@Hamrickisms

A collection of entries on everything from journalism to sports, entertainment, cooking and a lot of other things in-between. Imprinting thoughts in electronic ink. 1s and 0s selected by Mark Hamrick.

America's senior statesman in television news, Tom Brokaw, is marking a-half century at NBC News. As a nation, we've been fortuna...

About MH

Mark Hamrick: My journey as a journalist has led me from Kansas to Buffalo, New York, Dallas and Washington, D.C., where I've worked for the past 3 decades. Along the way, I've interviewed killers behind prison walls, met or interviewed most of my living heroes and, perhaps most importantly, continue to be inspired by everyday people. I've had more lucky breaks than I could have ever predicted, and have come to appreciate that you can't predict where life is going to take you. That makes it all the more precious. I now serve as Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, working out of the National Press Building.

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@Hamrickisms

Consumer reporting presentation -- Anaheim #EIJ17

In praise of Tom Brokaw

Tradition: 3 decades of ham and black-eyed peas

Unsocial media and American politics

Remembering the great Van Miller from my days at WBEN in Buffalo

Words of the great Edward R. Murrow

Wondering aloud about the TSA's apparent information disconnect