JESS ATKINSON: Where is he?

half...@richmond.infi.net

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Apr 16, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/16/96

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Does anybody know where former Redskin kicker (and former Maryland Terp)
Jess Atkinson is now, and what he's doing? One of my favorite Redskins
memories is of Jess, being carried off the field on a stretcher, with a
broken leg, yelling at his teammates and exhorting them to go on and win
the game...

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"I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark; he was barking at the two men who were gambling in the dark."

Charlie B.

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Apr 16, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/16/96

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Good Ol' Jess is a reporter for Washington DC television station WRC
(Channel 4). He is a weekend sports anchor and does occasional spot
stories on a variety of (non-sports) topics.
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Scott Lawrence

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Apr 17, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/17/96

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In article <halfmute-160...@pa7dsp19.richmond.infi.net>,

<half...@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
>Does anybody know where former Redskin kicker (and former Maryland Terp)
>Jess Atkinson is now, and what he's doing? One of my favorite Redskins
>memories is of Jess, being carried off the field on a stretcher, with a
>broken leg, yelling at his teammates and exhorting them to go on and win
>the game...

He's actually been a sportscaster on one of the local TV stations for a
number of years.

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Scott Anthony Lawrence

Adrian Roseboom

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Apr 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/18/96

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Does he do broadcasting somewhere?
I swear I see him on something every once in a while.....
-A

half...@richmond.infi.net wrote:

>Does anybody know where former Redskin kicker (and former Maryland Terp)
>Jess Atkinson is now, and what he's doing? One of my favorite Redskins
>memories is of Jess, being carried off the field on a stretcher, with a
>broken leg, yelling at his teammates and exhorting them to go on and win
>the game...
>

J Farley

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Apr 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/18/96

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Jess Atkinson is now a TV reporter for NBC-4 in Washington D.C.
He's evolved from sports reporting to human-interest stories.

Judith Lowe

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Apr 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/18/96

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In <3175bf92...@news.imssys.com> mad...@imssys.imssys.com (Adrian Roseboom)
writes:

Yes he does broadcasting. He started as a sportscaster on Channel 4
(the NBC affiliate here in Washington), but now he has branched out and
is doing a variety of "on-site" stories about everything.

Judy Lowe

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Apr 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/18/96

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In article <halfmute-160...@pa7dsp19.richmond.infi.net>,
half...@richmond.infi.net says...

>
>Does anybody know where former Redskin kicker (and former Maryland Terp)
>Jess Atkinson is now, and what he's doing? One of my favorite Redskins
>memories is of Jess, being carried off the field on a stretcher, with a
>broken leg, yelling at his teammates and exhorting them to go on and win
>the game...
>
>--
>"I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark; he was barking at
the two men who were gambling in the dark."

Jess is doing sports for one of the TV stations in DC. I saw him his first
year and he was horrible. I visited DC again last year and saw him again. I
think he's getting the hang of it.

chris

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Apr 22, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/22/96

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>Jess Atkinson is now a TV reporter for NBC-4 in Washington D.C.
>He's evolved from sports reporting to human-interest stories.

And a pretty good reporter at that. Good sports broadcaster but has
really found his calling doing those human-interest stories.