Today we have Alexander Hamilton Cherin on the show. Cherin is an award-winning journalist whose work has been recognized by the Los Angeles Press Club where he was nominated as Journalist of the Year in 2020. A lawyer by training, his articles have appeared in the OC Weekly and Mr. Cherin has been a featured panelist on National news networks including CNN and Fox News. His new book is a fictional portrayal of an actual Radio contest in the 1980s in Los Angeles, with a hidden treasure and a cast of characters searching for the fortune for disparate but connected reasons. Please enjoy our conversation.
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