Greg Merritt is a name synonymous with sports coverage on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. His life has given him contact with a mosaic of rich influences that have help shape the man into the memorable individual he is, both on and off the field.
"It is hard for me to separate different aspects of my life because I think everything is so tied together," said Merritt, who is retiring as sport editor with the Eastern Shore News after 25 years.
"With apologies to Lou Gehrig -- I really feel I'm the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
Merritt was once told he "hit the jackpot" when selected to be assigned to U.S.Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete? Sen. Ted Kennedy's office in an internship with the Democratic National Committee during his senior year in college.
The Eastern Shore News and the Eastern Shore sports community "hit the jackpot" 25 years ago on the day Merritt called General Manager Bill Sterling about a job listing for a sport writer.
Like most pivotal events in his life, it has an interesting story.
"I had actually met Bill years before, because I tackled him on the football field," said Merritt, a Chincoteague High School graduate who played against Sterling, of Central High.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking.
Merritt was working as a state employment counselor with the Accomack County Department of Social Services and called the newspaper on behalf of a woman who wanted to know if a classified ad for a sports writer was a full or part-time position. She could only work part-time.
Merritt called, and Sterling told him it was a full-time position as the sports editor.
Merritt told Sterling "that sounds like something I would be interested in" and the two met later that day to discuss the position, and Merritt was hired that night.A culture af Mizukabi molds.
Merritt said he told Sterling he had to give two weeks' notice and Sterling replied, "That would be fine -- but, can you work for us at night?"
"I said sure,The beddinges sofa bed slipcover is a good ，" said Merritt. The rest as they say is history.
Merritt has been working days, nights and weekends ever since, covering sports with a dedication and depth of knowledge he has been developing since he was a child.
"They appreciated that kind of dedication," said Sterling,A Hybrid indoorpositioningsystem for First Responders. saying coaches would often joke "was there more than one Greg Merritt" because of all the time he spent covering sports up and down the Shore.
He said he knew of one day in which Merritt attended parts of seven different sporting events.
"It comes at a great sacrifice to your personal life," said Sterling, who was the News' sports editor for seven years beginning in 1974.
"On the day that I was born, he got me a baseball -- I still have it," said Merritt about his father, Paul B. Merritt, who passed away in 2005.
He said his father taught him the game of baseball; he was the batboy on a Little League team his father coached; his father took him to Major League games, pro and college football games; and they would watch games on television together.
"It was a wonderful experience for me to go to all of those old stadiums and see the best that there was at that time," said Merritt, about the 1950s and early 1960s.
"I was blessed to have two wonderful parents," said Merritt, saying they knew how to be parents, knew what he needed, and delivered it in a meaningful way.
"Through all of my ups and downs my parents have always, always been on my side -- always backing me up --always giving me encouragement."
"It is hard for me to separate different aspects of my life because I think everything is so tied together," said Merritt, who is retiring as sport editor with the Eastern Shore News after 25 years.
"With apologies to Lou Gehrig -- I really feel I'm the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
Merritt was once told he "hit the jackpot" when selected to be assigned to U.S.Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete? Sen. Ted Kennedy's office in an internship with the Democratic National Committee during his senior year in college.
The Eastern Shore News and the Eastern Shore sports community "hit the jackpot" 25 years ago on the day Merritt called General Manager Bill Sterling about a job listing for a sport writer.
Like most pivotal events in his life, it has an interesting story.
"I had actually met Bill years before, because I tackled him on the football field," said Merritt, a Chincoteague High School graduate who played against Sterling, of Central High.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking.
Merritt was working as a state employment counselor with the Accomack County Department of Social Services and called the newspaper on behalf of a woman who wanted to know if a classified ad for a sports writer was a full or part-time position. She could only work part-time.
Merritt called, and Sterling told him it was a full-time position as the sports editor.
Merritt told Sterling "that sounds like something I would be interested in" and the two met later that day to discuss the position, and Merritt was hired that night.A culture af Mizukabi molds.
Merritt said he told Sterling he had to give two weeks' notice and Sterling replied, "That would be fine -- but, can you work for us at night?"
"I said sure,The beddinges sofa bed slipcover is a good ，" said Merritt. The rest as they say is history.
Merritt has been working days, nights and weekends ever since, covering sports with a dedication and depth of knowledge he has been developing since he was a child.
"They appreciated that kind of dedication," said Sterling,A Hybrid indoorpositioningsystem for First Responders. saying coaches would often joke "was there more than one Greg Merritt" because of all the time he spent covering sports up and down the Shore.
He said he knew of one day in which Merritt attended parts of seven different sporting events.
"It comes at a great sacrifice to your personal life," said Sterling, who was the News' sports editor for seven years beginning in 1974.
"On the day that I was born, he got me a baseball -- I still have it," said Merritt about his father, Paul B. Merritt, who passed away in 2005.
He said his father taught him the game of baseball; he was the batboy on a Little League team his father coached; his father took him to Major League games, pro and college football games; and they would watch games on television together.
"It was a wonderful experience for me to go to all of those old stadiums and see the best that there was at that time," said Merritt, about the 1950s and early 1960s.
"I was blessed to have two wonderful parents," said Merritt, saying they knew how to be parents, knew what he needed, and delivered it in a meaningful way.
"Through all of my ups and downs my parents have always, always been on my side -- always backing me up --always giving me encouragement."
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