Born in Meadville PA, earned BA in speech communications at Edinboro (PA) State University, worked for various radio stations (including a 17 year morning show host slot in Rochester NY), racing PA announcer for several local tracks in Western New York, PA and SE Ontario Canada; have announced for NHRA, NASCAR (at Daytona, Watkins Glen Intentional, Richmond International Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, North Carolina Auto Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Nazareth Speedway, Auto Club Speedway & Homestead Miami Speedway and several road racing series around the USA and North America...Now disabled from severe stroke in 2009--never married, no kids; have collected diecast for most of my adult life! Don't know what else to say!!! You can add gall bladder issues that dropped my electrolyte levels (particularly magnesium) which caused "clinical death, laying on the table until revived through CPR"--Extremely lucky to be here!