Video of the Day: Former Colleagues Remember Charles

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Comments 1

Doug says:

15 years ago

Thanks so much for posting this video. I am old enough to remember the Nick Charles and Fred Hickman CNN sportscasts and they were excellent. I much preferred them to the guys on ESPN.