He lost both parents before he was 8, yet managed to go to college and become a successful TV and radio broadcaster, then succeed in a new career - politics - with such vigor that many mentioned him as a possible future mayor of Detroit. Pugh's life has been one of triumph over tragedy, only to fall beyond the depths of where he started. “And he said: ‘I came to show you my braces.’ ” “He said: ‘I got my first job,’” Arendt recalled. Several years later, Pugh returned to Murray-Wright High School in Detroit with an update. Get a degree and straighten your teeth, his teacher, Adolph Arendt, told him. Pugh knew he wanted to be a TV anchor so he asked: What do I have to do to get there? Charles Pugh approached his high school broadcasting teacher one day for some advice.
