Nash Has Died...

It was announced today that Nash Roberts has died at the age of 92. My thoughts about Nash are many. Let me review the past 33 years. I came to Ch. 8 (ABC at that time) in 1978 to be their Chief Meteorologist. The man who hired me was GM Robert Olsen, who I had worked for before in Tampa, Florida. Bob told me..." you are replacing a legend. You cannot replace a legend, you must create a new one.' I had no clue what he meant since I saw Nash as an "old man" who turned his back to his audience and did the same broadcast night after night. What I didn't know was that is what New Orleanians were used to for over 30 years. I struggled to understand why people watched Nash. It took me a long while to understand that TRUST AND RESPECT comes with time. Nash earned that...I hadn't. I remember him as a friend and colleague. A man who commanded respect since he gave up the love of his life(TV Weathercasting) to take care of the love of his wife. Lydia. I hope to be such a man. I replaced "the old man" at Ch. 8 in 1978. Now almost 33 years later, I am "the old man".