I stopped watching the news full stop a couple years ago because it was SO depressing. The only times I watch it is if there's a huge national issue on, or the weather is bad or notable. But Joe was one of the people who made you feel as if he genuinely cared when he spoke about the news. He didn't use over exaggerated terms or dramatic sentences for drama's sake.....he just told you how it was in that calm demeanor of his.
Gonna miss that. He was one of my most admired media figures in Portland.