View Full Version : Colorado Broadcast Hall of Fame - My Grandad
ghettodub
09-20-2010, 09:47
So this may not be of huge interest to anyone else, but I'm pretty proud of it, so I felt like sharing.
I'm fortunate in that I was able to have 30 years with my grandparents; not many people have a relationship with their grandparents for that long. In those years, I was able to to travel to places like England, Kenya, Tanzania, and all across the USA (to name a few) with both of my grandparents.
I was a friend with them, so I could talk to them about work, girls, life, etc...
About four or so years ago, hell, maybe longer now, my grandfather got cancer around his lungs and heart, and was only given a month at most. So he moved in to a hospice, and we thought the end was coming. Then the cancer just "went away", and it baffled the docs.
So fast forward to March or April, and then the cancer returned, and it metastasized in his liver. So, he began in-home hospice, as there weren't a lot of treatment options available. I was able to go and spend time with him up until the end, including his "transition" to death, where it was truly just a shell of him, and not actually a person. He passed away 8 hours after I saw him at that phase.
So which leads me to my post today. My grandfather, Warren Chandler, was a weatherman and news caster in Denver for 30 years. Shortly after he passed, I found that the Broadcast Professionals of Colorado were just finishing applications for their hall of fame induction. So I dug up information and submitted the application, and not long after, was contacted and informed that he was selected, and is one of four people being inducted this year.
The ceremony is a week from this Friday, so I've been sending out my invitations, etc, and today I really just sat back and realized I'm proud of myself for what I've done. He was an incredibly powerful force in my life, and will continue to be. So I guess the moral to what I'm writing today is it's important to know where you came from, what made you that way, and to honor and remember those who have helped you along the way. And don't forget to tell you that you love them.
http://www.broadcastprofessionals.net/images/WarrenChandler.jpg
http://www.broadcastprofessionals.net/
Cheers [Beer]
RIP Mr. Chandler, and congratulations.
StagLefty
09-20-2010, 11:15
Well done-congrats !! [Beer]
Great story. I've been spending as much time with my grand farther as I can lately.
Good stuff! My grandfathers name is on one of the plaques on the Eisenhower Tunnel. I bet my grandfather watched your grandfather deliver the weather.
H.
ronaldrwl
09-20-2010, 15:57
Very nice, congratulations.
A few years ago when my cousin's great aunt died, we found out that she was the first ever queen of the Parade of Lights.
ghettodub
09-20-2010, 16:11
I've been digging a lot in to my family history as of late, and have been finding cool weird stuff like that too. On my dad's side of the family, i've gone back almost 2000 years. Only about 900 years on my mom's side.
And Hoosier, I'm sure he did, or anyone that's in their 50s, etc. He was pretty big news back in the day. How is your grandad's name on the tunnel? did he help build, etc.?
I bet my grandfather watched your grandfather deliver the weather.
H.
Hell Hoosier, I watched him do the weather...
And Hoosier, I'm sure he did, or anyone that's in their 50s, etc. He was pretty big news back in the day. How is your grandad's name on the tunnel? did he help build, etc.?
Probable that my Dad saw it too, he lived in Denver until the 60's.
My grandfather worked for what was then the Colorado Dept. of Highways for many years. He helped design it, the only thing I remember him telling me about it was that there's a slight curve in it because a jackhammer got wedged into the rock and they couldn't get it out. They torched through most of the jackhammer but left some of it embedded into the wall.
Very neat that you got your grandfather accepted into the hall of fame!
H.
I think those same cousin's also have a grandpa with his name on the Johnson tunnel as one of the builders.
GlockDog47
09-20-2010, 17:13
Right on ....Congrads[Beer]
theGinsue
09-20-2010, 18:04
Job well done.
I regret not having a relationship at all with my maternal grandfather (he lived in Napa Valley and died of cancer when I was in the third grade). He is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He retired a LtCol but had worked for and met on many occasions General Douglas McArthur. I'll bet I could have learned a great deal from him and heard many a fascinating story if I had been given a chance.
My paternal grandfather died 2 days before I graduated from high school. While I did have a bit of a relationship with him, he was a hard man and didn't share much of his background with me. I did learn basic residential wiring and plumbing skills from him though. I do know that he was the lead electrical inspector of the Kansas City, Kansas B-25 Bomber plant. Unless HE said the plane was good to go, it didn't get to leave the plant.
While he was medically disqualified from ever serving in the military, he always had a fascination for military paraphanilia (probably wherre I picked it up). When he passed away my fathr, an only child, inherited my grandfathers firearms collection which was quite numberous. Specifically, he like to collect was M1's and M1 Carbines. He had at least one rifle from each of the plants that manufactured these rifles and tried to have every variant of each one that was produced (I don't know if he succeeded in that goal). I don't know exactly what happened to all of those rifles but I believe that through the years my dad has sold them - what a shame.
Troublco
09-20-2010, 20:25
Very cool!
It's always nice to know some family history, what contributions family members have made and what they did. It's really great that you were able to get him that recognition. A lot of people wouldn't have taken the time. Congratulations!
I'm skeptical that you've been able to trace your lineage back 2,000 years.
Jumpstart
09-21-2010, 06:39
Congrats, my mom just got inducted into the 4-H Hall of fame in my home state. She deserved it.
I remember watching Warren Chandler on TV. He was a great weatherman. My folks liked him too.
Congratulations!!
ghettodub
09-21-2010, 08:42
I'm skeptical that you've been able to trace your lineage back 2,000 years.
I'm related to some rather famous people, so my heritage is very easy to trace... My aunt and I have been doing all of the footwork on it, and because of the type of people in my family tree, it's been incredibly easy actually. With some weird finds, like catholic saints, kings, queens, etc...
I'm skeptical that you've been able to trace your lineage back 2,000 years.
It's not 2K years, but I can trace mine back to the Scottish Clans in the 1600's. Anything before that isn't really written down on firsthand material, but has been noted in later sources... so it's all hearsay, but it can be traced even earlier to a Druidic court in the 1400's. It's interesting at times.
Yep, my Aunt did that a number of years ago on my Mothers side of the family.. She got it traced back to the late 800's. Couldn't trace one branch back much further, seems the Vikings weren't very adept at keeping records of that sort.. Plus, I am related to the Duke of Wellington in some manner, not a direct line. But, like 15 to the 33rd power cousins thrice removed or some sort like that..
When she did it, there were no computers or fancy ancestor websites. So, she really put some work into the research..
ghettodub
09-21-2010, 09:06
When she did it, there were no computers or fancy ancestor websites. So, she really put some work into the research..
My grandma did the same thing back in the 70s for my mom's side of the family. It's crazy how much she was able to find, and did it all by travelling, libraries, etc...
Bailey Guns
09-21-2010, 09:43
What a great story! And what a tremendous memorial you've made for your grandfather.
He'd be proud of you.
ghettodub
11-09-2010, 16:13
So they had the induction ceremony a little over a month ago now I think, and they just posted the video tribute up online. Here's the link if anyone is interested in checking it out, it's pretty neat. He's the first person on there, and there's a link for the video tribute beneath his picture
http://www.broadcastprofessionals.net/halloffame.html
Awesome, I bet you're proud!
congrats! He would be very proud!
steveopia
11-09-2010, 19:02
Awesome story man. Good for you and great for your Grandfather.
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