Thousands of journalists are filing stories from the Main Press Centre (MPC) during the London Olympics. All of them would be wise to list John Rodda as an admirable figure, a role model in this cut-throat business of scoops and deadlines.
Appropriately, Rodda, who beat deadlines with panache for nine Olympics for the Guardian, is honored in the MPC. This is The John Rodda London 2012 Main Press Center Workroom.
He spent more than a half-century with the Guardian, specializing in boxing and athletics coverage. He passed away on March 3, 2009, but his legacy endures.