Don
Barone
Biography
db has been in the reporting biz for over 30 years, won some Emmys and other awards, but is proudest of his four-decade marriage, his two kids and the fact he founded Tackle The Storm Foundation to help children.
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Frankly speaking with 'The Tank'
Frankly speaking with 'The Tank'
Dateline: A dining room table column“FYI, when I got off the phone with you at lunch time I got a call an hour later that my stepmom passed away. Weird how we were talking about it less than...
Randy Pierson: It takes a...Nation
Randy Pierson: It takes a...Nation
“Ooh, it really makes me wonder…” Dateline: Lake Hartwell“A little magic can take you a long way.”Roald DahlIt is said somewhere, least I hope it is so, that your life will become a...
Opening day with Phil 'Knucksie' Niekro
Opening day with Phil 'Knucksie' Niekro
“Got a beat-up glove, a home-made bat…”Dateline: Opening Day #143 “You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party...
Knoxville thanks
Knoxville thanks
Dateline: Light“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”-Shakespeare
The plumber and the respectful
The plumber and the respectful
“I grew up on a working man's wage…”Dateline: The Banks Of Lake Lanier “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts.”- Confucius I grew up on a workingman’s...
Jay Yelas: 'We will visit'
Jay Yelas: 'We will visit'
Dateline: Lake Lanier, Georgia“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”- Rabindranath Tagore I am in my comfy pants playing air guitar to Howlin’ Wolf and pacing...
50 below and the autograph
50 below and the autograph
“In your time the innocence will fall away…” Dateline: Jeff Gustafson and Patrick Walters “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."- Ralph Waldo...
River dreams
River dreams
“And even though I know the river is wide…”Dateline: St. Johns River, Palatka, Fla.“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”- John Updike And so on...
So who are these guys?
So who are these guys?
“Who…who…who…”Dateline: Wonderin’ “If you want to go to a place you have never been before, you have to ask questions you have never asked before. Don’t feel shy to ask questions about things...
Upon further review...
Upon further review...
“Let the dataset change your mindset.”Hans Rosling Dateline: …the ruling on the field…Has been changed. Last year at my 10th Bassmaster Classic I was done, burnt out, had penned close to...
A Christmas tale: My first reel, part 2
A Christmas tale: My first reel, part 2
Editor's note: Read part 1.“…Christmas, Christmas time is near…”Dateline: 1958 Christmas: Buffalo, N.Y.“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas...
A Christmas tale: My first reel, part 1
A Christmas tale: My first reel, part 1
“Okay, Simon? Okay…”Dateline: 1958 Christmas: Buffalo, N.Y.“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” ~ Larry WildeIt is the...
Autumn go lightly
Autumn go lightly
“And all at once, Summer collapsed into Fall.”Oscar Wilde Dateline: Autumn go lightly There is a song of a magic dragon and a little boy.A song about string, sealing wax and autumn mist...
Turkey, football and giving thanks
Turkey, football and giving thanks
“I’m a thankful man for every turn…”Dateline: Thanksgiving 2018“What if, today, we were grateful for everything?”Charlie BrownHappy Thanksgiving all’ya.If you are reading this on Thanksgiving I’m...
db: B.A.S.S. Nation kindness
db: B.A.S.S. Nation kindness
“For though they may be parted…”Dateline: 2018 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." -Ralph Waldo EmersonI choose this...
db: B.A.S.S. Nation memories
db: B.A.S.S. Nation memories
“There are places I'll remember…” Dateline: Pickwick Lake 2018 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship“God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.”J. M. Barrie It has always been my...
To all Elites past and present, thank you
To all Elites past and present, thank you
Dateline: A picnic table“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”- Helen KellerIt began, simply, 11 years ago at a lone...
As I see it: Surreal scenes
As I see it: Surreal scenes
“A lot of times, real life is more surreal than writing.”Jesmyn WardDateline: AOY 2018 Salvador Dalí once said something like this: Give me two hours of reality a day, and 22 hours to...
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