On the passing of radio news star Dick Smyth.  From March 7, 2021.  Stories are being told as news reaches us that Dick Smyth has passed away.  His newscasts and his commentaries on 1050 CHUM are legendary.  One of a kind.  My unscripted thoughts, having worked with him at 1050 CHUM starting in 1985.  I neglected to mention how wary some people in the AIDS community were of speaking with me as I set out on a major documentary in 1991, because of their memories of things he had said on air years earlier.  Maybe that's a story for another day.  For now...some thoughts on Smyth.