Thank you for your support

Thursday I returned to the Los Angeles Times Olympic Facility after my indefinite suspension was lifted from my shoulders. And it was hard to hold back tears as my colleagues either hugged me tightly or shook my hand with a shoulder bump to show me how elated they felt upon seeing me back at work.

As I was driving into work Thursday my good buddy Carl Zaby called, not to welcome me back, but to ask if I was bringing tamales into work, he expressed his love through food.

Rick Ostojic shared that my colleagues were preparing to take up a collection for my family and myself, which really choked me up and almost induced tears.

I work with some of the best men and women on this planet, which have my back and I, theirs. I would like to thank them profusely for the caring they showed for my children and myself through this ordeal.

I would like to thank the following outstanding individuals now:

Ronnie Pineda, Keith Denson, Linard Williams, Chuck Raney, Gary Bunch, Richard Olmeda, Charles Laird, Richard Ontiveros, Mike Brieley, Berry Tillage, Cesar Calderon, Danny Koval, Raul Compos, David Joe, Carl Zaby, Richard Ostojic, James Hathaway, Fred Kirby, Edward Brunner, Richard Hernandez, Martin Alvarez, Victor Banuelos, David Allmon, Rudy Hernandez, Bill Sperry, and Al Albanes.

Kevin Roderick, Brady Westwater, Amy Alkon, Kate Coe, Pandora Young, Nubia, Kanani Fong, Jeff Jarvis, Joseph Mailander, Gayle Mitchell, Will Campbell, David Markland, Gary Scott, Jim Romenesko, The Wrap, Editor and Publisher, Frazgo, Darleene Powells, Howard Owens, Atwater Village Newbie, Erica Smith, Mike Schieder, Grandspud, Broadcast Union News, and Jeff Prescott.

If I have omitted anyone it was not intentional, have a great weekend and thank you.