"The View from the Cheap Seats"

"The View from the Cheap Seats" is a collection of funny, unusual, idiosyncratic stories going back decades, that feature some of the most famous people in every day life. Over the years, I discovered that while telling these obscure, entertaining, yet true stories, people would often say, "I had no idea that happened!" "You should write a book!' Well, here you go! Although you've most likely never heard these stories, once you have, you'll never forget them!

The stories in this book, "The View from the Cheap Seats," have been accumulated since long before I was a credentialed media member. But on June 17, 1994, my life changed, which gave me total access where the average fan never gets to go. It opened up a world of information I never had before. So, as my guest, you get to join me and take a peek into the world of sports stories, you never knew existed!

Bernie Fratto is a National Radio Personality, Public Speaker and he's also an experienced journalist who has been described by his peers as an "epic storyteller." He spent 14 years on the airwaves in Michigan for WTKA 1050am and CBS Sportsradio 97.1 FM WKRK until 2009, before relocating to Las Vegas, NV in 2010. In his tenure he covered Michigan football, the 2006 World Series, the 2005 MLB All-Star game, the NBA finals and he was part of the Detroit Lions pre/postgame broadcast team for many years. In addition he was also a co-host for the incredibly successful "Sports night with Parker and the Man" evening talk show until 2008. In Las Vegas he joined ESPN 1100am and in addition to being an on-air talent with various shows, he also hosted the immensely popular UNLV Runnin' Rebels postgame show "Rebel Extra" for seven years. In September 2018, Fratto joined FoxSportsRadio National. He is the host of "Straight Outta Vegas" every Saturday night 11pm PST. The show is syndicated on 360 stations nationwide as well as iHeartradio, Sirius XM Ch 83 and foxsportsradio.com. A highly rated show, Fratto has grown his audience significantly and he has been become a fixture on the network as a frequent guest and fill-in co-host on multiple other shows on the FoxSportsRadio lineup. Bernie Fratto is also an accomplished Public Speaker. His crowd-pleasing Ted Talk, entitled, "Everything I know I learned in Little League" is always met with standing ovations. The premise is simple: "Whatever success we aspire to have in life, WILL be done within the framework of a TEAM!" "No one does it by themselves, even the Lone Ranger had Tonto!" Fratto's website is berniefratto.com and he can also be found on Twitter at @BernieFratto