Received news reports that one of New Mexico's
most cherished TV notables, Dr. George Fischbeck, has died.
He was 92.
This LA Times photo shows him at his finest!
Enjoying the time, and telling a story.
Shortly after Dr. George left the Albuquerque market to work at KABC-TV in Los Angeles I had occasion to visit him.
Although we never worked at the same place, we worked in the same business.
He was already a hit on TV, having been there only months.
At the TV studio that night, as he was often to do, he went about the "scientific" explanation of smog.
He was going to do it by breathing air (fog) into a 5 gallon water bottle that was filled with smoke.
Well, as he approached the water bottle and proceed to take a deep breath, preparing to blow into the bottle, he got too close to the bottle and inhaled smoke and started coughing.
The experiment to make studio smog ended with Dr. George coughing and waving and the anchorman saying good night.
It was so Dr. George.
Thanks for the memories - and for touching so many thousands of people.
Rest In Peace - and keep teaching!
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