He was a Palestinian refugee who came to the US as an exchange student from his exile home in Lebanon. It turned out Raja Helou was a former desk assistant at ABC - who went on to become a college instructor. 'He and Les Blatt fought the Six Day War here in the bureau!' He mentioned what a pain in the ass it was to make the decision, and then he blurted out, 'goddammit, gimme that Arab,' 'Karla,' he shouted to his secretary in the next room, 'get me Raja's number.' One year later, Ken had an opening for a job and more than a hundred resumes were on his desk. And a little more than an hour into it, Ken turned his swivel chair, reached down, and opened a cabinet and pulled out a bottle of Chivas Regal. Discussion of what was right and wrong with the news business. War stories, both military and journalism.

It was the damnedest interview you could imagine. The job interview lasted more than two hours. Homer went down to DC the week of the historic Cleveland Superbomb storm of 1978 to interview with Ken Scott. Homer asked a couple of people he knew in those two shops what they thought. When ABC showed interest in Homer, there were openings in both New York and Washington. Ken was a former Medivac chopper pilot in Korea who also spent time with Armed Forces Radio and Television Services. The best, by far, was the ABC News Washington Radio Bureau Chief, a gentleman name Ken Scott. Homer spent three decades in a major network news operation, and had the pleasure of working with and for some terrific people.

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