Bob Keating is NECN’s Assistant News Director, and his approach to the PMC has been just like his approach to the newsroom. When the team needs to get something done – we all come together, make a plan, and then by the time we realize we need to execute, we find Bob has already gotten it done.

He’s a great person, a former producer of NECN’s opening and closing ceremonies coverage, and will probably be somehow coordinating crews while inhaling lunch in Dighton on August 1.

Bob also helped coordinate the Kids Ride in Leominster, Mass., this year, where this picture was taken. (I bow in his general direction – I have no idea how he gets it all done.)

Here’s his story:

I am getting ready for my second Pan Mass Challenge. This August I will again be riding 192 miles on a bicycle from Sturbridge to Provincetown, all in an effort to help find a cure for cancer. As I did last year, I am riding as part of Team NECN. I am once again riding in the memory of my father, who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer nearly 16 years ago.

I want to thank everybody who helped us out with this year’s Leominster PMC Kids Ride. I think we captured the spirit and camaraderie of the PMC weekend, and brought it to downtown Leominster for a day. We had 80 kids turn out for the ride, and it looks like we’ll end up raising more than $10,000 My gallery is filled with photos of the event, and there’s more info at our website, kids.pmc.org/leominster/

Now, it’s time to get on the bike!

I hope you can help me reach my goal of $4,200 by clicking on my name at the top of this profile and making a secure donation.