An interesting clip from a column that appeared in the Tampa Trib:
Keeping Up With the Joneses
The Tampa Tribune
October 2, 1998
It's the basic rule of journalism: Check the facts.
That's what we did when we heard Chris Jones, co-host of "Inside the Locker Room with Derrick Brooks" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m., WTOG-Ch. 44), had played in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons.
First, the Atlanta media guide: Jones was not listed on the team's all-time roster.
Next, a call to the Falcons' P.R. people: No one had heard of Jones.
Then, a conversation with WTOG production manager Greg Blackburn: "From what I understand," he said, "Chris played for the Falcons for eight years."
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