FOR FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, CORRECT. RIGHT? RIGHT. YOU KNOW, PAT, THIS IS A BIG WEEK. THIS IS THE REALLY. YEAH. THE BITTERSWEET THE END OF A LEGACY. REALLY. YOU KNOW BECAUSE PAT IS OBVIOUSLY RETIRING. LAST DAY IS GOING TO BE ON AIR ON FRIDAY FRIDAY CORRECT. YEP. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE ANOTHER FAREWELL MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM A FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEWS EIGHT SPORTS DEPARTMENT, MIKE STRAUB. PRINCE. MAN, I HAVE TO SAY, I THINK YOU SET THE GOLD STANDARD OF WHAT LOCAL SPORTS GUYS AND SPORTS DIRECTORS DO. TRUST ME, WHEN PAT PRINCIPE WALKS INTO A GYM OR WALKS ONTO A FIELD OR INTO A STADIUM, THE ENTIRE VIBE, THE ENTIRE FEELING OF THE GAME CHANGES. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IS A BIG GAME. THE PLAYERS, THE REFS, THE FANS, THE COACHES. EVERYTHING CHANGES, BELIEVE ME. AND I KNOW THAT PERSONALLY. I HAVE TO THANK PAT FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND BRINGING ME TO THIS MARKET AND MAKING THIS MY HOME. I PERSONALLY CAN’T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR WHAT HE’S DONE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IN THAT RESPECT. AND REALLY, WE ALL OWE PAT PRINCIPE A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE BECAUSE HE HAS MADE THIS COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO BE BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITMENT TO SPORTS AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES HERE.
Pat Principe’s retirement farewell messages: Mike Straub
Updated: 4:23 PM EDT Apr 10, 2024
All this week, WGAL is saying farewell to our longtime sports director, Pat Principe, who is retiring. In this edition, we have a farewell message from former WGAL sports anchor Mike Straub. “Prince, man, I have to say you set the gold standard of what local sports guys and sports directors do. Trust me, when Pat Principe walks into a gym or walks onto a field or into a stadium, the entire vibe, the entire feeling of the game changes. Everybody knows that is a big game. The players, the refs, the fans, the coaches, everything changes, believe me. And I know that personally, I have to thank Pat for believing in me, and bringing me to this market, and making this my home.”I personally can’t thank him enough for what he has done for me and my family in that respect. And really, we all owe Pat Principe a huge debt of gratitude because he has made this community a better place to be because of his commitment to sports and all of our communities here. So, thank you, Pat. We wish you absolutely nothing but the best,” Straub said.
All this week, WGAL is saying farewell to our longtime sports director, Pat Principe, who is retiring.
In this edition, we have a farewell message from former WGAL sports anchor Mike Straub.
“Prince, man, I have to say you set the gold standard of what local sports guys and sports directors do. Trust me, when Pat Principe walks into a gym or walks onto a field or into a stadium, the entire vibe, the entire feeling of the game changes. Everybody knows that is a big game. The players, the refs, the fans, the coaches, everything changes, believe me. And I know that personally, I have to thank Pat for believing in me, and bringing me to this market, and making this my home.
“I personally can’t thank him enough for what he has done for me and my family in that respect. And really, we all owe Pat Principe a huge debt of gratitude because he has made this community a better place to be because of his commitment to sports and all of our communities here. So, thank you, Pat. We wish you absolutely nothing but the best,” Straub said.
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