BILL BOGGS - TV talk show host to the mega-stars

08/09/23 • 31 min

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Bill Boggs is an Emmy-Award winning TV Talk Show host, producer & author who began his career in comedy. His TV credits include the long running Midday Live out of New York City. He was the executive producer of the groundbreaking The Morton Downey Show and was the co-creator & host of the syndicated Series Comedy Tonite. He has interviewed some of the most notable personalities of all-time, including a rare talk show interview with Frank Sinatra. John Belushi, Martha Stewart, Brooke Shields, Elliot Gould, Carly Simon, Sammy Davis Jr., Yul Brynner, Jerry Lewis , Howard Stern are among the hundreds of bold faced names he has interviewed in his storied on-air career.

Bill is the author of the 2023 book Spike Unleashed: The Wonder Dog Returns (sequel to The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog).

Bill is the author of the 2023 book Spike Unleashed: The Wonder Dog Returns (sequel to The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog).

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Movie/TV/Stage star JOE PANTOLIANO

Joe Pantoliano has starred in numerous films including Risky Business with a 21 yr old Tom Cruise, Midnight Run, The Matrix, Teddy and TV shows like The Sopranos. He is now starring in the highly entertaining musical Rock & Roll Man in New York City.

In this exclusive interview we discuss:

-What it was like growing up dirt poor and how that inspired him to go into show business

-What it is like having roles in nearly 200 Films/TV shows/stage performances

-How he get into the 1983 movie Risky Business and if he thought Tom Cruise would be the blockbuster star he is today

-What he is most proud of among those 200 some odd roles and why

-Why did he take his current dual roles in Rock & Roll Man and what intrigued him about the musical's central theme about rock pioneer Alan Freed and the challenges of integrating Rock & Roll for both black and white audiences

-What he hopes audiences feels, learns and takes away from the show ultimately

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JOHN CATSIMATIDIS - Lessons from a Common Sense Billionaire

John Catsimatidis went from rags to riches to become the CEO of the Red Apple Group where he began his meteoric rise to billionaire status as the founder of the Gristedes supermarket chain in New York City. He started as a child immigrant from very modest beginnings were he had to learn English and where he took one small grocery store and turned it into a sprawling empire. He has gone on to be wildly successful in other industries including real estate, energy, sports and media as the owner of WABC Radio in NYC. His book is How Far Do You Want To Go: Lessons from a Common-Sense Billionaire. If you ever dreamed of hitting the Lotto, dream on...or learn the blueprint from this book on how to get to the top...the very top.

Topics we cover in this interview include:

What was life like growing up in West Harlem?
What inspired you to write a book and what are the main takeaways you wish for our audience to learn from reading it?
What do you believe are your secrets or not so secret principles that have enabled you to build not only a successful business empire but a successful personal life as well?
What is your idea of common sense that you allude to in the subtitle of your book?
There is an incredible quote in your book that was your public school's slogan: Never let it rest until our good gets better and our better gets best. What does that mean to you and how have you applied this lesson?
In the book, you say that you were insecure in public school. Insecure that you weren't smart enough. Insecure that your English was not good enough. Insecure that the other kids had more and knew more. Insecure that you did not belong. How did you cope with that at 5 years old & how did you overcome this?
What role does collaborating with others play in your life and do you have a prime example that comes to mind of a particularly mutually successful collaboration?
Can you tell us what is the sink or swim theory you learned from your cousin in Greece?