As Tom gets ready to retire after 49 years of dedicated service at the anchor desk, News4JAX gathered the invaluable lessons that he has taught some of our staff members over the years.
But, to many journalists who have had the privilege of crossing paths with him, Tom is also the teacher and mentor whose lessons will never be forgotten.As Tom gets ready to retire after 49 years of dedicated service at the anchor desk, News4JAX gathered some of the great lessons that he has taught our staff over the years.While some may be specific to journalism, the lessons Tom has taught the News4JAX staff may be applied to any industry — and can even go beyond the workplace.
It was probably my first month on the job and Tom came back into the sports department with the intro to a script and wanted to go over it to make sure he understood everything in it correctly. We’re talking about a tease/toss-type of thing, not a rough draft to “War and Peace.” These are seldom the longest or more in-depth things we do.
Tom is never shy about asking key questions. He asks them to reporters, other news anchors, our producers, our managers. The goal, always, is to get the information right. To be accurate. To MAKE SURE we’ve uncovered where the information comes from, if we have it verified by more than one source, that we work as a team and stay on the same page for each story.”“‘What are we looking at in this cold open?’ is a question Tom used to ask me a lot. Some days, he still asks me.
Tom’s crisp writing and thorough editing always make our newscasts better, and his consistent collaboration makes our team stronger.Tom is the real deal, a true class act. I’m going to miss working with him.”“One of my favorite things about working with Tom is his dedication to reading every word in the 6 p.m. newscast. He reads every script I write, even ones written for Joy to read, and makes slight tweaks.
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