“Hey Pal!”
It’s a simple phrase. Not Irish, per se. Just a hallway greeting that will forever remind me of one of Kansas City’s greatest Talk Show hosts – Mike Murphy.
I was fortunate early in my career to work with true “radio” professionals. Defiantly something you don’t see much anymore. But in the early 80′s, News Talk 81 – KCMO was full of them. Mike Murphy was unique in his manner. But his popularity left little doubt to his ability.
By 1985 my path diverged, and I only saw Mike on occasion. But not a single St. Patrick’s Day has gone by since then without churning memories of that time. Today, like each of the past 25 years, I was reminded. But unlike those, there wasn’t a thought of calling. And for the first time, the “Mike Murphy Saint Patrick’s Day Parade” was held without its founder.
Mike - So long Pal! May the wind be always at your Back!
P.S. Don’t let the Grigs talk you in to a game of Hearts.