Tom, Gary And Tim

The late Tom Poston and Tim Conway were starring in a two-man show at the Majestic Theatre in downtown San Antonio. The promoter of the show asked if I would do an interview with them since, in addition to my sports duties, I also did a lot of feature story reporting for KENS-TV.

I arrived at the Majestic and I found both actors backstage. When I suggested, "Hey, it's better color if we go outside on such a pretty day, so let's do the interview in front of the marquee," they agreed. So we set things up outside for the interview. As I was about to ask my first question, Tim Conway grabbed my microphone, began interviewing me, and Tom Poston. When a bus stopped nearby, he walked to it and started interviewing the exiting passengers.

Tim was hilarious. Tom Poston added to the fun with his quips and dry humor. By that time a crowd had gathered and Tim really played it up. After a few minutes Tim looked directly at the camera and said, "Well…That's the story. From downtown San Antonio, with Tom Poston and Gary DeLaune, I'm Tim Conway for EyeWitness News."

The promoter loved it. The “interview” ended up being even better than the paid advertising for the event. In fact, the promoter was so impressed that she asked me to appear in the Will Rogers Follies the following month. I had a cameo role as Wiley Post. However, this time I knew that I couldn't depend on Tim Conway to bail me out.

I will always have a great memory of two Hollywood/TV stars, who enjoyed themselves and were not absorbed with their own egos.

Gary DeLaune

Gary DeLaune and Bruce Hathaway

Editors Note: Both Gary DeLaune and Bruce Hathaway are members of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.

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