Thank You, Mr. Bloom.


The father of three young children myself, I can at least appreciate the pain his family is going through, and our prayers will be with them. Although it is, I'm sure, small comfort, his children can grow up extremely proud of the work their father did.

David Bloom died suddenly this weekend. There are not a lot of reporters in this day and age that can be considered inspirational. Mr. Bloom was one of the exceptions. I have to say that his coverage of the advancing Coalition forces was reminiscent (along with Bob Arnot's) of some of the great reporters of WW II. To hear the testimonials of his colleagues, as well, leads me to believe that he was one of the greats. The father of three young children myself, I can at least appreciate the pain his family is going through, and our prayers will be with them. Although it is, I'm sure, small comfort, his children can grow up extremely proud of the work their father did. The world of journalism suffers now. For they are left without someone who would have been a great educator, I'm sure. Fortunately for all, in this modern age, everyone is left with at least a little bit of Mr. Bloom, caught on video and in print.

Posted: Mon - April 7, 2003 at 12:23 PM        

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