Norman Sandler Tribute

Norman Sandler--Beyond Characterization

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Norman Sandler at Motorola and Powell Tate

If you knew Norman during the corporate segment of his career, talk about it here.

Norman Sandler at UPI

Norman spent nearly two decades at the late, great, United Press International, finishing up his stint as an award-winning White House correspondent, and president of the White House Correspondents Association. Comment on this part of his life here.

02/06/2009

I just posted this story about Norm at my blog, and I thought I would also share it here.

At the time, Norman Sandler was working the late shift at UPI on occasion (I was working the late shift at AP). Often, the subway was shut down by the time we got out of the office. So, when possible, we shared a cab home to Winthrop. I called one night to make arrangements, and he said to me, "I may be a little late, I have to clear up this six-car fatal in Taunton." "Me too," I said, and hung up. I called every police agency within 20 miles of Taunton, and couldn't find any six-car fatal. Despondent, I met an hysterically laughing Norman an hour later in a cab downstairs. "How was the six-car fatal," he asked. Ha Ha. He had made the whole thing up.

Norman Sandler at MIT

Norman Sandler '75 cut a wide swath at MIT in the political science department and the student newspaper The Tech as well as in MIT's first television news show, MITV. Comments on this period should go here!

Norman Sandler Youth

Did you know Norman in Iowa? Eat his Shakey's Pizza? Drink his A&W Root Beer? Attend a movie at his family's movie theater (where Norm "faced" the currency by having all the bills face the same way). Leave your comments here!