2022 William Randolph Hearst Award for Excellence in JournalismSpecialties: Writer in all media. Producer of TV, theatre. Have worked as literary consultant on TV, film, theatre and book manuscripts with clients all over the world.AWARDS: International Book Awards, Independent Publisher Book Awards, National Press Foundation, Foreword INDIES Book Award, Los Angeles Press Club, Edward Albee Foundation, the New York Festivals, etc.BOOKS (partial list):MUSIC IS POWER: Popular Songs, Social Justice and the Will to Change (Rutgers University Press)REVOLUTION'S END: The Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Mind Control and the Secret History of Donald DeFreeze and the SLA (Skyhorse Publishing, NY,)BECOMING JIMI HENDRIX: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London...(Da Capo/Perseus)DEATH IN PARADISE: An Illustrated History of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner (Running Press/Perseus)STOP THE SHOW! A History of Insane Incidents and Absurd Accidents in the Theater (Da Capo/Perseus)WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? Writing Humor for Screenplays, Stories and More (Allworth/Skyhorse)TV:Creator, NORTH MISSION ROAD (truTV), based on DEATH IN PARADISEWriter, LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY CELEBRATION (PBS)Writer-Producer, KCET-TV, Los Angeles (PBS)