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 →
Camp Camp author Roger Bennett talk talk! PODCAST INTERVIEW
My parents never sent me away to summer camp. I don’t blame them; as a kid, I was afraid of my own shadow, easily got car sick, and was not well adjusted, socially. And after reading Roger Bennett’s new love letter to summer camps, Camp Camp, I’m pretty sure I would have hated sleepaway... 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 →
38 Cooking Light magazine editor Mary Kay Culpepper raises taste! PODCAST INTERVIEW
(Editors Note: Mary Kay Culpepper left Cooking Light in 2009) Like most Americans, I don’t have the best eating habits. I generally try to follow the 80/20 rule. I make an effort to eat smart and well about 80 percent of the time and give in to my inner teenager the other 20 percent,... Continue Reading →
15 Houdini biographer Ratso Sloman on writing with Howard Stern! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Larry Ratso Sloman, author or co-author of celebrity memoirs from Howard Stern, Abbie Hoffman, Anthony Kiedis, Phil Esposito, Mike Tyson, and a biography of Harry Houdini Writing the biography of a well-known person in pop culture is an assignment fraught with trap doors, two-way mirrors, and shackles. Some writers even disdain... Continue Reading →
7 Peter Golenbock’s novel? Sex, balls, Marilyn, Mickey Mantle! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today, I am sitting in the St. Petersburg, Florida, dining room of popular sports writer, Peter Golenbock. Peter, who’s written many books about and with members of the New York Yankees, including: Dynasty; The Bronx Zoo, which he wrote with Sparky Lyle; Balls, written with Craig Nettles; Guidry, with Ron Guidry; Number One, written... 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 →