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The immigrant who came to the U.S. and transform the world. His name was Andrew Grove. He fled the Hungarian revolution in 1956 to come to the US. In 1968, he joined the newly formed company called Intel, and eventually became its third CEO. In this 2001 interview Grove talks about his autobiography, a book he called Swimming Across. Get Swimming Across: by Andrew Grove You may also enjoy my inter...

Exokirersm Ubvebtirs, and Innovators Journalist. Simon Winchester was British by birth, but became an American, and was fascinated by things that most Americans either take for granted or don't even know in the first place. He ended up writing a book about inventors, innovators and explorers who built this country. In this 2013 interview, Winchester goes into detail about his book The Men Who Unit...

From housewife to household name. As a 24-year-old housewife in 1951, Lillian Vernon started as small mail order business from her kitchen table, to bring in a few extra bucks. The business grew into the Lillian Vernon Corporation., In this 1996 interview Lillian Vernon reveals some of her secrets to success, and offers encouragement to other enterpeneurs, particularly women. Get An Eye for Winner...

The greatest gospel artist of all time. CeCe Winans made her mark early on, as a member of the Wimans Family singing group. While still a teenager, she signed on with the PTL Club TV show run by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. Alongside BeBe, and later as a solo artist. CeCe Winans racked up 15 Grammy awards, 31 GMA Dove awards, and countless other accolades. In this 1999 interview CeCe Winans reflects...

Hey kids, what time is it? Long before Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, or even Captain Kangaroo, there was Howdy Doody. Its creator was a young radio broadcaster nicknamed Buffalo Bob Smith. In this nostalgic and engaging 1990 interview, Smith tells the story of Howdy. And dispels a few myths. Get Howdy And Me by Buffalo Bob Smith You may also enjoy my interviews with Bob Keeshan and Art Linkletter...

Happy Pride! A vintage conversation today with a major figure inLGBTQ lierature. E. Lynn Harris quit his job as a computer salesman in 1990 to begin a full-time writing career. His first novel, Invisible Life, won widespread acclaim. His second book was Just As I Am, and that was when I firstmet and interviewed him. In this 1995 interview Harris faces the struggles a gay black author os up against...

The architect of a controversial conservative organization. Project Veritas was started by then-26-year-old James O'Keefe in 2010. His secretly recorded and heavily edited videos were embraced by many conservatives eager to expose what they saw as liberal or leftist misdeeds. In this2013 interview O'Keefe defends Prokect Veritas's methods and results. But don't infer from the natur...

Happy Juneteenth. In 1994, historian and writer Louise Meriwether wrote a novel based on the true story of one slave's sourage and ingenuity in the Civil War. In this 1994 interview, Meriwether brings to life the story of Robert Smalls, detailing how she put flesh and blood on the dry bones of forgotten history. Get Fragments of the Ark by Louise Meriwether You may also enjoy my interviews wit...

A popular TV personality's Fathers Day card to his dad. Tim Russert hosted NBC's Meet The Press for 17 years, but never forgot where he came from. In this 2004 interview, Russert offers a son's grateful praise for his father,m "Big Russ," a World War II veteran who worked two jobs to support his family. Russert shows how Big Russ built him into the successful man he became. G...

She heard Trump's "you're fired" twice. Omarosa was one of the contestants on Season 1 of "The Apprentice," the reality show hosted by Donald Trump. Later, she worked for Trump in the WhiteHouse. In this 2008 interview, Omarosa offers her advice to women who want to get ahead in business. Her counsel: know when to be a b***h. Get The Bitch Switch by Omarosa You may also...

Medgar Evers's widow carries on the fight. 60 years ago tonight a white supremacist and KKK leader gun down a civil rights leader named Medgar Evers outside his own home, leaving his wife Myrlie a widow at age 30. In this 1999 interview, Myrlie Evers Williams explains why her husband's senseless death didn't beak her, and how she has made the most of her God-given strengths. Get Watch...

His courage helped end homophobic FBI hiring. During a 20-year FBI career, Frank Buttino became one of the agency's most trusted agents. But he had a secret – he was gay. And eventually that cost him his job. In this 199 3. Interview Buttino discusses his life as a closeted gay man in the FBI, and how his coming out opened the door for many others.. Get A Special Agent by Frank Buttino You may...

"Sex And The City" is 25. It was this week in 1998 that HBO viewers were introduced to Carrie Bradshaw and her friends, in the series Sex And The City. It's creator, journalist Candace Bushnell. Bushnell had a lifelong ambition to be a novelist. In this 2003 interview, she talks about her first published novel. Get Trading Up by Candace Bushnell You may also enjoy my interviews with...

The Olympic champion who was an eyewitness to an American tragedy. Rafer Johnson won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic games. He later had a very successful career as an actor. And in the 1960s, he became politically active. He was in the kitchen at the ambassador hotel that night in June, 1968 when Robert f. Kennedy was assassinated. As you'll hear in this 19 98 interview.....

An iconic Congresswoman's memoir. Pat Schroeder wa the first woman elected to Congress fromColorado, in 1972. She served 24 years in the House, becoming one of its most influential members. In this 1998 interview, Schroeder reflects with humor and perceptiveness on her years in Congress -- and how a tearful exit from the 1988 presidential race helped define her political career. Get 24 Years o...

The plot twist that turned an actor into a novelist. Ron McLarty had a decades-long successful career as a character actor, on Broadway and on television. But this 2005 interview was not about his acting, it was about his first published novel. And how he got there, with the help of people including Stephen King.. Get The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty You may also enjoy my interviews with two o...

The lasting impact of the Vietnam war in America. Former Vietnam war correspondent. Laura Palmer was so moved by memorabilia that family members and friends leave at the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington. She wrote a book about it. In this 1988 interview about her book shrapnel in the Heart, Laura Palmer talks about the years long effects of the war on those left behind. Get Shrapnel in The...

He saved his life by cutting off his own arm. Aron Ralston was an experienced rock climber in 2003, when a bizarre accident left him literally trapped between a rock and a hard place in a remote canyon in Utah. In this 2005 interview, Ralston describes his 6-day ordeal, his near death, and what has changed about his life since then. Get Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston You may also...

How an FBI profiler profiles. The FBI today routinely profiles sexual predators. One of their first sex crimes profilers was Roy Hazelwood. In this 1999 interview, Hazelwood talks about some of the most notorious cases he worked on during his long career with the FBI. Get The Evil That Men Do by Roy Hazelwood You may also enjoy my interviews with profiler Pat Brown and Ted Bundy's last lawyer...

Beyond Catwoman and Santa Baby. During a career that spanned more than six decades, Eartha Kitt established herself as a premier singer, actress, even a voiceover artist in her later years. In this 2001 interview, Kitt discusses her secrets of staying youthful and vibrant. Get Rejuvenate!: (It's Never Too Late) by Eartha Kitt You may also enjoy my interviews with Ralph Cooper and Adam West For...

The real life prosecutor who inspired a hit TV series. Linda Fairstein helped establish the first sex crimes unit in the Manhattan district attorney's office in the 1980s. Her work inspired "Llaw & Order SVU.". I in this 1996 interview, we talk about Linda Fairsein's first crime novel, a mystery introducing the character of Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper. Ge...

What is your world like, when you can't see your world? Poet and professor Stephen Kuusisto was born blind 68 years ago. Today he is a leading advocate for the visually disabled. In this 1998 interview, we discuss Kuusisto's autobiography, a book called Planet of The Blind, and what life without vision is like. Get Planet of the Blind by Stephen Kuusisto Get Body, Remember by Kenny Fries G...

Stories inspired by her mother made her a best-selling author. Amy Tan's 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club was based largely on the wisdom her mother and her contemporaries had brought to America from China. In this 1990 interview, Tan reflects on her mother's life, their relationship, and the incredible well of consciousness she tapped into for her book. Get The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan You ma...

She has the Buns of Steel. Since the 1990s Tamilee Webb has been one of America's most prominent and most popular fitness experts. In this 1995 interview, Webb explains why physical fitness goes way beyond moving your arms and legs, and involves using your mind, as well Get Step Up Fitness Workout by Tamilee Webb Visit Tamilee Webb's website You may also enjoy my interviews with Jenny Crai...

A silent movie star speaks out. Douglas Fairbanks Jr made his movie debut 100 years ago this month, in a silent movie called Stephen Steps out. Even long after the silent movie era had ended, Fairbanks was a major motion picture star. In this 1988 interview, Fairbanks talks about his career, his family, and the future motion pictures. Get The Salad Days by Douglas Fairbanks Jr You may also enjoy m...