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June 01, 2004
A Giant Has Passed
I found out today that Joe Rizzo passed away May 27.
Joe was the News Operations Manager at WTTG's "Ten O'Clock News" when I was working for Fox News Network. When Fox laid us off, Rizzo, as he was known, immediately offered to hire me as a freelance editor.
He was a joy to work for: sarcastic, funny, a great teacher and occasionally hot headed. He took pride in helping out people new to the world of television, guiding them and bringing out the best in them. Rizzo, more than anyone, taught me how to get it done under pressure.
He was a master at everything he did, winning a couple of Emmys as a producer. He started his at WTTG when it was still part of the DuMont Network and worked there for over 40 years. He produced, he edited, he kept that station on the air through sheer will power.
No one who knew Joe could imagine anything going wrong that he could not fix. I thought of him often, though I've not talked to him in years. He was a great force in my life, and I will miss him.
Posted by Samer at June 1, 2004 11:08 PM
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