About the Authors

Richard Klein, Ph.D. is a retired professor from Cleveland State University and has written a number of books on a wide variety of business topics.  This includes KYW Radio: The Cleveland Years, where he focuses on Midwest’s radio broadcasting legends. A leader in Cleveland, Ohio from 1956 to 1965, Westinghouse’s KYW-Radio provided exciting programming for nearly everyone. His interest in radio began as a teenager in the ‘60s when he listened to rock and roll music every day.  His battery operated transistor radio opened up a new world to a very energized teen who has remained a loyal radio listener ever since.

His three popular books focused on Cleveland Department Stores^[1], the U.S. Pharmacy Industry^[2] and Cleveland’s Drive-In Restaurants^[3].

Mike Olszewski is a veteran radio / TV / print journalist with a series of books on popular culture and media history. Mike’s career has stretched from network radio to national magazines and beyond. He currently teaches college level courses on media and pop culture at a number of highly respected colleges and universities.  His books include  Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Cleveland’s FM Air Wars; and with his wife, Janice Olszewski, Smoky, Sweaty, Rowdy and Loud; and From Captain Penny to Superhost: The Golden Age of Cleveland  Children’s Television, and with Breanna Mona, All We Are Saying: Music’s Evolving Voice of Protest, among others.