Rob Long BIOGRAPHYRob Long is a writer and producer in Hollywood. He began his career on TV's long-running Cheers and served as co-executive producer in its final season. During his time on the series, Cheers received two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe awards. Mr. Long has been twice nominated for an Emmy Award, and has received a Writers Guild of America award. He continues to work in film and television in Los Angeles and New York.He is a co-founder of the fast-growing Ricochet.com, the place for smart and stimulating conversation -- on the web and podcast – from a center/right perspective.He is a contributing editor of National Review and an Opinion editor at the Los Angeles Times and writes occasionally for the Wall Street Journal and the BBC Radio Times (UK). He writes a weekly column for the Washington Examiner.His weekly podcast commentary, “Martini Shot,” is available everywhere. His first book, Conversations with My Agent, chronicled his early career in television. It was published in the UK by Faber & Faber, in the US by Dutton, and in France by Actes Sud. His second book, Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke, was published in November 2005 by Bloomsbury. Both books will be re-released in Autumn 2013 by Bloomsbury.Mr. Long graduated from Yale University, and spent two years at UCLA School of Film, Theater and Television, where he occasionally serves as an Adjunct Professor of Screenwriting. He serves on the Board of Directors of My Friend’s Place, an agency for homeless teens in Hollywood and is on the board of the Moving Pictures Institute. He’s also an active and passionate member of the Southern Foodways Alliance.