Larry Shoop is a multi-talented journalist. In his news career he was a great news and feature field reporter. He anchored newscasts in all day parts, and he filled in for weather and sports. He and I jokingly referred to him as the utility infielder of KGW’s news department. He was a great mentor to me as I transitioned from a young, at times naïve sports reporter, into a news reporter and anchor. In this episode I learned Larry’s favorite story of mine, and the reporting idea the two of us explored but never put into action. We should have. Larry moved on to Intel in 2000. The tech company’s gain was a loss for Portland TV news.