Dave Vizard
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | journalist, media consultant |
| Location | Sand Point, Michigan, United States |
| Introduction | I'm an author, media consultant, and licensed Realtor living in the Thumb of Michigan. I am also helping to launch a new post-production movie studio in Caseville, my adopted hometown. I was a newspaper and magazine editor, a columnist, and reporter during a 34 year career. I built a name and a reputation in the newspaper business before the industry collapsed. I also taught journalism at Kirtland Community College in beautiful Northern Michigan. I am married to a wonderful woman who has somehow put up with me for 25 years. I have two sons and a daughter. I am very proud of my boys. I have a huge family of brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews. I never tire of seeing them and I wish I could spend more time with them. They are all good, hard-working people who lead productive lives and have great kids. I am an unabashed advocate for the State of Michigan and I love to write about the people, places and events here. That's what my blog will be about - all things Michigan. |
| Interests | Reading, writing, editing, teaching, working out, jogging, bike riding, walking, canoeing, swimmng, cross-country skiing, fishing, watching movies, spending time with family members. |
| Favorite movies | Blues Brother, all the Die Hards and Indiana Jones movies, the Godfather series, any movie that Clint Eastwood stars in or produces, anything by Michael Moore (because I know him), anything by Bob Brown - Escanaba in Da Moonlight, Bonneville (because he's my friend), Lightning in a Bottle (the historic blues performance from Radio City Music Hall), and many, many others ... |
| Favorite music | I like a wide mix. Everything from Kid Rock to Bob Seger, to the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy, classic rock like the Stones, to country (Patsy Cline all the way to George Strait). |
| Favorite books | Anything by Michigan author Jim Harrison, In Cold Blood by Trumane Capote, the early works of John Grishom, as well as Ernie Heminway, Mark Twain (no relation to Shania), Turn Left at September by Dennis Collins, anything by famous mystery writer Jackie Vick and the latest but certainly not the last by Kristina Riggle: Real Life and Liars. |