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01/02/2007: "RIP Ron Fineman"

Ron Fineman passed away on December 30th, ending a three-year battle with colon cancer. Both the LA Times and LARadio.com ran nice obituaries; the following is from the former:

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm leaving this world having contributed something important, and I hope people remember me for that," Fineman said in a telephone interview Dec. 21, shortly after he was removed from a respirator at the hospital. "Some people were angry with what I wrote; some people took it in stride, and professionally. The real pros looked at the content of what I wrote and realized there was merit to what I was saying."

The picture at right (from LARadio.com) showsRon and his wife Christy celebrating the day UCLA beat USC (note Ron's Bruin tie). It's amazing how quickly the end can come once cancer takes hold.

I hope someone steps up to take on Ron's role as media watchdog; it's doubtful anyone will have his combination of insider's knowledge and bulldog tenacity. In the meantime, I think we should all make time to have that colonoscopy we've been putting off ...

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On Wednesday, January 3rd, Drew said:

Ron was a decent man. I subscribed to his site for the past couple of years and enjoyed it. His offerings could be hurtful at times, but I think he meant well. RIP.