Life After TV

 Bill Patrick was a sports Anchor at ESPN and NBC. 

His real name is Gerry Monteux and when NBC did not renew his contract he had to find a life after TV. 

After he was let go, his wife also divorced him. 

But now, Patrick.....errrrrrr....Monteux is living in Maine and loving life as a wildlife photographer. 

"I lost my job. I lost my wife. I went through hell. But looking back it was the best thing that ever happened to me,” Monteux says.

He now spends his days looking for animals and looking for the perfect shot. He loves what he's f doing now and he's found happiness in Maine.

“It took me a long time to figure out what is the most important thing,” said Monteux, 62. “I always thought it was money. It took a really dramatic life change to see what is really important," he says. 

He bought a printer “as big as my car,” where he reproduced his photos on canvas. Monteux also opened two small galleries in Ellsworth, a town he proudly said is developing into an arts community.

At this time last year, Monteux began to take stock in all that happened to him since moving to Maine.

“The galleries were on solid ground and turning a small profit,” Monteux said. “For the first time I thought, I’ve got no worries for the first time in my life. Now every single day, I think how I’m grateful for everything I have.”

Sounds wonderful and it's great to know that there is life after TV news. 

H/T Press Herald

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