anchor Articles Blog Charles CNN Comments Deaths Discussions employment. family individual kids Knowledge. Memorial News News, information, issues, discussions, solutions. News, information, issues, discussions, solutions. Nick Sports Survival trust

Nick Charles: Sports and Life

 

 


 


 


Two biggest and most undeniable facts of our lives are the life and death. In spite of all the billions of dollars spent in research and development, and cutting edge discoveries in anti-aging,  death is still the hard core fact of our lives. Every time someone near and dear to us passes away, we are reminded the fact that we are all mortal and have to leave this world, sooner or later. There have always been only three major types of people in this world. A vast majority of people who leave their loved ones crying and mourning, but, are forgotten after while, forever. Then are the people, who die leaving a negative mark on their name and will always be remembered as a bad people in history. Third are the ones who lived their lives to the fullest, exploited their energy and resources in a positive manner and left a permanent positive mark on their names. They are, and will always be remembered as great and good people in human history. 

Another person in this third category, just died. Nick Charles of CNN, who started his life as a taxi driver in Chicago and made his way to very successful almost two decades on CNN, will always be remembered as one of greatest sports broadcasters. Above all, he was a very good man, wonderful husband and a loving father. He was full of life and his passion for sports, specially boxing was extra-ordinary. He covered the most major sports events in the world, but, he was particularly passionate about covering major boxing events. You have seen him from interviewing Mohammad Ali to Mike Tyson to Evander Holyfield to Roberto Duran to Sugar Ray Leonard. He. also, covered from Olympics to Super Bowl to Kentucky Derby. He has survived with his wife of thirteen years, Cory and daughter Giovanna. He has three other children from two previous marriages, Jason, 39; Melissa, 36; and Katie, 24. 

He is an American story. Son of taxi driver, who was mostly absent from his sons life, he grew up as Nick Nickeas. As a student. he struggled in high school. CNN reports: 

“He was too busy working late-night jobs at produce docks in desolate Chicago neighborhoods. Once, his boss pointed to mounds of rat feces, threw lye all over the floor and handed the 17-year-old Charles a pair of gloves, rubber boots and a hoe. 

He scrubbed away, but thought to himself: “I’ll never be trapped again in life. Never. Never.” 

“That was a watershed, life-changing moment for me. It really drove me to the point where I had focus in my life.” 

He eventually went to Columbia College Chicago, where he studied communications and journalism. 

He drove a taxi to help pay for college. Even in the driver’s seat, he was practicing for his broadcast career. 

“I wasn’t nosey, but just curious about people’s life. I’d ask, ‘How’d you get to this country? What was the spark that motivated you in life?’ … I don’t know what it was, but people would open up.” 

Charles was still driving taxis in the fall of 1970 when he auditioned for his first television job, at WICS in Springfield, Illinois. 

Two days later, he got the job. He took a pay cut to enter the television business: $130 a week as a sports anchor, compared with $200 driving a taxi. 

He was told by his news director that his Greek name was too ethnic and to change it to something more “vanilla.” 

“Nick Nickeas, sounds like you got a stutter, too,” the news director added. 

At the age of 24, Nick Charles was born.” 

“He was paired with Fred Hickman for most of the next two decades on “Sports Tonight,” a show that beat ESPN in ratings when the upstarts were battling for viewers.” Among the people paying tribute to him are his long time co-anchor Fred Hickman, Jim Walton, Charle’s field producers in his early days and current president CNN worldwide, and Mike Tyson. Walton said in a massage, “His passing is a loss to CNN, to the sports world and to the fans and friends everywhere who were with him to the end of his extraordinary life,” and Tyson Twitted, “Mourning the loss of a true warrior. My friend & brother, Nick Charles.” 

He fought his last fight with courage, persistence and honor. He is an inspiration for anyone in or out of similar situation. He survived longer then his doctors expected. He believed every day is new day and enjoyed the beauty of this world and life, in every moment of his last days. He did every thing possible to leave a positive role model and good memories for his young daughter. 

When you look  at his reports, you find his involvement and passion, highly capturing. This is what, that has kept sports fans engaged with him and his show in the midst of cut throat competition with ESPN and other sports channels and shows. His smile would light up the room and his hair were always the topic of discussions and center of attention, particularly among female sports fans. 

The chemistry between him and his seventeen years co-anchor Hickman was amazing. They kept their show alive and highly competitive for almost two decades. They made up the longest running duo in sports cast history. 

He was with CNN from it’s first day of broadcast, since June 1, 1980 and won three CableAce Awards of best sports program in it’s seventeen years run. He also won AP award for investigative journalism when he was working at WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. His list of awards includes, Boxing Writer’s Association 2007 Broadcaster award. In 2008, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism. Charles is also the winner of several cable ACE awards. His other achievements include,  Goodwill Games for Turner Broadcasting in 1986 in Moscow, 1990 in Seattle, 1994 in St. Petersburg, Russia and covered boxing for the Goodwill Games in New York City in 1998. After leaving CNN in 2001, Charles hosted Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation. He also hosted boxing on Versus, a sports network.

 

Conquer the web with ExcitingAds!

Browse our Blog section

Read our articles on Michele Bachmann: A Detailed Analysis and Constitution: Do We Need New?


1913 Shop


admin

Born in 1964, business owner, from Woodbridge, VA, owns ExcitingAds! Inc. (http://www.excitingads.com) and blog (https://search.excitingads.com). He was born in Mirpurkhas, Sind, Pakistan. His elementary school was ST. Michael's Convent High School, Mirpurkhas, Sind, Pakistan. Graduated high school from ST. Bonaventure's Convent High School, Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan. His pre-med college was S. A. L. Govt. College, Mirpurkas, Sind, Pakistan. Graduated from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sind, Pakistan in 1990. Earned equivalency certification from Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Philadelphia, PA in 1994.

457 thoughts on “<span>Nick Charles: Sports and Life</span>”

  1. Hi there, just became alert to your blog through Google, and found that it is really informative. I’m gonna watch out for brussels. I’ll be grateful if you continue this in future. A lot of people will be benefited from your writing. Cheers!

  2. i believe,Are going to care for, complement, compassion, here’s a element from the sweetheart. As well as emotional and may also not at all assist, usually really hard to make sure you refrain from an attractive lack of. This will make individuals contemplate they will be through take pleasure in.

  3. I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good. I do not know who you are but certainly you’re going to a famous blogger if you are not already 😉 Cheers!

  4. Hi there, I found your blog via Google while searching for first aid for a heart attack and your post looks very interesting for me.

  5. There are definitely a number of details like that to take into consideration. That may be a nice point to carry up. I supply the ideas above as normal inspiration but clearly there are questions just like the one you carry up the place the most important thing will be working in honest good faith. I don?t know if finest practices have emerged round issues like that, but I am certain that your job is clearly recognized as a fair game. Each girls and boys feel the impact of just a moment’s pleasure, for the remainder of their lives.

  6. Great beat ! I would like to apprentice while you amend your site, how could i subscribe for a blog web site? The account helped me a acceptable deal. I had been a little bit acquainted of this your broadcast offered bright clear concept

  7. A Beer garden? Why does this not exist in the USA, at least as far as I know. Beer is like an angel I come home to at night after work and/or school. I love trying new beers. I envy your trip. Although Im not sure I would trust going that fast with someone else driving I might try it myself though. Thanks for sharing, its made my bucket list!

  8. I think this is one of the most significant info for me. And i am glad reading your article. But wanna remark on some general things, The web site style is great, the articles is really nice : D. Good job, cheers

  9. i believe,Fashion is which means that aren’t able to take keep in mind this plus practice in the radio station awaiting justification, obediently remain in typically the place, there are always new or used vehicles which will, mainly because only having the family car to get information, everyone is plain men get up to date.

  10. Heya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out much. I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.

  11. Heya i am for the first time here. I found this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and help others like you aided me.

  12. In my opinion, good results isn’t reached just what stance someone can end up being measured, then again dependant on your partner’s great outcomes using this method, guarantees rise above the difficulties and then stumbling-blocks.

  13. Personally, it offers in recent years very often experience exhausted? Don’t use typically the caffeinated drinks radical. Try to like, specifically what elements help you feel annoyed incapable may not be treated?

  14. Very efficiently written information. It will be helpful to anybody who utilizes it, as well as me. Keep doing what you are doing – can’r wait to read more posts.

  15. This page appears to get a good ammount of visitors. How do you advertise it? It offers a nice individual twist on things. I guess having something authentic or substantial to talk about is the most important thing. I would appreciate if you could visit my site http://www.buysellonline.in and give me some tips.

  16. My partner and I absolutely love your blog and find many of your post’s to be what precisely I’m looking for. Does one offer guest writers to write content to suit your needs? I wouldn’t mind composing a post or elaborating on a lot of the subjects you write regarding here. Again, awesome web log!

  17. Sorry for the huge review, but I’m really loving the new Zune, and hope this, as well as the excellent reviews some other people have written, will help you decide if it’s the right choice for you.

  18. I’m going to tell all my friends about this cool little blog just because I like it a lot. In my opinion I reckon it’s pretty unique & just a small bit funky, which to my mind is good. I’m going to flag it as a favorite. Why can’t all blogs be similar to this one?

  19. I think I’ll tell the lot of my mates about this groovy site just just cause I like it a lot. In my opinion I reckon it’s pretty unique & just a tiny bit funky, which in my opinion is great. I’ll mark it as a favorite. It’s a shame most blogs aren’t similar to this one?

  20. I will tell all my pals about this great little site just just cause I like it . In my opinion I reckon it’s quite different & just a little bit funky, which in my humble opinion is good. I’ll make it it as a favorite. It’s a shame most blogs aren’t similar to this one?

  21. I will tell the lot of my buddies about this great little site just cause I like it . In my opinion I reckon it’s pretty unique & just a tiny bit funky, which in my humble opinion is refreshing. I’ll mark it as a favorite. Why can’t all blogs be similar to this one?

  22. I will tell all my collegues about this cool site just just cause I like it a lot. I I think it’s quite different & just a little bit quirky, which to my mind is great. I’ll mark it as a favorite. It’s a shame most blogs aren’t like this one?

  23. I not to mention my guys were found to be looking at the good hints located on your web blog and so immediately got a horrible feeling I had not expressed respect to the web site owner for those secrets. My young boys appeared to be totally stimulated to see all of them and now have certainly been using these things. Thanks for truly being really thoughtful and for making a decision on this kind of important guides millions of individuals are really desirous to understand about. My honest apologies for not saying thanks to you sooner. 5

  24. The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.

  25. Hi,what an excellent article this is,I found it on yahoo and I like it very much,I agree with what you have said, lots of things will be learned form your site,but I am not follw well with the last part,can you explain it for me ?I will appreciate your answer,and I will be back again!

  26. Hello, i think that i saw you visited my site thus i came to “return the favor”.I’m trying to in finding issues to improve my website!I suppose its adequate to use some of your ideas!!

  27. I think this is among the such a lot vital info for me. And i’m satisfied reading your article. But want to statement on few basic issues, The web site style is ideal, the articles is in reality nice : D. Good task, cheers

  28. Hi,this article is great,I found it on bing and I love it very much,I agree with you, lots of things will be learned form your site,but I am not follw well with the last part,can you explain it for me ?I will appreciate your answer,and I will keep on watching your blog

  29. I’m really enjoying the design and layout of your blog. It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a developer to create your theme? Fantastic work!

  30. If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.

  31. hello,what an excellent article this is,I found it on yahoo and I love it very much,I agree with you, it help me a lot in decision,but I am not follw well with the last part,can you explain it for me ?I need your answer,and I will keep on watching your blog

  32. I like the valuable information you provide in your articles. I’ll bookmark your weblog and check again here regularly. I’m quite sure I will learn lots of new stuff right here! Good luck for the next!

  33. Everyone loves what you guys are up too. This sort of clever work and reporting! Keep up the awesome works guys I’ve incorporated you guys to my own blogroll.

  34. “Wir sind eine große Familie.” Ein oft gehörter Satz, ein gern gehörter Satz. Er soll die Zusammengehörigkeit zeigen, er ist gut für das “Wir”-Gefühl. So kennen wir es und so haben wir es gern. Im MLM freilich hat dieser Satz eine besondere Bedeutung… Der Cousin B von der Frau A hat eine Tochter C, ist verheiratet mit seiner Frau D. Ihres Sohnes E Freundin F gehört genauso zur Familie wie Tochter G oder Großmutter H, Schwiegermutter I und Schwiegervater J. Auch Hofhund K hat selbstverständlich den Rang eines Familienmitglieds. Getreu der Devise, erst die eigene Familie zu benetzwerken, hat Frau A ihre Downline B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K mit märchenhafter Geschwindigkeit aufgebaut. Abrechnungstechnisch alles kein Problem, denn Frau A opfert sich und ihre Zeit hingebungsvollst für die Buchhaltung und das Scheckeinreichen; diese Last (und besonders letzteres) der Familie ruht bei ihr in guten, flinken Händen. Die Downline B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K oder – anders sortiert – D-G-K-J-E-I-C-H-F-B hat, wie man sieht, die Stufen D-G-K-J-E-I-C-H-F-B 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Sehen Sie, so macht Netzwerken Spaß. Jeder Verkauf B’s an einen Endkunden bringt die Provision in Fülle – ohne daß jemand sonst einen Finger rühren muß. Statt magerer 5 Prozent gut das 10-fache. Ein Hoch auf die Großfamilie und ihre feste Bande!

  35. I do like the manner in which you have framed this difficulty and it does offer me some fodder for consideration. Nevertheless, coming from what I have seen, I simply just hope as the remarks stack on that individuals stay on point and not start on a tirade associated with the news du jour. Still, thank you for this excellent piece and while I can not necessarily agree with it in totality, I value the perspective.

  36. An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you should write more on this topic, it might not be a taboo subject but generally people are not enough to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers!

  37. ? “”Its always good to learn tips like you share for blog posting. As I just started posting comments for blog and facing problem of lots of rejections. I think your suggestion would be helpful for me. I will let you know if its work for me too.”

  38. produce,Countless division goes, the actual girls have a particular sensing, depending on referred to as standard propaganda team, this is a devoted efficiency, which is actually a Aiwujiwu, adore the exact motherland, but you will also adoration any blossoms, like roses in the motherland …

  39. Great post I think it’s quite useful! My site is new and I am also having difficulties getting my readers to leave some comments. Analytics shows they are coming to the site but somehow nobody posts anything. thanks Dirk Freidel

  40. I do believe, it really is an actual priceless novelty distributed for free, frowning, smiling as anyone to some modest product.

  41. over the internet,Excellent skiing conditions fairy waving heartily with the fleshlight sleeves; Durian in your participate in, your paradise poker, land, body of water, high altitude, healthy and therefore clean up, completely no soil.

  42. many thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts! it is exceptional to create that many people these times nonetheless positioned in an work into managing their internet sites.

  43. Sorry for the huge review, but I’m really loving the new Zune, and hope this, as well as the excellent reviews some other people have written, will help you decide if it’s the right choice for you.

  44. Fascinating subject for just about any weblog. i experienced been just surfing the internet for enjoyment when I found your internet site. Fabulous post.

  45. Thanks for every one of your effort on this blog. My aunt takes pleasure in managing internet research and it is obvious why. Many of us hear all relating to the compelling form you provide very helpful items by means of this web blog and therefore improve response from others on that matter plus our favorite child has been starting to learn so much. Have fun with the rest of the year. You’re the one performing a fabulous job.

  46. This is actually a very very good guidelines specifically to those new to blogosphere, brief and correct information… Thanks for sharing this 1. A need to study article.

  47. Hey there are using WordPress for your site platform? I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my own. Do you need any coding knowledge to make your own blog? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  48. I discovered your weblog site on google and test a number of of your early posts. Continue to maintain up the superb operate. I just further up your RSS feed to my MSN Information Reader. Looking for forward to reading more from you afterward!…

  49. I have seen that costs for on the internet degree specialists are generally an amazing value. Say for example a complete Degree in Communication with the College associated with Phoenix, az On the web contains 60 credits coming from $515/credit or even $30,900. Also United states Intercontinental College Online comes with a Bachelors of Business Administration having a whole university characteristic of One hundred and eighty devices along with a cost of $30,560. On the internet studying has created getting your college degree recently been therefore cool since easily earn the level in the comfort in your house and when you finish coming from office. Thank you for all the suggestions We have discovered through the site.

  50. I like the helpful information you provide in your articles. I’ll bookmark your weblog and check again here regularly. I’m quite certain I will learn a lot of new stuff right here! Good luck for the next!

  51. Love this blog. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate how much time and effort you’ve put into the site. All of the content is absolutely wonderful and a joy to read. I just wish there were more sites likes these around. Anyway, thanks again and keep up all the great work. Cheers!

  52. and MLB. Meanwhile, my eldest brother is especially fond of playing football and basketball, and he likescheap MLB Jerseys, cheap NBA Jerseys, cheap NFL Jerseysand cheap NHL Jerseys very much. While my lovely two eldest sisters are always buying cheap purses and handbagswhen they go shopping. Recently, there are manycheap purses and wholesale wallets best selling in the reliable outlet store or on the website. Therefore, both of my sisters run out of their money to buy cheap purses and handbags. They are satisfied with all thecheap purses, for they are featured with fresh style, bright colors and excellent quality. Then, what about my mother and me? To be honest, I enjoy going shopping with my mother and buying cheap NBA Jerseys,cheap MLB Jerseys, cheap NHL Jerseys orcheap NFL Jerseys for my brother or getting wholesale walletsfor my sisters. In my heart, my mother is so trendy, elegant and classic that she has a sharp idea towards beauty and fashion. Therefore, I admire her and wish to become a perfect lady like her in the future.

Comments are closed.

X
Verified by MonsterInsights