Kicker: Sky-diving granny

NICK EICHER, HOST: Some people are blessed with longevity.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Check!

EICHER: Others with physical acumen.

REICHARD: Check!

EICHER: Still others think it’s sensible to jump out of a perfectly functional aircraft.

REICHARD: Some people have it all!

EICHER: The sound’s from video shot by Charles Lane.

AUDIO: We’re gonna pull down, ready? How was that?!

How was that? It was A-OK for Dorothy Hoffner, unofficially the world’s oldest skydiver, bailing out of the plane, tethered to an instructor, 13-thousand-500-feet over north central Illinois.

SOUND: [Applause]

And softly to the ground. Cameras and microphones were there, and the question: How do you feel?

HOFFNER: Like I’m old.

Dorothy’s more about actions than words. And besides...

HOFFNER: Age is only a number, you know.

Perhaps you’re curious about that number: One hundred four!

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