Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball is the seventh novel in my Riley King series of mysteries. Some very big changes happen in this one, including the death of an important character. Riley is now living on Hilton Head Island full time. His friend Rick Stone (spoiler if you haven't read...
The greatest DJ ever is gone
I know we all have our favorites. People we grew up listening to and loving. As we grow older, we leave behind childish things but hold on to the memories. Some of us are lucky enough to actually meet those legends in the fall of their lives. Sometimes we find bitter...
Clint Walker, the great Cheyenne Bodie
Clint Walker died at the age of 90. Another of my childhood heroes gone. I never met the man but I loved Cheyenne, which aired from 1955-63. He was a drifter, (a Jack Reacher type for Lee Child fans). Tall in the saddle at 6' 6", he could outdraw, outmuscle and...
Rethinking FM
The debate about analytics vs. old school baseball has caused me the rethink some of the things in "FM, the Rise and Fall of Rock Radio", or at least understand the other side a little better. The old WNEW-FM jocks,(Scottso, Alison, Fornatale, Elsas, me, etc) viewed...
Leadership
Todd Frazier may not be the greatest third baseman in baseball. He strikes out a lot, hits for a low batting average. Walks frequently, (at least last season) and is good defensively. We heard about his clubhouse presence and some pooh poohed it, suggesting the...
Cagey Giants
The Giants are playing it really smart with Odell Beckham, Jr. By allowing it to leak that the price for the talented wideout in a trade would be two first rounders, they are telling Beckham's people that they're willing to move him, but only for a premium. Since the...
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The Glider, RIP
The Mets had just won the 1969 World Series. All of New York was enraptured by this rags to riches story and every player who contributed was accorded legend status. So imagine my thrill when, in our maiden season of WLIR as the first suburban FM progressive station,...
Crimespree Magazine Interview
In this terrific interview, Richard talks with New York Times bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman. Click here to read the interview
A radical way to clean up NCAA
Last weekend, I floated the idea of the NFL and NBA creating strong developmental leagues. High school players who really have no interest in class could be signed to play in these leagues and paid accordingly, then drafted after a year in hoops and two or three in...