>> YOU KNOW HIM AS STEVE THE
NEWS GUY.
CALMING VOICE YOU TURN TO
DURING TIMES OF CHAOS.
>> TIGERS CHASE THE FIFTH WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP.
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM AS STEVE THE
SPORTS GUY.
SEASON VETERAN WHO LOVES TO
SHARE HIS OWN TAKE ON THE GAME.
AROUND HERE TO ALL OF US HE’S
JUST GOOD OLD STEVIE G.
>> YOU READY.
>> WE ARE READY.
>> HE MAKE US LAUGH EVEN WHEN
WE DON’T FEEL LIKE IT.
FIRST TO BAKE YOU A FANCY CAKE
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
OR PLAN THE POT LUCK FOR US
DURING SUPERBOWL.
WE ALWAYS TURN TO HIM FOR
PERSPECTIVE.
TOP NOTCH JOURNALIST.
STORY TELLER AND ABOVE ALL MOST
IMPORTANTLY A FRIEND.
>> WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE
WITH US.
NEXT HALF HOUR FULL OF
SURPRISES FOR THIS GUY RIGHT
HERE.
DOESN’T LIKE SURPRISES.
HE DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE A NEWS
ABOUT HIM AT ALL.
HE LIKES TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT
NOT BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO HIM
TONIGHT.
>> WHAT ELSE IS NEW.
>> WE LOVE HIM AND WE ARE
HONORING HIM THE WAY HE
DESERVES.
MANY OF YOU AT HOME KNOW THAT
STEVE IS PART OF OUR LOCAL 4
FAMILY FOR 27 YEARS.
BUT HE’S WORKED IN THIS
BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 4
DECADES.
SO WE ASK OUR OTHER STORY
TELLER TO HELP TELL THE STORY
OF STEVE.
>> IN THE BROADCASTING WORLD
SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO
BE ABLE TO DO JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING.
AND THEN THERE’S STEVE.
SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF DETROIT
TELEVISION.
>> MY TURN TO LEARN HOW TO BE A
ROCKER BUT CLEARLY THIS OUTFIT
WON’T WORK.
HANG ON.
THAT’S MORE LIKE IT.
LET’S ROCK.
>> IF THERE’S ANYTHING STEVE
CAN’T DO OR HANDLE, WE HAVEN’T
FOUND IT.
IT SURE ISN’T FOR A LACK OF
TRYING.
>> WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE.
>> WORST EXPERIENCE.
I NEVER WANTED KIDS.
>> STEVE HAS LIVED A RATHER
EXTRAORDINARY LIFE.
GOD FATHER IS ONE OF THE
GREATEST BASEBALL MARRIES OF
ALL TIME.
THAT SORT OF THING HAPPENS WHEN
YOUR FATHER IS JOE, WORLD
SERIES WINNING CATCHER WHO THEN
ENDED UP IN THE HALL OF FAME AS
BROADCASTER.
HIS MOM EVEN PLAYED THE ORGAN
FOR CARDINAL GAME AT BUSCH
STADIUM PEUGEOT WAS ALSO A
REGULAR ON THE TODAY SHOW.
LET’S BE HONEST, MANAGING A
MICROPHONE IS EASIER THAN
HITTING A CURVE BALL SO NO
SURPRISE TELEVISION MIGHT TAP
YOUNG STEVE ON THE SHOULDER.
>> THIS IS A JOB FOR A PISTON MAN.
MAN.
LET’S RIDE.
>>Reporter: IT WAS A GIVEN TO
DO SPORTS.
WHAT MADE HIM SPECIAL IS THE
SPORTSCASTER WAS MARRYING THE
KNOWLEDGE WITH SPARK HINGE
SENSE OF HUMOR AND GIFT FOR
WRITING.
>> PAYABLE CHAMPIONSHIP IS
ELUSIVE PRIDE.
>> STOPS IN LANSING AND PHOENIX
BUT STEVE KNOWS DETROIT SPORTS
AS FEW OTHERS.
FIRST AT CHANNEL 7.
THEN AT LOCAL 4.
CHUG DUTY AT THE OLD SPORTS
NETWORK.
OLYMPIC OFTEN BRINGS US THE
NEXT OF SPORTS AND WORLD EVENT.
SO IT WAS WHEN STEVE WAS
DISPATCHED TO COVER THE 1996
OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA.
>> INTERSECTION OF PEACH TREE
WHETHER FOR THE PAST 30 MINUTES
EMERGENCY VEHICLE CRISSCROSS
THE PARK ABOUT A BLOCK AND A
HALF AWAY FROM US HERE BY ALL
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS EXPLOSION
DETONATED IN THE PARK.
>>Reporter: EXPLOSION IN THE
OLYMPIC PARK MEANT 14 STRAIGHT
HOURS OF COVERAGE.
STEVE RETURNED TO DETROIT HE
RETURNED NOT TO THE SPORTS
OFFICE BUT TO A NEWS DESK.
STEVE PUT IT I KNEW I HAD MOVED
FROM THE TOY DEPARTMENT TO THE
REAL WORLD.
>> WAR RAGE INS AFGHANISTAN.
>>Reporter: YES HE MOVED TO
NEWS.
BUT WHEN YOU CAN’T FIND STEVE
YOU MIGHT CHECK THAT TOY STORE.
>> HOW DO YOU GET DOWNTOWN NOW
WE NEED SOMETHING CREATIVE.
SECRET ROUTE THAT REALLY WORKS
BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS TAKING IT
ALREADY.
>>Reporter: WE LEARNED THAT
STEVE HAS REMARKABLE KNACK FOR
EXPLAINING THINGS.
COMPLICATED, DRY THINGS TO MOST
BUT NOT TO STEVE.
>> ICING THE PUCK.
IN HOCKEY THIS IS NOT EXACTLY
WHAT THEY MEAN.
LET ME EXPLAIN.
YOU HAVE A RED LICENSE 2 BLUE
LINES AND A LITTLE RED LINE AT
EACH END WHERE THE GOAL SITS.
RED PLAYER HIT THE PUCK FROM
THE OWN ZONE PAST OPPOSING GOAL
LINE THAT’S ICING.
FACE OFF COMES BACK IN FRONT OF
THE RED TEAM GOAL THAT WAS A
BAD PLAY LITTLE FELLA.
>>Reporter: BUSINESS.
ARTS.
SOCIAL ISSUE.
WHATEVER IT IS SEND STEVE.
HE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT
COMFORTING AND AUTHORITY
PRESENCE AT THE ARRANGE OR DESK
WHETHER WEEKDAY MORNINGS OR
POST FOOTBALL SUNDAY NIGHTS.
WHICH TURNS OUT CAN ALSO BE
WEEKDAY MORNINGS. >> THAT’S EASY.
>> THAT’S EASY.
>>Reporter: STEVE ISN’T
PERFECT.
IT MUST BE SAID HIS ALLEGIANCE
TO CERTAIN UNIVERSITY HIS ALMA
MATER IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
ABSOLUTELY INSUFFICIENT
RACQUETBALL BUT HIS OWN
UNDERSTANDING OF FANDOM AND
SPORTS FANATIC HELPED HIM
CREATE MASTER PIECE LIKE THESE.
>> I’LL GIVE YOU. THAT YOU ARE
OVER POWERING AND OFFENSIVE.
LIKE PAD BREATH.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. MY TURN.
MY TURN.
>>Reporter: STEVE EVIL TWIN
STORIES ARE THE STUFF OF WDIV
LEGEND.
PERFECTLY FRAMING THE
EXUBERANCE OF EACH SIDE AND
TECH CHICAGO GNAWLESS.
>> I GOT ONE.
I HEARD THIS WHOLE THING IS BIG
SCAM TO GET US TO BUY NEW TV
SETS.
AFTER FEBRUARY 17 MY OLD TV
WILL WORK JUST FINE.
AREN’T YOU THAT TV GUY?
IGNORE HIM.
>>Reporter: NO ONE DONE MORE
TO TRY TO LIFT WHATEVER CURSE
REMAINS IN EFFECT AGAINST THE
DETROIT LIONS.
>> THIS AFTERNOON.
>>Reporter: MAN OF MANY GIFTS
IS GIFTED IN THE KITCHEN.
AUTHOR OF THE I ONLY NEED ONE
COOK BOOK.
WHOSE THE COMMON SENSE AT WORK.
COOKING EVEN LANDED HIM ON THE
RACHEL RATIO.
HE’S ALSO AUTHOR 2 BOOK ON THE
TELEVISION NEWS DESK.
NOVEL CALLED THE GENTLEMEN
CLUB.
HE IS REHADN’T HISTORICALLY UP
BEAT AND COAX HIM INTO HELPING
HER WITH EXHAUSTING INSTAGRAM
HABIT BUT ONE OTHER THING SAID
ABOUT STEVE.
ALL OF US AT LOCAL 4 UNDERSTAND
WHERE HIS COMPASS IS
CALIBRATED.
HE’S IF EVERY LEFT ANY DOUBT
THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN HIS LIFE IS HIS FAMILY.
HIS WIFE CARROLL AND THEIR 2
CHILDREN AND NOW GRANDCHILDREN.
WHAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED AT
5:50 WEST LAFAYETTE WAS COST
COUNTRY RV TRIP STEVE MADE
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC TO BRING
THE GANG BACK HOME.
HOME TO SAFETY.
HOME TO THE GUY WHO JUST DOES
IT ALL.
>> THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE
DEPARTURE OF STEVE IS CORY IS
LOSING HER FAVORITE ANCHOR MAN
AT CHANNEL 4.
>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO.
SO TRUE.
>> I MIGHT HAVE A SUGGESTION.
>> I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THIS
STUFF DIDN’T I TELL YOU NOT TO
DO THIS.
>> I SEE YOU WIPING AWAY A
TEAR.
THESE ARE HAPPY MEMORY.
>> DID I DO ALL THAT GOOFY
STUFF.
>> WE HAVE THE TAPE TO PROVE
IT.
ONLY HAPPY SURPRISES.
>> YOU ARE AWESOME.
>> NICE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE FUN MEMORY
TO COME.
IN FACT JAMIE WILL JOIN US WITH
A LACK AT WHERE THINGS STARTED
FOR STEVE IN SPORTS.
ALSO TAKING US BACK DECADES
WITH SOME ONE STEVE MAY
.
>>> STEVE, I CAN NOT BELIEVE
YOU ARE RETIRING.
WHAT A HOLE YOU HAVE CREATED IN
THIS BUILDING.
MY GOODNESS.
YOU ARE A BELOVED BY EVERYONE
HERE.
YOU ARE JUST A TERRIFIC TALENT
AND WONDERFUL GUY.
BUT YOU DO HAVE ONE PROBLEM.
YOUR LOVE FOR NOTRE DAME
UNBELIEVABLE WHICH MEANS WE
KNOW YOU ARE NOT RETIRING.
YOU ARE JUST MOVING TO BATON
ROUGE TO BE WITH BRIAN KELLY AT
LSU.
IS IN TRY.
ENJOY IT.
>> ARE YOU MOVING.
>> NO.
WE WOULD NEVER MOVE.
>> HURT SO TONIGHT ALL ABOUT
STEVE.
BUT WE STILL HAVE TO GET TO
SOME BUSINESS.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK WAS AN
OBVIOUS CHOICE.
44 YEARS IN BROADCASTING.
27 OF THOSE RIGHT HERE AT LOCAL
4 AND AS SAID BIGGEST NOTRE
DAME FAN ON EARTH.
>> I FUMBLED A FEW TIMES.
THAT’S OKAY.
>> WE WON’T TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> NOW YOU REMEMBER STEVE
STARTED OUT IN THE SPORTS WORLD
AND ENDS WITH ONE OF THE BEST
TO DO IT THIS AS WELL.
STEVE WE ACTUALLY RAN INTO A
VERY, GUY YOU MIGHT KNOW.
VERY FIRST GUY TO HIRE YOU AS
SPORTS REPORTER FOR NOTRE DAME
CAMPUS RADIO STATION.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> STEVE AND I BOTH ATTENDED
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME.
MY SENIOR YEAR I WAS THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE CAMPUS
RADIO STATION.
WE BROADCAST THROUGH ALL THE
DORMS AT NOTRE DAME AND ST.
MARY’S.
STEVE CAME IN TO AUDITION
DURING THE FRESHMAN YEAR FOR
SPORTS.
>> KEVIN O’NEAL NOW WORK AT WJR
FOR THE MITCHELL BUMP SHOW AND
KNEW BACK IN 1973 STEVE WAS
SPECIAL.
>> HE WAS FROM A VERY WELL
KNOWN FAMILY.
YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THAT.
TALKING TO EITHER STEVE OR HIS
BROTHER JOE.
THEY WERE JUST REGULAR GUYS.
HE COULD RIP A STORY AND JUST
INTERPRET IT AND WRITE IT AND
JUST MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS
ONE-ON-ONE.
LIKE I’M TALKING TO YOU NOW
JAMIE.
THAT’S THE WAY STEVE WAS WITH
THE AUDIENCE.
>> NBA PLAY OFF.
>>Reporter: AFTER GRADUATION
IN 1977, STEVE STARTED WORKING
IN THE SPORTS WORLD.
HE BROUGHT HIS SIGNATURE STYLE
TO TV.
>> WE ARE TALKING TO PRO
CHAMPIONSHIP NOW.
>> BETTER THAN NOTHING STEVIE
TELL YOU. CAN’T ARGUE WITH THE
BIG FELLOW EITHER.
HAVING FUN.
>> YOU ARE MORE OF TEAM THAN
THAT.
>> WE REALLY ARE.
MORE SO THAN MOST.
>> TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT
AS WELL BUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM IS HERE WITH US.
IT’S ONE OF 2 REASONS.
IF I QUEERS AGO IT RESIMPLE THE
BONEY FRAME OF SKELETON.
SECOND IF YOU CRASH THAT’S
ABOUT ALL THAT’S LEFT.
SORRY PAL.
>>Reporter: YOU HIT IT OUT OF
THE PARK WITH THE REPORTING AND
YOUR ANCHORING AND YOUR
PLETHORA OF SPORTS STORIES.
LIKE THE TIME YOU CADDY AT WING
FOOT IN THE U.S. OPEN.
COME ON.
FOR THE END, WE GO BACK TO THE
BEGINNING.
FOR VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE.
>> ROUGH TO SAY GOODBYE BUT THE
PEST WHICH IS TO DO IT ABOUT BY
MEANS OF A TRADITIONAL IRISH
LIMERICK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
VIEWERS SAY OUCH.
IT’S TIME TO KICKBACK AND JUST
SLOUCH.
CHRISTMAS TV THERE’S JUST ONE
PLACE YOU HAD BEEN WATCHING
SANDRA ALI IF YOUR COUCH.
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
GOD BLESS YOU STEVE.
>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
WENT WAY BACK FOR THAT ONE.
>> NOTRE DAME WE DID PLAY BY
PLAY OF THE FOOTBALL GAMES AND
MAN I THINK I’M AL MICHAELS IN
FRONT OF THE MIKE THERE.
IT WAS ONLY GOING BACK TO THE
DORMS WHERE NOBODY WAS THERE
THEY ARE ALL AT THE STADIUM AND
INFIRMARY KIDS ARE SICK AND 6
PEOPLE EVER LISTENING BUT WE
WERE BIG TIME DOING FOOTBALL.
>> YOU HONE YOUR SKILLS THOUGH.
>> THAT WAS FUN.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE
STAGE.
TALK ABOUT YOUR CAREER TONIGHT.
SPORTS STORY YOU COVERED THAT
YOU LOVED THE MOST.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT IS
INTERESTINGMENT HOSE EXCITING
EVENT I EVER COVER AND PEOPLE
LAUGH WAS WRESTLE MANIA WHEN IT
WAS AT THE SILVER DOME AND IT
WAS HULK HOGAN AND ANDRE THE
GIANT AND RICKY THE DRAGON
STEAM BOAT AND 98,000 PEOPLE
WERE JAMMED INTO THE SILVER
DOME.
CALL IT A SPORT OR WHATEVER YOU
WANT.
YOU COULD FELL YOUR BONES IN
YOUR CHEST VIBRATING.
CROWD WAS SO LOUD.
THAT WAS MOST EXCITING EVENT I
EVER COVERED.
>> AND THE WINGS THING.
>> CADING THE U.S. OPEN FOR
GARY PLAYER IN THE PRACTICE
ROUND.
JACK NICHOLS AND ARNOLD PALMER
AND CARRIED FOR COLBERT TO BE A
PARTICIPANT IN SPORTING EVENT
THE U.S. OPEN AT WING FOOT MOST
EXCITING THING.
>> SO MANY BEAUTIFUL MEMORY.
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
STAY THERE.
NOT ALLOWED TO GO ANYWHERE.
WE HAVE MORE SURPRISES IN FACT
WE SAVE THE EAST FOR HAS.
ANOTHER SPECIAL SURPRISE COME UP AFTER THE BREAK
>> TAUGHT HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE
ON AND OFF THE AIR.
SUCH AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
STEVIE HOPE YOU HANG AROUND AND
STAY IN LOCAL 4 FANTASY
FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
CONGRATULATIONS, STEVE.
>> FAVORITE GIG HERE WAS BEING
YOUR CO-ANCHOR ON THE WEEKEND
EVENING NEWS.
LOVED YOUR LEADERSHIP.
INTELLIGENCE.
SENSE OF HUMOR AND KINDNESS.
LET ME TALK TALK TALK THOUGHT
THE COMMERCIAL BREAK.
DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
I HOPE YOUR RETIREMENT LESS
>> I REALLY LOVE THE
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE.
SO HAPPY RETIREMENT.
AS YOU RIDE OFF INTO THE
SUNSET.
BE SAFE AND BE WELL.
>> HI STEVE.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE MOMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
RETIREMENT.
WE HAVE WORKED ENTIRE 27 YEAR
CAREER TOGETHER BUT I’LL LET
EVERYBODY ELSE HANDLE THE WOLF
ACCOLADE.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THIS
ANCHOR DESK HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS
WILL BE A NO NOTRE DAME ZONE.
YOU WROTE THE RULES A BUNCH OF
TIMES BUT YOU ARE A GREAT GUY
WE KIND OF LET IT GO.
CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND.
>> NEVER.
NEVER.
NEVER HAPPEN.
>> YOU KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY NONE
OF US WANT TO SEE YOU GO.
WE ARE GOING TO MISS SEEING
YOUR FACE AROUND HERE.
WE HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT.
>> BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
RETIREMENT, STEVE.
BECAUSE THEY GET TO HAVE YOU
AROUND AT HOME MORE.
>> HI DAD.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
RETIREMENT.
IT HAS BEEN AN SHOOT JOY
WATCHING YOU ON TV MY ENTIRE
LIFE.
YOU HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN AN
AMAZING INSPIRATION TO ME
PERSONALLY BUT OF COURSE
PROFESSIONALLY AS WELL.
BUT I’M ALSO REALLY EXCITED FOR
THIS NEXT CHAPTERMENT NOT ONLY
MEANS I GET MY DAD BACK WHO
WATCHES NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ON
THE WEEKEND IT ALSO MEANS
THERE’S SO MANY MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME TO TAKE
YOU DOWN IN SCRABBLE.
SO LOOK OUT.
I’M COMING FOR YOU. I LOVE
YOU.
>> SO STEVE, IF YOUR FAMILY, WE
ARE SO VERY PROUD OF YOU AND WE
LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU PAPA.
>> THAT’S OUR NEW BABY.
>> ISN’T THAT PRECIOUS.
>> IS THAT A NICE SURPRISE?
YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING THAT.
>> I WASN’T EXPECTING ANY OF
THIS.
I TOLD YOU -- OUR PRODUCER SHE
SAID EARLY THIS EVENING WE ARE
HAVING DINNER DO YOU WANT TO
SAY ANYTHING AT THE END.
NOT REAL COMFORTABLE DOING THAT
KIND OF THING.
WE ARE GOOD.
SO YES.
>> IF YOU DON’T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT YOURSELF WE HAVE ALL THE
PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT YOU
BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU THAT MUCH.
>> I SAY THIS.
TO THOSE OF YOU REGULAR LOCAL 4
WATCHERS, YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT
AN EXTRAORDINARY NEWS OPERATION
THIS IS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THESE ARE
THE FINEST MOST TALENTED NEWS
PROFESSIONALS IN THE BUSINESS.
THEY ARE THE MOST HONEST.
HAVE THE MOST INTEGRITY.
OF ANY ONE I HAVE WORKED WITH
IN THESE 44 YEARS.
THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY
PROFESSIONALS TO WORK WITH.
THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE.
AS FRIENDS.
AND I WILL CERTAINLY MISS THEM.
ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU GOING
FORWARD.
I KNOW I’LL DO IS NEVER TAKE UP
UNTIL 1:00 O’CLOCK IN THE
MORNING EVER AGAIN ON SUNDAY
NIGHT.
>> I WILL.
BECAUSE I HAVE SPORTS FINAL
EDITION USUALLY AND EVERY WEEK
ON SPORTS FINAL EDITION MY OF
THE WEEK.
I THINK THIS WEEK RIVALS
ANYTHING THAT I SAW AT THE BIG
10 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
>> GO.
GO.
I LOVE YOU PAPA.
YOU ARE THE BEST PAPA.
>> MY BOYS.
>> LITTLE PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
>> THAT’S LUKE.
>> YOUR GRANDSON.
>> THEY HAVE GREAT HANDS BY THE
WAY.
>> FIGHTING IRISH LOOK AT THEM
GO.
>> THEY LIVE DOWN IN NEW
ORLEANS.
THEY ARE SAINTS FANS.
>> WE WON’T TALK ABOUT THAT.
ANDREW HERE WITH A LITTLE
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU. A
LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD US WHAT YOUR
FAVORITE DESSERT IT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS STEVE.
WONDERFUL WORKING WITH YOU.
>> MUST BE WE LOVE YOU STEVE
YOU ARE AMAZING. I’LL NEVER
WHOSE CONTACT WITH MY LOCAL 4
FAMILY BECAUSE THESE ARE THE
DEAREST PEOPLE IN MY LIFE
EXCEPT OF COURSE MY WIFE AND MY
OWN PERSONAL FAMILY BUT YOU
GUYS ARE CLOSE SECOND.
>> STILL GOING TO BUG YOU.
SO DON’T WORRY.
>> I’LL BUG YOU BACK.
DON’T WORRY.
>> ONE THING WE FORGOT IS
TISSUES UP HERE.
>> SWEET BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU
THAT MUCH.
>> TRULY A PLEASURE AND HONOR
TO WORK WITH YOU ALL THESE
YEARS AND REALLY GET TO KNOW
YOU.
GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR
FAMILY.
JUST WISH YOU GOOD LUCK ON YOUR
NEXT JOURNEY.
>> THANK YOU AN DREW.
>> COOKIE SAYS WE LOVE YOU
STEVE.
WE ARE FOUGHT DONE CELEBRATING
HERE AS WELL.
STEVE, WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO JOIN US HERE AND
STICK AROUND AS WE SALUTE OUR
FAVORITE STORY TELLER.
THE STORY OF STEVE IS COMING
UP.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 21 AT 8:00
P.M. RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4.
>> SO NOT OVER YET STEVE.
>> NO IT’S NOT.
THANK ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU
GUYS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT.
OF COURSE STEVE WE’LL MISS YOU.
AND WE WANT YOU TO SEND US OFF
HERE ONE HAS TIME WILL YOU DO
THAT.
>> I CAN’T SAY SATURDAY TONIGHT
LIVE IS NEXT.
SO I’LL SAY WHATEVER IS NEXT IS
NEXT. I LOVE Y’ALL