find his own, special angle to look at news, politics, and daily life. He now gives a lot of credit for his successful career to Ball State. In 1985, to show his appreciation to Ball State, he funded a scholarship that is eligible for C students only. He also has given $24,285 to the telecommunications department for new state of the art equipment.There were three children-two girls and one boy. David was the middle sibling, bracketed between two girls, Janice and Gretchen. The sisters did well in school, especially Gretchen; David did not perform academically as well as they did. But it was obvious that he was intelligent.When David Letterman was about eight years old he was just beginning to set himself apart from his peer group of other eight-year-olds. He looked no different than any of the other kids in the Broad Ripple section of Indianapolis, Indiana, but in his psyche he was developing into what would become a jokester and buffoon in his college years and a world-famous talk-show host in his maturityThe children attended public school 55, which was well within walking distance. There David made friends with several of the boys, but did not become any kind of playground leader or classroom star. If anything he was the exact opposite of a star. When I think about why anyone should read about David Letterman the first reason that comes to mind is perseverance. In all things this is most self evident in his hardships contrasted to his successes. David had less than desirable grades, a less than desirable education, a less than desirable marriage and a less than desirable situation. He settled for a less than desirable college, and worked for a less than desirable news station. But he stuck with it, and look where he is now. Sitting on top of the world, smoking cigars through the space between his teeth laughing and having a good time every night at 12:30 am.I think the best thing that David Letterman ever accomplished w...
