Brokaw appearance marks interesting start for RNC reporting team

Sunday night, the four of us (two reporters and two photographers) were told we could pick anywhere we wanted to go for dinner.

It wasn’t hard to choose an Italian restaurant, and after a few Internet searches, we settled on a place called Pazzaluna in St. Paul.

After being told the outdoor patio was full, we settled on a table in the dining room, which we weren’t sure if we were classy enough for but went anyway.

Overhearing the table next to us talking about network TV stations, Omar, our editorial adviser, leaned over to ask where they were from only to find Tom Brokaw sitting right there.

Freaking out and a little mortified, we buried our heads in the menus.

Zack Colman and I were sitting next to each other and kept saying “Is this really happening?”

It’s probably true that we weren’t classy enough to eat at that restaurant, because at the end of the meal we had Omar ask Tom to take a picture with us.

At first, he said he didn’t want to – and fair enough, we decided, because then everyone would want a picture, right?

But he soon changed his mind and we got our picture.

According to one source (Sam Ruiz, photographer) Tom Brokaw has really soft hands.

And according to another (the waitress) Tom Brokaw ordered a Grey Goose martini that night.