RIP Rich Brenner

[OriginalAdmiral]

died of a heart attack today.

 

[tsywake]

I grew up watching him all the time. We lost a real sports icon in the triad.

 

[MBDeac08]

I grew up watching him all the time. We lost a real sports icon in the triad.

Same for me. Truly a Triad legend.

 

[DirkTheDeac]

Nice man. Sports icon. He'll be missed.

 

[bym051d]

In. Great man who left early.

 

[coredeac]

Rich was a great reporter and, at times, a great supporter of the Wake program. A great human being. A significant loss.

 

[TownieDeac]

RIP Rich

 

[TheIshThatSaved WakeForest]

RIP Rich

 

[WilmingtonDeac]

Terrible news.

 

[wfumike02]

I remember him from my days at Wake. Was he still broadcasting or had he retired?

 

[Manifest Destiny]

Rich Brenner, former FOX8 sports guy dead tonight

Winston folk will remember this guy. I was more of a WXII guy but very sad story.

http://myfox8.com/2012/02/27/rich-brenner-former-fox8-sports-anchor-dies/

EDIT - Just saw other thread.

 

[TheIshThatSaved WakeForest]

They said he retired in 08 or 09

 

[deacvision7]

A mainstay of my childhood/early adulthood with local sports. Very sad. RIP, Rich.

 

[raldeac]

He worked several years in Raleigh. Them left for somewhere and surfaced in the Triad several years later. Sad news.

 

[deacswin]

Very sad news. Grew up watching Brenner. Definitely a Triad icon.

 

[DunkinDeacon]

Sad news, Rich was a great man. RIP Rich.

 

[sailordeac]

I am very sorry to hear this. I have many memories of Rich on the tube.

 

[stevewhite14]

He was doing fill in for 101.1. Such a class act.

 

[ChrisL68]

Yeah, he filled in for Brad and Brent and for the Allen Handleman (sp?) show.

 

[Milhouse]

damn

he was my next door neighbor in raleigh before he went to chicago. very sad.