Andrew Smith in Manhattan, Kansas
Fitz calls his friend Drew, who is a journalism professor at Kansas State University and was the first case of COVID-19 in Riley County, Kansas
Life of Fitz | A Cancer Warrior's Conversations about Life · 247Sports, Tim Fitzgerald
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Show Notes
On this episode of the Life of Fitz podcast, host Tim Fitzgerald calls his friend, Andrew Smith, a Kansas State University, who as the coronavirus swept the globe, found himself with his wife, two daughters and seven students in London. As he prepared to return he wasn’t feeling well, but the tell-tale symptoms of COVID-19 didn’t settle in until he arrived home in Manhattan. Smith, however, is more than simply the first coronavirus case in Riley County, Kansas, he's a veteran of sports broadcaster with a thirst for travel and a love for the stage. Smith talks about it all as he completes his recovery from COVID-19.
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Tim Fitzgerald is a sports journalist who writes, does TV, radio and is a long-time podcaster. He has served as publisher of GoPowercat.com, a website that focuses on Kansas State sports, for more than 20 years. Fitz also has stage 4 prostate cancer, so his doctors have advised him to stay home and lay low. Welcome to his life and the Life of Fitz podcast.
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