John Scheibe
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Writer/Editor |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Introduction | "West Coast Feed" takes a candid look at sports and media in Los Angeles, with a side view of life in the San Fernando Valley. Scheibe, who grew up in Encino, is an editor at the Los Angeles Times. His career has spanned a remarkable 38-year period. The greater part has been spent in the paper's sports department, where he has written on a variety of topics including sports radio and television. He also had a 15-year stint in the paper's entertainment section where he edited and wrote for the television department. He is the author of the acclaimed book "On the Road With Jim Murray: Baseball and the Summer of '79" which was published in 2007 by Encino Media. He is currently writing a mystery novel titled "Angels Gate" and has also written two children's books, "The Baseball Shoes" and "The Yo-Yo Tournament," both of which are being illustrated for publication in 2014. |
| Interests | Playing tennis and golf, gardening, cooking, traveling, playing guitar, and taking a nap on Sunday afternoon. |
| Favorite movies | Casablanca, The Big Sleep, Chinatown, Bull Durham, From Russia With Love, The Great Escape, Bullitt, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Key Largo, Double Indemnity, The Thomas Crown Affair, Good Night, and Good Luck! |
| Favorite music | Rock, jazz, folk-rock, swing, classical |
| Favorite books | Biographies, history, detective, mystery |
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