GREAT SCOTT! 40 Years Behind A Mike
By Richard (Dick Scott) Pratz
Soon after retiring, Richard wrote and self-published a book about his career, "GREAT SCOTT! 40 Years Behind A Mike".
Two chronological chapters dedicated to his time in Sudbury are included here. Richard's chapters are filled with his personal thoughts and observations upon moving to the Sudbury area from Chicago, Illinois as a vital step in his broadcast career. Richard regards his years at CKSO as some of the happiest in the business. He also attributes much of his knowledge and experience from his work at CKSO AM, FM and Television. From anchoring morning radio news, playing the part of several fictious, funny characters with Michael Cranston and Paul Burke throughout the CKSO AM Radio morning shows, to hosting classical music programs, serving as television chief announcer and hosting a weeknight television talk show, he acquired the kind of knowledge and experience one can only get from doing. Richard’s chapters provide an inside look at what his typical day was like and they serve as a timestamp with historical reflections of radio and television in Sudbury in the early 1970s. The following two chapters, “The Great White North” and “Tonite not Tonight” are reprinted, word for word, with Richard’s blessing.
