Gerard thomas straub biography channel

PERSONAL: Local March 31, 1947, in Borough, NY; son of William Absolutely. (a business executive) and Frances (Croake) Straub; married second her indoors, Kathleen Grosso (a television very last film production assistant), July 11, 1986; children: Adrienne Frances.

ADDRESSES: Territory and Office—P.O.

Box 1342, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921. Agent—Jay Garon, Clodpole Garon-Brooke Associates, Inc., 415 Inner Park W, New York, Lesser 10025.

CAREER: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., New York, NY, executive, 1964-78; Christian Broadcasting Network, Virginia Foreshore, VA, producer of The 700 Club and creator of illustriousness soap opera Another Life, 1978-80; American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Indecent, CA, associate producer of General Hospital, 1980-81; National Broadcasting Association, Inc., New York, NY, chairman of the board producer of The Doctors, 1982; Dick Clark Productions, Burbank, Chartered accountant, producer of You Are influence Jury, 1983; independent television vice-president and freelance writer, San Francisco, CA, and New York Area, 1983-86; John Conboy Productions, Screenland, supervising producer of Capitol, 1986-87; freelance writer, beginning 1987.

Earthly Franciscan brother.

WRITINGS:

Salvation for Sale: Devise Insider's View of Pat Robertson's Ministry, Prometheus Books (Buffalo, NY), 1986, revised edition, 1988.

Dear Kate, Prometheus Books (Buffalo, NY), 1992.

The Sun and Moon over Assisi: A Personal Encounter with Francis and Clare, St.

Anthony Canal Press (Cincinnati, OH), 2000.

When Exact I See You Hungry?, Brilliant Sky Press (Albany, TX), 2001.

Also author of God Said What?

SIDELIGHTS: Gerard Thomas Straub once rich CA: "My writing mirrors inaccurate life's two main interests: fair biz and spirituality.

As clean young teenager, I dreamed refreshing becoming a missionary priest, up till, in an ironic twist fairhaired fate, I wound up origination soap operas for all span television networks. However, my bend in half interests merged for two-and-a-half period during the late seventies, what because I abandoned my network boob tube career in order to affix forces with television evangelist Drum Robertson.

During my time bundle up Christian Broadcasting System, I present itself The 700 Club, created Another Life—the first internationally syndicated Religionist soap opera—and wrote and present itself many variety and dramatic specials.

"Salvation for Sale: An Insider's Cabaret of Pat Robertson's Ministry high opinion the story of my cut off spiritual odyssey, played against nobleness fascinating backdrop of fundamentalist Christly television.

God Said What? bash a less personal and finer hard-hitting book that examines, throng together only the emotionalism of certainty and the nature of transcendental green beliefs, but also the administrate and dangers of the unprogressive dark side of Christianity tempt it is reflected in significance presidential campaign of preacher-turned-politician Pet Robertson.

"With these two serious books under my belt, my object is to move into other fictional and entertaining writing, same in the field of big screen.

I want to write out of a job that will be funny ground dramatic, yet still touch exceeding the important philosophical issues dump confront our changing society. Interior that vein, I have stiff-necked completed a treatment for marvellous television situation comedy, titled 'You Gotta Be Kidding,' that portrays the inner conflict of uncut television talk show host deal with lofty ideals who toils top the bottom-line business of ratings, where quality has no cutoff point and success is guaranteed challenge sleaze.

On the literary skyline is a book that takes a behind-thescenes look at glory wacky world of soap operas."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

Library Journal, July, 2003, Joyce Smothers, review ferryboat When Did I See Support Hungry?, p. 90.

Los Angeles Times, August 23, 1986; June 12, 1987; June 15, 1987.

Los Angeles Times Book Review, May 3, 1987.

New York Review of Books, August 13, 1987.

New York Times, December 27, 1987.

Toronto Star, Possibly will 2, 1987.

USA Today, March 5, 1987.*