{"id":51,"date":"2025-12-19T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/?post_type=back-matter&#038;p=51"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:37:51","slug":"about-the-authors","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/back-matter\/about-the-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Authors"},"content":{"raw":"[gallery size=\"medium\" link=\"file\" ids=\"77,78\"]\r\n<h1>All We Are Saying \/ About the Authors<\/h1>\r\n<strong>Breanna Mona<\/strong> is a top entertainment journalist and critic whose work regularly appears in newspapers, national magazines and online. She\u2019s formed deep bonds with some of the major names in the industry and established a solid reputation as an aggressive, trusted and impartial media voice. \u00a0Her work has appeared in <em>Forbes, People, Cosmopolitan, USA Today<\/em>, the Today show website and many others.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mike Olszewski<\/strong> is a veteran radio \/ TV \/ print journalist with a series of books on popular culture and media history. Mike\u2019s career has stretched from network radio to national magazines and beyond. He currently teaches college level courses on media\r\nand pop culture at a number of highly respected colleges and universities.\u00a0 His books include <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Radio-Daze-Stories-Front-Clevelands\/dp\/0873387732\/ref=asc_df_0873387732?tag=bingshoppinga-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=80676856754949&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocint=61425&amp;hvlocphy=&amp;hvtargid=pla-4584276321102708&amp;psc=1&amp;msclkid=08118c32097517e6bd4ce5a532c0206d#\">Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Cleveland\u2019s FM Air Wars<\/a>; <\/em>and with his wife, Janice Olszewski<em><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Smoky-Sweaty-Rowdy-Loud-Clevelands\/dp\/1598511041\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B3T8OPUQ3SGM&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-GPA9n5mHRkhzn628Uri8g.0PFyMuTf_cNgKEgPVoGYXYADoA49-neZb64b-YeH5wU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Smoky%2C+Sweaty%2C+Rowdy+and+Loud&amp;qid=1771518986&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=smoky%2C+sweaty%2C+rowdy+and+loud%2Cstripbooks%2C133&amp;sr=1-1\">Smoky, Sweaty, Rowdy and Loud<\/a>;<\/em>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Captain-Penny-Superhost-Television-1950s-1970s\/dp\/1598511122\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A13Q5DTVIWFY&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XZJRT35v-lERsXGy9-xfPA.qBxSbrZtW-GAatOPUNI-w5JMC5srdDktL35KB2u7gfA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=From+Captain+Penny+to+Superhost%3A+The+Golden+Age+of+Cleveland++Children%E2%80%99s+Television&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1771519034&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=from+captain+penny+to+superhost+the+golden+age+of+cleveland+children+s+television%2Cstripbooks%2C127&amp;sr=1-1\"><em>From Captain Penny to Superhost: The Golden Age of Cleveland\u00a0 Children\u2019s Television<\/em><\/a>, among others.","rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-51 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25-217x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Breanna Mona, smiling\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25-65x90.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25-225x311.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25-350x484.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture25.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-77'>\n\t\t\t\tBreanna Mona, Author\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture26.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture26-208x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Head shot of Mike Olszewski\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture26-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture26-65x94.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2025\/12\/Picture26.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78'>\n\t\t\t\tMike Olszewski, Author\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h1>All We Are Saying \/ About the Authors<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Breanna Mona<\/strong> is a top entertainment journalist and critic whose work regularly appears in newspapers, national magazines and online. She\u2019s formed deep bonds with some of the major names in the industry and established a solid reputation as an aggressive, trusted and impartial media voice. \u00a0Her work has appeared in <em>Forbes, People, Cosmopolitan, USA Today<\/em>, the Today show website and many others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Olszewski<\/strong> is a veteran radio \/ TV \/ print journalist with a series of books on popular culture and media history. Mike\u2019s career has stretched from network radio to national magazines and beyond. He currently teaches college level courses on media<br \/>\nand pop culture at a number of highly respected colleges and universities.\u00a0 His books include <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Radio-Daze-Stories-Front-Clevelands\/dp\/0873387732\/ref=asc_df_0873387732?tag=bingshoppinga-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=80676856754949&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocint=61425&amp;hvlocphy=&amp;hvtargid=pla-4584276321102708&amp;psc=1&amp;msclkid=08118c32097517e6bd4ce5a532c0206d#\">Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Cleveland\u2019s FM Air Wars<\/a>; <\/em>and with his wife, Janice Olszewski<em><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Smoky-Sweaty-Rowdy-Loud-Clevelands\/dp\/1598511041\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B3T8OPUQ3SGM&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-GPA9n5mHRkhzn628Uri8g.0PFyMuTf_cNgKEgPVoGYXYADoA49-neZb64b-YeH5wU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Smoky%2C+Sweaty%2C+Rowdy+and+Loud&amp;qid=1771518986&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=smoky%2C+sweaty%2C+rowdy+and+loud%2Cstripbooks%2C133&amp;sr=1-1\">Smoky, Sweaty, Rowdy and Loud<\/a>;<\/em>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Captain-Penny-Superhost-Television-1950s-1970s\/dp\/1598511122\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A13Q5DTVIWFY&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XZJRT35v-lERsXGy9-xfPA.qBxSbrZtW-GAatOPUNI-w5JMC5srdDktL35KB2u7gfA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=From+Captain+Penny+to+Superhost%3A+The+Golden+Age+of+Cleveland++Children%E2%80%99s+Television&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1771519034&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=from+captain+penny+to+superhost+the+golden+age+of+cleveland+children+s+television%2Cstripbooks%2C127&amp;sr=1-1\"><em>From Captain Penny to Superhost: The Golden Age of Cleveland\u00a0 Children\u2019s Television<\/em><\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[23],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-51","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry","back-matter-type-about-the-author"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/51\/revisions\/204"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/51\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/all-we-are-saying\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}