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Robert Hager retires

NBC News veteran correspondent Robert Hager appeared for the last time on NBC Nightly News last Friday. He filed a valedictory piece that reflected on television news over the years.

Hager probably appeared on Nightly more than any other correspondent. He's been known as a "fireman" -- a correspondent that gets on a plane at a moment's notice to cover the latest disaster. He became an expert at plane crashes.

I, for one, will miss seeing him on the air.

Update: Al Tompkins interviewed Hager for Poynter.org

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