The Old Curmudgeon on the Airwaves

It’s been awhile since I’ve put anything on the blog. My minions—sorry, my “assistants”—were trying to upload video of the interview I did on local Channel 12/WKRC television a few weeks ago, but I think the file was just too big. So we’ve given up on that idea. But, if you are interested, you can listen to a radio interview with me and publisher Ari Buchwald of Edgecliff Press that was broadcast on October 4 on WVXU/91.7 radio—this link will take you to the archives of the show “Around Cincinnati.” My interviews and public appearances seem to have stirred up a bit of interest in the book, and I’m selling them out of the trunk of my car, too. I read that is how Dan Brown got started, so what the heck, I thought I'd give it a try. Speaking of Dan Brown, I’m reading his newest offering right now and I may have more to say about that later. I wrote a “Curmudgeon” column that sparked a lot of comment on the uproar over the movie version of his book, The DaVinci Code, so we’ll see what comes of that.

On the Air with the Old Curmudgeon

We found out the other day that the Old Curmudgeon interview on WKRC, Channel 12, the CBS affiliate in Cincinnati, has garnered the 7:30 slot on the local news show this coming Saturday morning, September 26. That’s a little early in the morning on a Saturday for most people, but I suspect there will be viewers in my age cohort. The studio is located high above Cincinnati in Mt. Auburn, so if the skies clear, I can watch the sun rise over the next ridge, Mt. Adams, while waiting to go on the air. I recorded an interview on WVXU, 91.7, an NPR-affiliated local news radio station, about a month ago, though that one won’t air until October 11. I believe this television interview is live, and when we wrap that up (as they say), it’s off to the Covedale Library for my first official book signing. So, if you’re up early and not doing anything Saturday morning, turn on Channel 12 with your morning coffee, then come up to the Covedale Library to make it look like a crowd has turned out. (Sometimes they have snacks, too.)