François was our Security Guard in Boston at WGBH's main entrance. Every person who passed by him got a special word of hello and farewell. He neglected no one, from the biggest stars to people off the street. Welcoming everyone, in fact, was about the only thing he did for security. It was his idea, I suspect, of how best to protect our building from harm. His boss didn't share his philosophy and let François go. The day François left I asked him to spend a little time talking with me in the studio. Here is some of what he said.

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