David Wild has written everything from award-winning cover stories for Rolling Stone to unbearable presenter patter at awards shows. He shares his unlikely path from print into TV, the way to survive a roomful of comedy writers, the serendipity that landed him the job writing liner notes for Sinatra and the trait that actually ties these diverse gigs together. In our own way, a tribute to the late, great Bill Zehme.

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