Mr. Media Interviews  

April 7 1 p.m.

Jon Provost and Laurie Jacobson Provost, TIMMY'S IN THE WELL, Lassie star and co-authors: Mr. Media Interview

1 Hour TIMMY'S IN THE WELL is the story of Jon Provost, television's first child superstar, and the low-down on LASSIE, one of television's most enduring shows. It is filled with celebrity anecdotes, rare photos, and memorabilia. Since his original seven-year run on the show, Provost has become a household name in 125 countries. His episodes continue to air in more than 50 countries, the checked shirt and jeans he wore as Timmy hang in the Smithsonian, & he has his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

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April 8 1:00 p.m.

Bill Prady, THE BIG BANG THEORY, writer and executive producer: Mr. Media Interview

1 Hour Bill Prady is a writer and executive producer of this year's break out sitcom hit, THE BIG BANG THEORY. But you've also seen his work on GILMORE GIRLS, DHARMA & GREG, TWO AND A HALF MEN, and DREAM ON. www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/

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April 9 1 p.m.

Arie Kaplan, SPEED RACER comic book writer: Mr. Media Interview

1 Hour Arie Kaplan is a MAD Magazine writer, comedy writer, animation writer, screenwriter, lecturer, pop culture expert, playwright, cartoonist, stand-up comic, member of the Friars Club, and he is writing the new Speed Racer comic book mini-series for IDW Publishing. www.ariekaplan.com

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April 16 1 p.m.

Bill Adair, POLITIFACT.com editor and writer: Mr. Media Interview

1 Hour PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters and researchers analyze the candidates' speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate. Bill Adair is the Washington Bureau Chief for the St. Petersburg Times. He's worked in Washington since 1997 and is the author of "The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation" www.politifact.com

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April 24 1 p.m.

Daniel Pink, THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY BUNKO, FREE AGENT NATION, author: Mr. Media Interview

1 Hour Daniel H. Pink is the New York Times bestselling author of A WHOLE NEW MIND and FREE AGENT NATION. He lectures to corporations, associations, and universities around the world on economic transformation and the changing world of work. In 2007, he won a Japan Society Media Fellowship that took him to Tokyo to study the manga industry. The Adventures of Johnny Bunko is America’s first business book in the Japanese comic format known as manga – and the last career guide you’ll ever need. www.danpink.com

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April DATE TBA 1 p.m.

Bob Delaney and Dave Scheiber, COVERT: MY YEARS INFILTRATING THE MOB, authors: Mr. Media Interview

1 Hour COVERT:MY YEARS INFILTRATING THE MOB by NBA Referee Bob Delaney (with Dave Scheiber) is the must-read true crime book of 2008! Covert is the never-before-told story of how in 1975, after less than two years as a NJ State Trooper, Bob Delaney left the life he knew behind and started a new one as Bobby Covert, president of Alamo Trucking, and principal undercover agent in what would become the landmark mob-busting investigation, Project-Alpha.