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Reagan: An American Journey

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Bob Spitz has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Life. In his career in the music business he has represented the careers of everyone from the Partridge family to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John. He is the author of seven books including a biography on The Beatles as well as Dearie, the best-selling biography on Julia Child.

His latest book is, "Reagan: An American Journey". And Joining us today is Bob Spitz.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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