BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT, A
QUICK THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
NICE E-MAILS, FACEBOOK MESSAGES
AND TWEETS OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS.
THEY REALLY MEAN A LOT TO ME.
I'VE HAD THE BEST JOB, AND
WORKED WITH SOME OUTSTANDING
PEOPLE, TOO MANY TO NAME, BUT
TIE WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
ANGELA DAVIS WHO HAS BEEN BY MY
TIEDSIDE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AT
TWO DIFFERENT STATIONS.
NO ONE IS MORE COMPASSIONATE,
AND NO ONE HAS MADE ME LAUGH
MORE.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR
FRIENDSHIP.
LIFE IS SHORT, THOUGH, AND I'M
EAGER TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH
MY FAVORITE PERSON IN THE
WORLD, MY WIFE, MARY.
IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR SUPPORT
THAT I'VE LASTED AS LONG AS I
HAVE IN THIS BUSINESS, AND IT'S
BECAUSE OF OUR SUCCESS THAT I
HAVE THIS CHANCE TO STEP AWAY
WHILE I'M STILL RELATIVELY
YOUNG, BUT, MAN, IT'S BEEN A
FANTASTIC RIDE.
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO WCCO AND
THE OTHER STAYS THAT TOOK A
CHANCE ON A FRESH-FACED KID AND
PAID ME TO DO SOMETHING THAT I
LOVE.
THANK YOU TO THEM, AND THANKS
TO ALL OF YOU FOR WATCHING.
VERY NICE.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK IN
TV NEWS, A COMPETITIVE FIELD,
BUT WHEN YOU MAKE LIFE LONG
FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY, IT'S
SUCH A BLESSING.
WE'LL STAY FRIENDS, TOO.
YOU HAVE BEEN THE CORN SUE
MATH PRO, AND I WILL SEE YOU AT
SPRING TRAINING.
I HOPE SO.
ME, TOO, ACTUALLY.
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR MY MOM AND
DAD IF TV, AND MY MOD AND DADE
ARE ALSO GRATEFUL, BUT YOU GUYS
WERE HERE FOR ME WHEN I MOVED
HERE.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
THANKS, MIKE.
STAY RIGHT HERE FOR ROSEN
SPORTS SUNDAY.
(APPLAUSE)
