Sam Smith was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 yet he’s still writing about the Chicago Bulls and the NBA. He’s 75 and recoils when you mention the word retirement. But Smith’s career hasn’t all been about basketball. He was a news reporter in his earlier days regaling about his very first day with a wire service in Washington, D.C.. he was assigned to interview Henry Kissinger! He also covered Watergate and the then momentous Camp David Accords, the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt!

Smith eventually wound up at the Chicago Tribune and after 8 years of being a news reporter and business columnist, he turned to sports and eventually began covering the Chicago Bulls, something he’s done for the last 35 years with both the Tribune and the team’s website .

In part two of this podcast Smith also discusses his upbringing in New York City, his passion with the Knicks, a directionally challenged encounter with Larry Bird and his rather biting sense of humor.

“Tell me a story I don’t know”is presented by Mr. Duct (mrductcleaning.com) and the book, “Tell me a story I don’t know: Conversations with Chicago sports legends is now available for pre order on Amazon books.

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