And here
he is back in October in Paris during the coverage of
the Rugby World Cup, stopping an over-excited fan
from tackling Michael during a live shot (while never
letting go of his cellphone!):
He's also
won the Beat360 competition:
...served as unofficial Australian/American
translator:
...and did
a two-part podcast with Michael back in May of last
year:
He has
also written a couple of blog posts, notably from
Haifa and Beirut in July of 2006.
(By the way, Tommy is also the guy who was credited
with picking out the fantastic "bump" music that is
played on AC360. He was a producer for the show for
two years before heading overseas.)
But this week he has branched out and added two
additional talents to his already impressive resumé
-- photographer:
Baghdad, Iraq during the recent sandstorm.
July 2, 2008 at 2pm. Photo CNN's Thomas Evans.
...and
most impressively... reporter! Yes, he has finally
followed in the footsteps of Nic Robertson, Peter
Bergen, Arwa Damon, etc, and gone in front of the
cameras:
Something tells me that won't be the last time we'll
see him on that balcony... much as I hate to even
think about the Ware/Evans team being split up!
Anyway... happy birthday, Tommy -- and thanks so much
for looking after Michael. Something also tells me
that's a much tougher job than it sounds!
[I
also set up a page on the blog
for
birthday wishes...]