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TV coverage of Mike Katz accident

Both KSDK-TV, Channel 5, and KMOV-TV, Channel 4, both had good coverage of the Michael Katz memorial ride today in Creve Coeur, Mo., when Mike was killed last week when a vehicle hit his recumbent bicycle. According to KMOV, about a dozen people cyclists put a "ghost bike," a bicycle painted white, and flowers at the site where Mike was killed.

Both stations had comments from Mike's widow, and the cyclists quoted seemed to have things in the right perspective: Both cyclists and motorists need to be more aware of each other and follow the rules of the roads. The article on KMOV's Web site isn't nearly as good as the segment KMOV aired.

I was disappointed that neither station mentioned that Mike was an attorney for 37 years in Collinsville, Ill.

I had intended to attend, but other things got in the way. I was glad, at least, to have played a role in getting the word out about the memorial.

Roger 0 comments 11:24 PM