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History

State: DC
Bio: Lifeguard, NYC cab driver, Loudoun County farm worker....until finally, a job at the Washington Post! Okay, it was in the basement, working as a paper handler, lowest rung inthe newspaper world. I only got that job because the Post was looking for a white guy to integrate the all black handlers and promote a handler to pressman. Since I'd gone to a black college in Alabama for a semester in 1968, I got the job.
I freelanced for a year and a half and finally landed a summer internship that led to 15 years as a reporter at the Post, San Jose Mercury News and Miami Herald. Blue collar all the way.
Just published novel, Nora's Army.
What's your favorite public radio show?: This American - Fresh Air - Life. What's to tell, the stories and interviews fog up my windshield.
What's your secret talent?: People tell me things.
What song is stuck in your head right now, you know, a music wedgie?: Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
What sound is most characteristic of where you live?: Kids shooting hoops in the alley.
What's your favorite sound memory?: My Irish immigrant dad, standing on the piano stool singing "Ye gads I still envy McGinty!"
Which station do you listen to most?: WAMU in DC