>> Chuck: OH, SHINING STAR,
INDEED!
WE HAVE A STAR TO TALK TO HERE
IN JUST A MINUTE.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY!
I'M CHUCK, TATI, JASON.
I FEEL LIKE I'M A SWIMMER IN THE
OLYMPICS.
"SHINING STAR" THE SONG TODAY,
PERFECT FOR OUR FRIEND CARMEN.
SHE IS RETIRING, AND THIS WILL
BE AN INTERESTING FALL.
HER LAST SHOW WILL BE SOMETIME
IN NOVEMBER.
WE'RE NOT DISCLOSING IT.
>> Jason: IT WILL BE IN
NOVEMBER.
>> Chuck: BUT SHE'LL STILL BE ON
THE AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING
PARADE.
BEEN AROUND LOCAL 4 FOR 38
YEARS!
CARMEN HARLAN, GOOD MORNING!
>> Carmen: GOOD MORNING, CHUCK!
HI, TATI!
HI, JASON!
>> Jason: HEY, WHAT'S UP?
>> Carmen: I'M RUNNING ERRANDS.
JUST LEFT THE VET'S OFFICE,
PICKING UP FOOD THERE AND GOING
TO THE GAS STATION.
RIGHT, ANDY?
I'M DRIVING ANDY CRAZY ALREADY.
>> Chuck: YOU KNOW HOW TO GO OUT
IN STYLE, DOG FOOD, ERRANDS!
[LAUGHTER]
>> Carmen: CHUCK, YOU'LL HAVE TO
HELP ME THROUGH THIS.
HOW DO I DO THIS AGAIN?
>> Chuck: LOCAL 4 IS LIKE THE
MAFIA, YOU NEVER GET TO LEAVE!
[LAUGHTER]
I KNOW YOU'LL BE BACK FOR THE
PARADE EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE
OFFICIALLY RETIRING MIDDLE OF
NOVEMBER.
SO TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> Carmen: IT WILL BE HARD TO
GIVE UP.
WHAT PART?
LIKE HOW I CAME TO THIS
DECISION?
>> Chuck: YEAH.
>> Carmen: I'M A GRANDMOTHER AND
I'VE BEEN DRIVING BACK AND FORTH
TO CINCINNATI -- ANDY HAS BEEN
DRIVING ME BACK AND FORTH AT
LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, MY
OLDEST GRANDSON, LEON, JR., HE
SAID, GRAMMY, WE SMILE ALL THE
TIME WHEN YOU'RE HERE.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOES
TO A GRANDMA OR A GRANDMOTHER
WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE AS
MUCH AS MY GRANDMOTHER WAS THERE
FOR ME?
MY GRANDSONS ARE 7, 4, AND 2.
THEY'RE STILL YOUNG AND I CAN
HAVE THAT KIND OF INPUT, AND I
DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT.
I'M SORRY, I AM.
I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME HERE,
HUH?
>> Chuck: I UNDERSTAND THAT
PART.
BUT THIS IS FOR THE CITY, FOR
VIEWERS OF LOCAL 4 THAT FOR 38
YEARS HAVE WATCHED YOU BE AND
LEAD AND BECOME THE FABRIC OF
THE CITY, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL TO
A LOT OF US, THOSE OF US WHO
CALL OURSELVES CLOSE FRIENDS AND
THOSE OF US WHO GROW UP WATCHING
YOU.
>> Carmen: I KNOW.
AND IT WON'T BE THAT EASY FOR
ME, BUT I'M TRYING TO BE AS
STRONG AS I CAN, AND I HOPE
YOU'LL HELP ME DO THAT.
>> Chuck: I WOULD DO WHATEVER
YOU'D LIKE ME TO DO.
>> Chuck: TELL ANDY THAT I'M
HAPPY, WHEN I SEE YOU, I WILL
GIVE YOU A KISS AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
MAYBE HE'S A BETTER KISSER THAN
YO
YOU.
>> Carmen: I WILL OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCE IT AT THE END OF THE
6:00 TODAY.
>> Chuck: CONGRATULATIONS!
>> Carmen: TO EVERYBODY AT THE
STATION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE AUDIENCE WHO HAS SUPPORTED
ME ALL THESE YEARS, I CAN'T
THANK YOU ENOUGH, IT MEANS SO
MUCH AND IT HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO
ME.
I'LL BE BACK ON THE AIR TONIGHT.
>> Chuck: I LOVE YOU.
>> Carmen: I LOVE YOU, TOO.
>> Chuck: CARMEN AND HER HUSBAND
ANDY AND ONE OR TWO DOGS IN THE
CAR.
THIS IS LIKE A TV GUIDE, A TV
BOOK, MORT, CARMEN AND ME,
DECEMBER 1987.
MY FIRST ARRIVAL TO LOCAL 4.
WE DID A SPECIAL CALLED "HOME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS."
AND SO WHAT A JOY!
I FIGURED OUT I DIDN'T HAVE A
CHANCE TO MENTION THIS TO
CARMEN, ONCE BERNIE RETIRES, THE
ORIGINAL FOUR, WE'LL HAVE TO
HAVE A FLOAT IN THE AMERICA'S
THANKSGIVING PARADE BROUGHT TO
YOU BY AARP.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Chuck: I KNOW THEY CAN GET
THE SPONSORS, IT'S THE WAY THEY
ROLL.
HERE'S THE PICTURE.
DEVIN FOLLOWED MORT.
DEVIN HAS BEEN HERE 18, 19
YEARS.
SO IN TERMS OF LONGEVITY, WE'RE
SO BLESSED TO HAVE HAD CARMEN IN
THAT CHAIR FOR SO MANY YEARS.
AND WHAT A DELIGHTFUL, LOVELY
LADY.
IT'S BEEN A JOY, EVERY SECOND,
WORKING WITH CARMEN.
>> Jason: WHEN I CAME HERE ON
JUNE 20th, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY
WAS THE FIREWORKS, AND I WENT
DOWN THERE AND DEVIN AND CARMEN,
I HAD OBVIOUSLY WORKED WITH THEM
BEFORE.
I MET DEVIN IN PASSING AND
COULDN'T RECALL HAVING MET
CARMEN BEFORE, BUT IT SPEAKS TO
HER GRACIOUSNESS, CHARM,
DIGNITY.
I SAT DOWN NEXT TO THE TWO OF
THEM TO TALK FIREWORKS AND
WELCOME TO LOCAL 4, AND SHE
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN NICER AND
MORE ACCOMMODATING.
I FELT LIKE I WAS SITTING NEXT
TO AN OLD FRIEND THAT I HAD
WORKED WITH FOR YEARS.
AND JUST A CLASS ACT!
SO WISH HER THE BEST.
>> Tati: SO EL GRANT.
AND WHEN SHE WALKS, SHE DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE SHE'S WALKING, SHE
GLIDES.
HELLO!
AND SHE'S WARM AND GRACIOUS AND
SHE LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS
NOT EVEN REAL, SO DELIGHTFUL,
BUT THEN SO WARM AND PERSONABLE
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SHE GAVE ME SUCH A SWEET AND
KIND WELCOME WHEN I CAME HERE
THAT YOU CONTINUED HAVE ASKED
FOR ANYTHING MORE.
SHE'S LIKE A FAIRY PRINCESS.
WE WATCH HER WALK BY, THERE GOES
CARMEN!
>> Chuck: AND SHE'LL GIVE MORE
INFORMATION TONIGHT AT 6:00.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE BACK OF
THIS.
KEVIN, CAN YOU GET THIS?
IT'S THE SAME TV BOOK, TV WEEK
FROM 1987, ART VAN AD.
$299 FOR A RECLINER CHAIR.
I THINK THEY'RE LESS MONEY NOW.
>> Jason: SOMEWHERE, YOU COULD
FOOL A HIPSTER WITH THE SAME AD.
>> Chuck: I WANT TO BE CAREFUL
BECAUSE IT'S A RELIC.
AUDIO/VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT
SYSTEM, AND IT'S $19.95.