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We begin tonight’s edition of A Window to the Fatherland with Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh reading one of his poems from the book of his collected works.
Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh:
We continue the program with paying our respect and tribute to the memory of the veteran sports commentator Manook Khodabakhshian who sadly passed away over the weekend in Los Angeles.
We then talk to our colleague journalist and sports commentator Iraj Adibzadeh.
Manook was a great friend and fellow journalist who always used to ask me if I had any scoop in my news programs.
We began working together in Iran’s national radio station in the early 1970s.
At the time I was also the political editor of Ettelaat daily and in the evenings Manook an I used to practice our broadcasting skills until early hours of the following days.
Iraj Adibzadeh:
I was moved by your stories of the yesteryears. In fact you share a lot with the late Manook as he also had a very good and sharp memory and remembered those old and wonderful days very clearly.
He was a very decent and honest man and a great and trustworthy friend.
His deep knowledge of both English and Italian languages combined with his informed sport commentary made him a unique personality in the world sports journalism in Iran.
He was particularly popular among the Iranian youth as they looked upon him as both a sports commentator as well as a mentor to achieve high position in any field of social life that they were in.
May he rest in peace.
