Boots on the ground journalism for Jim Gardner’s final 6 o’clock newscast, covering a tailgate in the back of a Target parking lot. That was my final tribute to a guy I’ve known since I was born:

Name me another city that would tailgate the retiring newscaster’s last broadcast. You can’t!

We had Philly legends there, like Jeopardy! champ Ryan Long and The Philly Captain. We had a Penn State student who drove all the way from Happy Valley to be there. 6ABC even bought everyone pizza. Not many better vibes you’re going to find at a Target during the holiday season.

And what an absolute legend for coming out and talking with fans:

I’m gonna miss that mustache.

P.S. This is a great idea. What did Monica Malpass have better to do?