amusing story that only Pittsburgh nurses of certain age will get

[oramar]

Lunch time, I come in to check tray on cute little old lady around 90. She is channel surfing with a frown on her face. Finally she hands me TV controller and says, "I can't seem to find Bill Burns dear, will you see if you can locate him". :chuckle :roll

[CAMMIERN]

i knew patti burns personally, she was a good friend of my grams and her employers, and she was a pat. at the clinic i used to work, she was a goo hearted person.she had a long battle with cancer. thats why she left the news for a while, then tried to return to tv but it was too much

[LydiaNN]

I had a part time job at the Holiday Inn Parkway East when I was in college (many moons ago). WTAE isn't far from there; they used to all come into the bar for drinks after the show. Remember Don Gannon, too? And I remember that Keith Miller was so slow to pay his tab that they stopped letting him run one.

[oramar]

Remember Don Gannon, too?

Did I not hear somewhere that Don Gannon was back doing reporting for some station in the Burgh? They told me he was fired in another city because of a drinking problem. He hit bottom and an old friend here gave him a job. I am not sure of this but I feel as if I heard that somewhere.

[LydiaNN]

Did I not hear somewhere that Don Gannon was back doing reporting for some station in the Burgh? They told me he was fired in another city because of a drinking problem. He hit bottom and an old friend here gave him a job. I am not sure of this but I feel as if I heard that somewhere.

I don't know if he's back in Pittsburgh or not, since I don't live there anymore, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he'd been fired in another city for his drinking problem. I worked at the Holiday Inn in the 80s- before it was common for bar owners to be held liable for accidents caused by patrons who had too much to drink in their establishment. I remember Don Gannon staggering out many nights, and words of concern among the wait and managerial staffs about him going out to drive in that condition. I think I'll google him and see what I find.

[CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN]

I don't know if he's back in Pittsburgh or not, since I don't live there anymore, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he'd been fired in another city for his drinking problem. I worked at the Holiday Inn in the 80s- before it was common for bar owners to be held liable for accidents caused by patrons who had too much to drink in their establishment. I remember Don Gannon staggering out many nights, and words of concern among the wait and managerial staffs about him going out to drive in that condition. I think I'll google him and see what I find.

He's on KDKA now..weekends.

[angel03]

Lunch time, I come in to check tray on cute little old lady around 90. She is channel surfing with a frown on her face. Finally she hands me TV controller and says, "I can't seem to find Bill Burns dear, will you see if you can locate him". :chuckle :roll

that is really too cute......I remember Mr. Burns well I ran in to alot when shoppin in Hornes......

[Truvy57]

The man you are referring to is Don CANNON, not Gannon. Just thought you'd like to know!

[oramar]

The man you are referring to is Don CANNON, not Gannon. Just thought you'd like to know!

Maybe we spelled it Gannon to keep from getting sued.

[K98]

Patti and Daddy at noon.

[LydiaNN]

How did Patty Burns die? How old was she?

[CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN]

Hmmm...cancer?

[minnib]

LOL ah that is so cute! Brightened my day!