At The Booth Library—

Phil Steele On Bob Steele, Life With Father

The C.H. Booth Library at 25 Main Street will be sponsoring a talk and book signing by Phil Steele, son of Bob Steele and co-author with his father of The Word For The Day. The talk will take place on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 pm.

Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Steele was well known to millions in Southern New England as the morning voice of WTIC for over half a century. Last fall at age 91, Bob Steele was still broadcasting his morning radio show the first Saturday of the month, from March through November.

In September 2002, father and son published ‘The Word of the Day: 65 Years of Wit and Wisdom on Mispronunciation,’ and by Christmas it was sold out. A new edition (2003) is now available.

In ‘The Word for the Day’ the legendary radio humorist and lexicologist identifies hundreds of frequently mispronounced words that sometimes trip up even the best of speakers. Generous sprinklings of Bob Steele’s own cartoons, humorous asides and stories, a century of photographs and some old magazine articles where he learned to blend “phun and philosophy” are included, and Phil Steele will share colorful anecdotes of life with his father.

Phil Steele taught English at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Penn., and he wrote movie criticism for the Manchester Journal Inquirer before taking up a career in law. He now practices in Hartford, concentrating on discrimination and employment issues.

The talk at the library is free, and refreshments will be served. Please call the library at 426-4533 with any questions and to reserve a place.