Steve Garagiola's memories of working with Bill Bonds

DETROIT – Today we lost a legend in Detroit who was also a friend. I worked with Bill Bonds for nine years at WXYZ. He was the best newsman I ever worked with.

Never satisfied with "reading"  the news, Bill always made the effort to understand the news, and how it affected people in the city he loved.

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In the newsroom, he had a sharp mind and a sharp tongue, quick with a joke or a cutting rebuke if he felt you gave it less than your best.

I remember the night he challenged mayor Coleman Young to a fistfight during a live interview on the 5 p.m. news. That was Bill. He brought passion to everything he did, and expected the same of everyone he worked with.

We'll miss you, Billy.