Breslin "What's Doin'?"
The world and works of Jimmy Breslin.
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jimmy Breslin is the subject of Breslin: “What’s Doin’?” which explores his influence on journalism over the second half of the 20th Century. His columns for the New York Herald Tribune, Newsday and The Daily News and his writing for many other notable publications including New York Magazine, helped define New York City and the world for 50 years.
Kevin Breslin grew up in Queens as one of six children to the constant sound of a typewriter clapping and his father scrambling to hit deadlines. This unique perspective gave him a backstage pass to history. Breslin: “What’s Doin’?” explores Jimmy Breslin’s career in a way that’s designed to give listeners an inside look of who he was and why his writing is both memorable and as important today as it was when he wrote it.
Breslin "What's Doin'?"
Victoria Gotti
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Victoria Gotti is a bestselling author, columnist, and television personality who built a writing career while growing up in one of New York’s most widely known families. The daughter of John Gotti, she became a novelist and a prominent gossip columnist at the New York Post, publishing several books and appearing frequently in television and media. Despite the intense public scrutiny surrounding her family name, Gotti established herself as a writer with her own voice and perspective.
On this episode, Kevin and Victoria discuss her path into writing and journalism, the challenges of building a media career while her family was constantly in the public spotlight, the ethics and realities of gossip reporting, and her personal memories of her father and life behind one of New York’s most talked-about families.