It’s always a rare and special moment to meet living legends and discover they are who you hoped they would be. I first met and interviewed Yogi Berra in 2001 in Cooperstown, N.Y., when I was there to cover Dave Winfield’s induction into the Hall of Fame for One on One and Channel 4 San […]
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Here are the links to the editions featuring two more legends Randy Jones and Rollie Fingers. This is the 2015 edition updating their lives since our first edition in 1998. Randy Jones Rollie Fingers
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When we created the list for the first 12 shows to re-visit for the Legends series, Ozzie was an obvious selection. Not only a Hall of Famer, but a dynamic, energetic, creative ball player and person who got his start with the Padres and is loved for his amazing and Ahhh inducing plays both in
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I’m very happy to report that One on One the TV show is BACK. I’ve returned to Channel 4 San Diego for a special series called One on One with Jane Mitchell featuring the Legends. Since January, I’ve been going through the life stories of 12 previously interviewed legends to add new aspects of their
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Since writing my book, I planned to return to some of the stops along my TV journey including Texas and Oklahoma. A mini-bucket list! Recently, I was in Dallas for a conference and extended my trip north to Oklahoma. In Oklahoma City, I was the guest on The News On 9’s Sunday Morning newscast with
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The Good Sports Story. It’s not just the headlines of a victory. It’s what athletes choose to do with their platform and often, their riches, to give back. We are seeing more stories like this, as we should. It’s been part of every profile piece I’ve done in my sports biography career. I hope the
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The regular Baseball season is over. The hopes and dreams of going to the World Series are now only in the grasp of the best of the season, and soon, that will be whittled down, too. No matter where a player or a team ended up, what controversies might have emerged, and the various story-lines
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Perpetuate the Positive. That’s a good thing. Holding people responsible? Sure. But, why not look at and feature the positive stories happening in baseball? Hear from players on their take about the need for more positive stories; stories that really are out there, as I’ve found for 16 years. BACK STORY: I spent several
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They come in every format — from a word or two, a quote or a religious reading. Sometimes, they’re just a feeling or an attitude. But nearly everyone has a philosophy they apply to how they live their life, a form of faith to what guides them in family, work and play. In 16 years
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“If you work hard, good things will happen.” Charles Gwynn Simple enough advice from the father of the great baseball player Tony Gwynn. But because Tony took that to heart, to the practice field and to every other place he could prepare and work at his craft of hitting — he not only was one
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