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The Kevin Sheehan Show

Chris Gordon

The Kevin Sheehan Show

Kevin Sheehan, Blue Wire

Football, Sports

4.84.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Kevin interviews legendary DC Television News Anchor/Reporter Chris Gordon. Chris spent nearly a half century in DC at three different local television stations as fearless reporter and polished anchor. He was a fixture on the city's biggest stories from 1975 until 2021. He spent nearly an hour with Kevin sharing stories from his incredible career.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You don't want it, you don't need it, but you're going to get it anyway.

0:07.5

The Kevin Sheehan Show.

0:09.1

Here's Kevin.

0:11.3

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0:14.7

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0:18.6

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0:23.4

As I mentioned late last week, I'm on vacation this week, but I did record a show for today.

0:30.9

So here it is.

0:32.4

Jumping on with me right now is a legend in D.C. television news. That is not overstated at all. Chris Gordon started at

0:43.7

Channel 9 back in 1975, and he retired from local news just over three years ago to pursue. I think

0:53.2

what you actually trained for, which was to be a lawyer.

0:57.6

And, you know, over the years, you were a staple in the lives of those of us that consumed local news,

1:05.2

and it doesn't happen as much as it used to. And you were everywhere. You were at Channel 9 to start, and I do remember you at

1:12.4

Channel 9. Channel 7, I know you were there, and obviously at Channel 4 for a long period of time,

1:18.7

I think nearly two decades at Channel 4. How come you never made it to Channel 5?

1:25.8

Oh, yes. First of all, thank you.

1:28.6

That was a beautiful eulogy.

1:30.6

And I know you do, you work very hard, and you do your research, and you're spot on.

1:36.9

I have no corrections to add.

1:41.4

I actually was in discussions at one point to go to Channel 5 in a very prominent position,

1:48.0

but that I've been to three out of the four big stations. I started at Channel 9, as you said,

1:56.0

I came here from Rochester, New York in 1975 as a lawyer who read the book, All the President's

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