordon died at home early Sunday, just four months after being
diagnosed.
His wife, Jo Warfield Gordon, said he had always wanted to be a
reporter and cared deeply about delivering the news.
"He cared about that more than he cared about how he looked or
sounded or how much time he had on the air compared to someone else.
He truly loved delivering in...
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Patrick Gordon, 50, veteran Springfield TV, radio journalist Anchored WICS-TV morning show since its start a decade ago
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... reporter and cared deeply about delivering the news. "He cared about that more than he cared ... said. Mr. Gordon had anchored the morning news show on Springfield's WICS-TV Channel 20 ... also was a past president of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. WICS reporter ...
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HIS NEXT 30 YEARS; GORDON FORESEES RACING, FATHERHOOD, SHARKS.(SPORTS)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
; ... to Indianapolis, appeared on QVC, attended two news conferences, taped a commercial and met about ... moving. Contact Dustin Long at 373-7062 or dlong@news-record.com CAPTION(S): TOM COPELAND/ News & Record Without former crew chief Ray Evernham ...
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Gordon inspired fear
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... Milwaukee and destroyed draft records. Gordon in June 1969 dismissed the case against 10 defendants because, he ruled, the intensive news coverage made selection of an unbiased jury impossible. That Gordon never lost control of his courtroom during those extremely ...
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Wheels of Fortune; Gordon Closes In on Fourth Winston Cup Title
The Washington Post
; People want to mess Jeff Gordon up. They want to start with his aerodynamically imperturbable hair. Since they can't reach his hair, they settle for hurling boos down on his head. Gordon accepts this as his lot; it is the price for looking too good and winning too much in a sport that, despite its
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Mitchell teams owe their glory to Bill Gordon
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
; Bill Gordon finished cleaning out 25 years of memories from his office Friday morning. Along the way, Mitchell High School's athletic director and business manager found many nostalgic treasures. Pictures, yearbooks and clippings surfaced from years in storage, tugging at Gordon's emotions. "I
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Gordon's Cup Hopes Reach Cutting Point in Richmond
The Washington Post
; ... leaves 10 drivers, including Gordon, battling for essentially three positions. Adding intrigue to Gordon's situation Friday was news that his crew chief, Robbie Loomis, has considered leaving the team for personal reasons at season's end. Loomis has been with ...
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Gordon's Success Fuels Resentment; Daytona 500 Champion Shrugs Off Fans and Competitors Weary of His Winning
The Washington Post
; Jeff Gordon was running on less than five hours' sleep and looking bleary-eyed. But the morning after he won his second Daytona 500 in hair-raising fashion, Gordon said without hesitation that he would make the same, risky move to get to the front again, if need be. "Probably in other races, you
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Gordon elevating to loftier heights
New Haven Register
; Ben Gordon answered the phone call from his agent, Billy Ceisler, just before midnight on an early summer night in New York. After a short greeting, Ceisler heard a familiar, but unexpected, noise in the background. "I could hear a basketball bouncing in the background," said Ceisler of
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Gordon is back on his game
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Gordon is back on his game He's on track to win fourth Winston Cup title By GARY LONG Miami Herald Sunday, November 18, 2001 For Jeff Gordon's 30th birthday, wife Brooke gave him an arcade- size Ferrari racing video game. He attacked it with typical verve. "I was on that thing six hours the first
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GORDON RECALLS BRISTOL, RETALIATES
Roanoke Times & World News
; Jeff Gordon bumped Matt Kenseth out of the way to win Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400 and warned Tony Stewart the same could happen to him. Kenseth said Gordon's bump was payback for an incident at Bristol in March. Gordon said that played a role in how he raced Kenseth, but the contact was inadvertent.
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