As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I have been in this business over 30 years and during my career it's been a real rush to do what I do, BUT, in those years I have never lost site of what was the most important thing in my life and if you have not guessed it yet, it's FAMILY.

I have told colleagues over the years, that I would give it all up for my family and I'm proud to say I have never drifted from that statement.

Recently my son, who has been in the Marine Corp short of 12 years and has spent 5 tours of duty in Iraq with 3 of them in heavy combat. He is currently on recruiter duty in Scranton, PA and has been awarded the top recruiter in PA for the past year and a half.  Well he called me a few weeks back to tell me he has been promoted to Staff Sergeant on October 1, 2013 and would like me to attend his ceremony in Harrisburg, PA.

I received a call from a friend who wanted me to take a HUGE gig at an International Food event which would  have taken me away from my sons very important day.  It did not take me long to make the decision not to accept this gig as I have never gone back on a promise i have made to either of my sons.

Now, I'm not bragging about the kind of father I am, but I want to make a point here.  Our careers, especially in this business are special, but as we sometimes say, "It's Just Television".  Don't ever lose site of what is really important and what is ego........  Family in my mind is everything and when you finally say "RAP" to your career, no matter how successful it may be, the only thing you have to turn to is "YOUR FAMILY".

Just saying!

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Well as the summer of 2013 has come and gone, we move on to another year of ENTERTAINMENT.

September usually starts my year and July is it's closing.  This year we start with a trip to Washington DC for 4 days with Worldstage and Greenwich, CT to end the month.

October usually starts slow this point in time but picks up big time as September moves on.   We have a trip to Omaha with "Play" with my years Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Princess Grace Awards not too mention Peter Gabriels "Witness" event which every year is always a great night.   

So with that said I look forward to fall and the rest of 2013 (happy that the Myans were wrong) and to a great 2014.

BUT, lets not forget about fun-time, January is usually a Florida month for my wife and I with the highlight being NEW YEARS EVE in Cape Coral, Florida.

Enjoy your year

Talk soon!
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