Throughout his engineering pursuits
and business activities, Gene continued to write and dream of being a published and a full-time author. In 1996, that dream was realized. Gene has written 9 novels. a book of poetry, short stories, and several screenplays. For two years, his book tour for ‘I Never Played Catch With My Father,’ took him from coast to coast:
He has appeared on numerous television
and radio programs, including Oprah, NPR stations and countless TV morning shows, news and sports shows. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles.
5A Baseball First:
Gene was the first novelist ever interviewed on KNBR, The San Francisco Giants’ flagship radio station. In 1997 he was interviewed for 30 minutes, in evening drive-time, about his novel, I Never Played Catch With My Father.
Presently, Gene is authored twelve (14 ) books – two (2) are non-fiction. ‘The Value of Small Things’, a non-fiction work, is just released. The second non-fiction: ‘Staying Alive: A Woman’s Essential Guide to Living Safely.’ – StayingAliveBook.com
Finally,
Gene’s greatest childhood thrill was his very first little league baseball game. And his pet peeve? Something he labels sacrilegious: the use of the aluminum baseball bats.
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Note: Gene’s screenplays, short films, sitcom creations may be seen at ReadyForFilm and GreenLightThis.com