DC Area broadcaster George Michael passes away
 

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Damn that sucks RIP how old was he?

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George Michael from "The Sports Machine"? That sucks! I grew up watching him.

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Its on the front page of WSH Post.com if you check that out...

Editing title because its a bit inaccurate

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[url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2009/12/sportscaster-george-michael-di.html]Post Mortem - Sportscaster George Michael Dies[/url]

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I remember back in my early college days before we had cable in our dorm rooms (damn I'm getting old) staying up to watch the Sports Machine on Sunday nights to see NFL highlights. RIP George Michael!

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[quote=Angry;645559]George Michael from "The Sports Machine"? That sucks! I grew up watching him.[/quote]

Oh yea that is the same guy i remember watching his show too.

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"The Sports Machine". I remember it. God bless him and his family. He always seemed enthusiastic about his work.

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George Michael was an original and a giant in the media, they showed the George Michael sports machine here in the SF bay area and nationwide. The DC area was blessed to have him, [B]Warner Wolf[/B] and [B]Glenn Brenner[/B]. RIP

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WTF???

Well damn. RIP George. We'll miss ya.

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Sad, sad day for the DC area. May he rest in peace.

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He was a DC institution. In 2007 they told him he had to let people on the sports staff go to save money so instead he quit to save more people their jobs. I am sure he was getting ready to say farewell soon but still he went to bat for his people in the best way possible. I am sure SS has some insight on him.

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]RIP. I remember watching The Sports Machine growing up. Awesome show, he was a great man. I think he did the Redskins Report too, maybe even some Redskin game announcing back in the day?[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]He will be missed[/FONT][/COLOR]

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[quote=FRPLG;645574][B]He was a DC institution.[/B] [/quote]

Agreed. I'm 31, and George Michael has been doing DC area sports and Redskins coverage for literally as far back as my memory goes. This news actually bums me out...

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im 31 too so the sports machine when i was a kid was the only thing even closely resembling today's version of sportscenter. my best memories of him was after a tyson ro big boxing match b/c his show was the only way to get caught up on what happened with video footage . . .this was before the internet.

rip george.

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Very sad. I loved GM. I especially remember taping the Sport's Machine plays of the year and watching them over and over again when I was a kid. He'd show hilarious clips from random sports events like Jack Russell Terrier racing.

When I moved to Annapolis a 6 years ago, I originally had DirecTV hooked up, but replaced it immediately when I found out I couldn't get the DC local stations. The show I could not live without was Redskins Report. Cancer is a bitch. We need to find a cure for that shit!

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Man I was surprised to hear about this. I know he was kinda old, but he always seemed in good spirits, good health, etc.

Man Redskins Report won't ever be the same...

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rip george..

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George was a living legend. The Sports Machine was the precursor to ESPN's Sports Center and the countdown clock format used on PTI (and almost every other "debate" show now) was used on the buzzer beater part of his Full Court Press show long before PTI was even thought of. George was way ahead of his time and sports in DC hasnt been as good since he retired. He is missed.

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[quote=irish;645601]George was a living legend. The Sports Machine was the precursor to ESPN's Sports Center and the countdown clock format used on PTI (and almost every other "debate" show now) was used on the buzzer beater part of his Full Court Press show long before PTI was even thought of. George was way ahead of his time and sports in DC hasnt been as good since he retired. He is missed.[/quote]

Very true. George was very much a pioneer. He had a huge radio career before he switched to sports. His biggest asset was his ability to spot talent. NBC4 always had the best backup anchors in DC.

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loved the wednesday wrestling when u was a kid...rip

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RIP. As a kid growing up in DC, he was must-see tv. As an adult, working in the sports media idustry, for me (and many others) Michael was a pioneer

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Oh man.. I'm 26 but remember him very well, sad day for the DC area and beyond.

RIP George

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He loved his job, was great to watch.

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I just heard this news at 4:00 pm. My prayers and condolences go out to the Michael family. He was one of a kind and will surely be missed...RIP George.

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Wow, very sad news. Like many I grew up watching the Sports Machine and watching him do the sports section in the 11 o'clock news on NBC 4. RIP GM.

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Wow, I'm just seeing this. Pretty much the same as many have already commented; I grew up watching George Michael. There's was this certain pride I had, I guess, that his program was locally produced, but aired across the nation. I would wait for Sunday night highlights almost like I waited for Monday Night football. A true giant has passed.

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they are honoring him on nbc 4 news tonight they just showed an old clip of him and vance laughing when a runway model fell down from 2006, he was great and will be missed

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[quote=mlmdub130;645636]they are honoring him on nbc 4 news tonight they just showed an old clip of him and vance laughing when a runway model fell down from 2006, he was great and will be missed[/quote]

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Good times. Had the vid favorited for a long time now.

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Very sad , Awesome man and a top notch reporter ! Grew up watching him also , the Sports Machine on Sunday nights ... the best sports show in the world . R.I.P. , may you and Glenn Brenner once again have the best one two punch in the world .[url=http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/01/14/remembering-glenn-brenner/]Remembering Glenn Brenner | Washington D.C. Metblogs[/url] .. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael_(sportscaster[/url])

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He was a legendary DC sportscaster. RIP

I don't know about later in life, but in his heyday he was known as a real difficult person to work with ego wise. At least that was the opinion from some of the WRCTV4 crew back in the day.

Who knows? He probably gave tons of money to charity?

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Good times. Had the vid favorited for a long time now.[/quote]

He used to do the wacky plays and everey now and then he'd just lose it and never recover. The rolling higlights would go on while he struggled to breathe because he was laughing so hard. That always killed me.