Titles by Dick Friedman

<p>On July 1, 1987 The city that never sleeps debuted the first 24-7 all-sports radio station in the USA. Steve Somers was here&mdash;and perhaps you, there&mdash;in WFAN&#39;s earliest days, an anxious sports media journeyman who had accepted a minimum-paygrade contract and the six-hour,&nbsp;overnight time slot that came with it.<br aria-hidden=&#34;true&#34; /><br />It was here, overnight and under the covers, that&nbsp;he made a name for himself as Captain Midnight, the&nbsp;steadfast on-air companion to New York City&rsquo;s finest:&nbsp;its truck drivers, bartenders, students, partygoers, and insomniacs;&nbsp;butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers; those looking for after-dark quiet from noisy days; and, of course, those seeking the precious company that radio, being intimate and personal, can give.<br /><br />While Somers has been called the soul of WFAN, it was those listeners and callers that became the soul of his shows:&nbsp;Jerome from Manhattan, Short Al from Brooklyn, Doris from Rego Park, and Jerry from Queens (who knew a thing or two about making a show about nothing).<br aria-hidden=&#34;true&#34; /><br />In&nbsp;<i>Me Here, You There, </i>Somers reflects on&nbsp;life&nbsp;as a Schmoozer from San Francisco with a dream-come-true of working the concrete jungle. From a&nbsp;childhood calling play-by-play into a lightbulb he pretended was a microphone,&nbsp;to three decades in the WFAN studios, Somers details the luck, leaps of faith, and memorable characters that, for better and for worse, shaped his improbable career.<br /><br /><b>&nbsp;By turns wry and enchanting, Somers has authored a must-read for die-hard New York sports fans and anyone who appreciates a good story</b></p>