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Word: minichoor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least for a while. A part-time stint at the Houston Chronicle reminded him that he was a poor speller; when a better paying broadcasting job beckoned, he jumped. Once on the air, he managed to mispronounce words like heroin (her-oyne), variable (var'ble) and miniature (minichoor). Radio station KTRH gave him time to improve, and while there, he met his future wife, Jean Goebel, who also worked for the station, as a secretary. In 1960 Rather joined KHOU-TV, the CBS affiliate in Houston, and a short time later literally reaped the whirlwind. As Hurricane Carla moved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Houston Hurricane | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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