Tony Snow

As many of you know by now, Tony Snow has passed away. Tony was the President's Press Secretary. He was also a FOX News TV and Radio host. I came to know Tony through his radio show. I had the pleasure of meeting Tony twice when I worked at KXL. One morning it was my job to set up his studio for him to do his show live back to New York and onto the masses. I met Tony early that morning and asked if he would like anything. He answered with "a coffee and a muffin." The only coffee place open at 3:30am was the 24 hour Starbucks in Beaverton. Off I went in search of his coffee and muffin. I returned with what he wanted and he was thankful. I came home and went to bed after that. I returned to work later that morning and got ready for our event that featured Tony that evening. I met Tony and the others at the Rose Garden loading dock and walked with them to the dressing rooms along with the other staffers from KXL. My job at the event was the stage manager and as part of that, I had to go get the talent from the dressing rooms and take them to the stage. Tony was very gracious and wanted to know how my day was going and if he thought the crowd would be receptive. We chatted about politics and TV as we walked to the stage. He was a nice guy and took interest in what people had to say and he listened to your answer. We stood behind the screen waiting for his time to go on. He watched the video and up on the stage he went. I don't remember much more about that night, but I do remember him thanking me for the coffee and muffin as we walked back to his dressing room. I had a brief encounter with a true Washington insider and I will always remember that.