Famed Nevada historian Guy Rocha was suspicious of hyperbole and had no trouble calling out journalists who used adjectives like “biggest,” “first” or “best” in their stories.
But since his death last Thursday, family, friends and colleagues have struggled to describe him without using superlatives.
“In the news business, you’re only as good as your sources,” said Martin Griffith, a journalist who covered Reno for three decades for The Associated Press, in an interview with The Nevada Independent. “And there was no better source than Guy Rocha.”
Rocha died at Reno’s Renown Regional Medical Center following years of declining health, according to his daughter Victoria. He was 73 years old.
