Great Days: I spent a lot of time in my early NY days with a crew from the Museum of Broadcasting (later called the Museum of Television and Radio, then the Paley Center). One spectacular experience received a NYC poke in the eye elevating the experience from interesting to memorable.
The evening was an intimate 1-on-1 interview with 74 year old Howard Cosell just a few years before his passing. His voice was as transfixing as ever and the Ali stories any Cosell follower knew were as compelling and exhilarating as ever. Then in the open Q&A an audience member asked about Howard’s sex life. The questioner was late night public access light-porn empressario Al Goldstein. To Cosell’s credit, he not only recognized Al and called him out for trying to ambush him, but he dismissed the question and continued the great discourse.
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