"A life is not important except in the impact
it has on other lives." –Jackie Robinson
I truly
believed a Sunday afternoon would offer a more relaxed environment to profile
Kirk Nawrotzky. The studios of the Alabama News Network seemed relatively
quiet. The tower stood watch over the operation, and I was set for a laid back
conversation. Supposedly all the cool kids work on the weekend.
But upon
entering the sports bunker, I soon realized Kirk was in full multi-tasking,
sports-dishing, TV-conjuring mode. The sports world never stops turning, and
the same apparently applies to this 25-year-old native of northern Virginia –
near the D.C. metro area - who seems to function solely on the fumes of his
passion for athletics. Those fumes can come in handy as he notes a 10-11 hour
work day isn’t too rare depending on what sports are in season. The former
college baseball player and “small town” guy is already a television weekend
sports anchor, just a few years removed from college.
