At 90, Still Rolling, Anchorman Mort Crim on RV Life, America, and Aging
As he approaches his 91st birthday, legendary broadcaster Mort Crim proves that curiosity and adventure do not retire.
Last summer, while in the middle of a cross-country RV journey, we caught up with Mort as he traveled America in his Class B Winnebago Travato with his cat Groucho. That journey is now complete, and in this follow-up conversation in RV Podcast Episode 578, Mort reflects on what the road revealed about America, aging, grief, and healing.
Mort shares how seeing the country firsthand, through campgrounds, small towns, and everyday conversations, gave him a very different perspective than the one often portrayed in the media. He also speaks openly about how RVing helped him work through the grieving process after losing his wife, providing space, movement, and purpose during a difficult season of life.
Now, with that chapter behind him, Mort is already making plans for a busy 2026 RV travel season, proof that living small and moving often can keep life expanding at any age.
This is a thoughtful, deeply human conversation about resilience, perspective, and why the RV Lifestyle can change far more than your address.
Also this week, Mike and Jen answer your RV Questions, including how much snow an RV roof can handle.
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Journalist
Author, journalist, broadcaster and speaker. Retired from television in 2000 and from Radio in 2015. Was the inspiration for Ron Burgundy in Will Ferrell’s two movie spoofs, Anchorman and Anchorman II. Worked as a national correspondent for ABC in the 1960s, And anchored local TV programs in Philadelphia, Chicago, and for 20 years in Detroit. Also served as a national correspondent for the Washington Post television division. For five years, vacation back up for Paul Harvey. Author of eight books masters degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Six Emmys, five honorary doctorate, and inductee into three journalism halls of fame.
