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Mike Anson

Mike Anson
Co-host of radio series, tv projects.

Mike is a veteran automotive journalist having served as associate editor of Car Life Magazine; road test editor of Road & Track; editor of 4-Wheel & Off Road and editor of Motor Trend. He also has considerable experience in TV having hosted and/or reported on automotive shows for KTLA, Los Angeles, TNN, ESPN and SpeedVision. Mike also is a competition race car driver.


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Jack Nerad

Jack Nerad
Co-host of radio series and tv projects.

Jack is an experienced automotive journalist having written for the Chicago Daily News and served as editor of Motor Trend Magazine. He also worked within the auto industry as public relations director for the Amati Division of Mazda and as publications director for the research firm, J.D. Power & Associates.

 

Jack is also the author of two books:

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"Fatal Photographs"

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying or Leasing a Car" 

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Ed Yelin

Ed Yelin
Producer

Ed is an award winning producer, counting among his honors a Grammy for his work as A&R Director at Capitol Records...a CLIO for his commercial production for such clients as Coca Cola, Sears, Ford, Firestone to name a few ... and a Belding Award for creative achievement. His producing activity covers all media including radio, tv and motion pictures.



Al Herskovitz

Al Herskovitz
Business Affairs

Al has a long history in broadcast communications. He served in executive capacities with two major broadcast groups - Capital Cities Communications and Metromedia - and has owned his own chain of five radio stations. Al also served as media consultant to the year 2000 Steve Forbes presidential campaign.



Frank Hotchkiss

Frank Hotchkiss
Editorialist and writer of the
AOTR syndicated column

Frank has been a journalist since his first job as a reporter for the Compton (CA) Herald-American in the early '70s. His background includes stints as a beat reporter and education writer for a number of dailies and news services with his stories and articles appearing in such periodicals as the Los Angeles Times, Des Moines Register and Trailer Life Magazine. Frank also served as Director of Publications for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.



BJ Killeen

BJ Killeen
Designated Hitter

BJ, who is a regular on our radio series and often sits in as a co-host, is one of only a handful of female automotive journalists. She currently writes for a number of automotive periodicals and websites and conducts new-vehicle presentation tours for a variety of domestic and import manufacturers. BJ served a two-year term as President of the Motor Press Guild.