Point 3

Taking over for a legend, that’s what Tim Cowlishaw did. After Randy Galloway left, a huge void needed to be filled in the heart of the sports section of the Dallas Morning News. The replacement was long time reporter for the Morning News, Tim Cowlishaw. Now it seems like not a big deal and he is another recognizable face in the metroplex, but it needed a jump start from some of the marketing people behind the scenes. Taking over for a legend is almost impossible, you almost want to be the person who took over for the person who took over for the legend. Tim didn’t have that luxury and was thrown into the fire from day 1. Almost like putting in a backup player who has been sitting on the sideline the whole game and hasn’t gotten a chance to warm up. Not putting down Tim’s credentials what so ever, but he was put in a tough situation right of the bat. Not only did he overcome the many fans that disliked him at first because he was the new guy and most had not even heard of him, he carried on and has established a solid foundation for a potential next step into a better position. Already having guest appearances on Around the Horn, Tim just happened to step into another position for the world wide leader in sports, he is one of the lead reporters for Nascar Now, a show completely devoted to the sport of Nascar racing. It seems Mr. Cowlishaw is starting to spread his wings and get himself into new and promising situations that make his future look very bright. Who nows, maybe one day Tim will take over for Jim Rome on his television show on ESPN, because not only is Tim a more respectable person, he is polite and certainly not as annoying. Good luck Tim in any future plans that you might have and maybe you can hook me up with a job one day.

Rob, Lenihan. "Morning News promotes columnist, circulation." Editor & Publisher 131.3819 Sep 1998 35. 04 Mar 2008 .