How did the “7 Everyday Heroes” come about?
Denver’s 7 is owned by McGraw-Hill. Corporate executives were in town one day and told us about the success our sister station in San Diego was having with its small business leadership award. It allowed the station to be involved with the community on weekly basis and helped boost community pride. A handful of us from KMGH asked if we could honor volunteers instead. We wanted to recognize people whom you might not otherwise hear about who are making Colorado a better place. The corporate folks said, ‘Great, why don’t you start this week?’ That was the first week of January 1999. We turned our first “7 Everyday Hero” story that Friday and haven’t missed a Friday night since then. That’s a testament to how many great Colorado volunteers we have out there. I’m constantly delighted at the lengths people go to help perfect strangers. I have yet to meet a “7 Everyday Hero” who doesn’t have some special quality that we can all learn from. What comes to mind for you when you think about the O
