Today’s a good day to start an argument with your best friends or a bunch of strangers at a bar. Today’s the day we’re going to debate the priorities of Robert Tuchman’s new book, The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live. Honestly, I think he got it wrong, right off the top, listing... Continue Reading →
Writer goes inside secret world of college cheerleaders! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kate Torgovnick, author, Cheer!: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders In the words of the forgotten musical group Max Demian: Rah-rah-ree, kick ‘em in the knee! Rah-rah-ras, kick ‘em in the… other knee! That’s the only cheer I ever learned, so excuse me if the world of cheerleading is a little outside... Continue Reading →
Jesse Plemons was in Friday Night Lights! PODCAST INTERVIEW
"Friday Night Lights” is TV’s feel-good story—every time it gets renewed for another season that is. Season three, now airing on NBC, actually bowed last fall on DirecTV, which saved it at the last minute from cancellation a year ago. The show has a loyal but smallish fan base and critics love it. That’s... Continue Reading →
NFL star Bill Romanowski is now pushing Nutrition 53! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski is a four-time Super Bowl champion—and a guy my friend Sean says, “scares the crap out of me.” So you know he won’t be dull. Romanowski, whose autobiography, Romo: My Life On The Edge, Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons, was a New York Times bestseller, is back in the... Continue Reading →
OJ Simpson’s former promoter, Norman Pardo, produces! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Everybody has an opinion on O.J. Simpson. He’s this, he’s that – one thing we can all agree upon is that his life is certainly not a dull one. For the last seven years, Norman Pardo has been OJ’s promoter, sitting side by side with him as he rode in parades, cut grand-opening ribbons,... Continue Reading →
Ed Droste: The rise of the Original Hooters, um, wings! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ed Droste, co-founders, Hooters Restaurants The first contact I ever had with Ed Droste was when I spotted the wreck of a boat on the north side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater, Florida. I had seen the wreck before, but this time, someone had painted “Hooters” on the hull in... Continue Reading →
Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials are never forgotten! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Here’s something you probably don’t know about Mr. Media. The second of my nine books was actually about football -- Why Men Watch Football, in fact. So when the opportunity to interview Bob Horowitz came about, how could I resist? Bob is the creator and producer of the annual special, “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials.”... Continue Reading →
2 Pete Williams explains the NFL Draft, college football style! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Pete Williams, author, The Draft: A Year Inside the NFL's Search for Talent Pete Williams is a journalist and author whom I have known and been friendly with for several years. But I didn’t ask him to do a Mr. Media interview simply because we are buddies so much as I think... Continue Reading →