Wade on January 2009
By Wade KwonA look back at all things and people and events 2009 …
Video: 2009 Sugar Bowl recap: Utah vs. Alabama
Jan. 2 | Alabama ends season in the Sugar Bowl losing to Utah. It was coach Nick Saban’s first bowl trip with the Tide, and also the first, and last, time Alabama would lose this year. Relive the magic of the entire game in compact video form, or just watch the highlights above.
Jan. 15 | First exclusive of the year: Two Alabamians were see compete in “Survivor: Tocantins – the Brazilian Highlands.” (Check out our first looks at J.T. and Debbie!) The only reality show we recapped this year, save for the Birmingham elections from August through …
Jan. 22 | A little self-promotion never hurts: My first interview in 2009 with the Birmingham Business Journal. The article focuses on making the most of an involuntary career change.
Jan. 30 | The saga of a country farmer from Holly Pond who became governor but then fell from grace came to an end. Guy Hunt, dead at 75. It seems as though politics and corruption would be a recurring theme this year.
See all of our January coverage.
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Haiku flashback
neck-row-philia (Jan. 20)
Snazzy scarf becomes
wrapped up in knotty neck, a
tangled, tussled heap.
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365 days of Birmingham’s best and worst: Wade on 2009
