20 things you don't know about me: Benita Zahn
Oct. 15, 2017
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I love to cook and bake but don’t ever ask me to include Jello in a recipe, or canned beets -- two foods I simply hate. Need I say more?
Courtesy of Benita Zahn2.
I met my husband on a story. I was interviewing Denise Herman, once a standout local runner who taught at Saratoga HS. The story was in advance of the Freihofer’s Run for Women. Denise was a friend and after the interview she asked me to take a moment to meet the new athletic director. I was "in between engagements" at the time. So she runs into the school and brings Bob with her and I think, "He can wear a pair of pants." But he was so settled I figured he had a wife and 2 kids at home, despite not wearing a wedding ring. Yeah, reporters notice these things. By Exit 10, I’d put him out of mind. Denise called me a few weeks later and said Bob would like my number. He called and we started dating. When I asked him why he called, some months into our romance, he said “Denise said you wanted me to call.” Clearly she’d spent too much time around 13-year-old girls. That was 21 years ago. Thanks Denise!