First guest, to be called Tues at 12:15 pm CA time, is the multi-talented Craig Leener, award-winning author of the novel, "This Was Never About Basketball":...call him at 818-998-4957 backup 661-575-7558 He's back with the media because of all the publicity the game of basketball got recently when pro basketball legend Kobe Byrant of the L.A. Lakers won an Academy Award as the writer of a short film, "Dear Basketball," inspired by a poem he wrote...Bryant is a retired basketball star...Craig can comment further about the Oscar won by Kobe... Further, Craig has Kansas as the setting for his novel..so he's enjoying all the extra attention since the recent Oscar TV show....people want to know more about Craig's involvement in basketball...and what he thinks of Kobe earning an Oscar... Ask Craig about the new book he's working on...now in the writing stage... Where can listeners purchase Craig's book and what is his website... You can visit Craig on the Internet by simply typing in his name and getting more info on his background... just type: Craig Leener the author... more on your second guest to follow this...Irwin Zucker