Broadcast Live: 71 true stories, including some I’d just as soon forget received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title.
Following find an interview with author Steve Vogel.
What is the name of the book and when was it published?
Broadcast Live: 71 true stories, including some I’d just as soon forget. Pub date: 9/4/25
What’s the book’s first line?
Doesn’t everyone like a good story?
What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.
It’s a remarkable story infused with wit and self-deprecating humor…tracing the remarkable journey of a humble farm boy to accomplished journalist, broadcaster and corporate communicator with (shall we say) interesting waypoints along the path. I invite readers to step back into the heart of America, spanning the latter half of the 20th Century into the new millennium. A “memoir-plus” that’s also a cultural snapshot.
What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?
I was inspired to write this after reading James Patterson’s James Patterson, finding (1) that a memoir doesn’t have to be a train-wreck story, and (2) that I have stories that are equally interesting, funny, thought-provoking and even celebrity-adjacent.
What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?
Baby Boomers will love the “dip into nostalgic waters”…their progeny will find the stories revealing and entertaining–maybe something to connect them to their grandparents?
Is this the first book you’ve written?
My first book written long ago (Reasonable Doubt) was a NY Times best-seller. When, seven years ago, a national TV show interviewed me for an hour-long program about the crime I had written about, I updated the book and self-published it, selling many thousands. I also co-authored another self-published true crime book, The Unforgiven.