Good morning, everybody. It is wonderful to see this hall so full as we gather to pay tribute to our dear friend Lane. Karen, I know how difficult this sudden and unexpected loss has been for you and your entire family. I hope today brings you some comfort as you see and hear just how much Lane meant to so many of us. I was 28 when I first started working with Lane. He was the executive producer , and I was scared to death. Working on the evening news was already intimidating back then. The expectations seemed high, and the producers were accomplished and professional. Within a few days of starting the job, I was crashing a Ray Brady piece with Tommy Miklas when Lane walked into the room with five minutes to go before air and began doing a perfect imitation of a stopwatch ticking away. I remember the sweat forming on Tommy's face. I remember being mostly amazed because it sounded so much like a real stopwatch, only better. I was also struck by how completely unaware Lane seemed to ...
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