March 18, 2008
WBA Heavyweight Champion, Bonecrusher Smith, who claimed his title during a 1986 fight with Tim Witherspoon, will join KYTB Power Talk Radio tonight on BlogTalkRadio.
James Smith, who earned the nickname “Bonecrusher” when he started his amateur boxing career in the Army, was the first to take renowned boxer Mike Tyson 12 rounds in 1987. He is the first heavyweight champion to hold a college degree, having earned a bachelor’s in business administration prior to his Army stint.
In all areas of his life, Smith points to positive thinking as the key to his success. “If you tell yourself that you are a winner and you work at it and work at it, you will be a winner!” Find out more tonight on KYTB Power Talk at 8pm ET.
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Posted by Luke Armour
March 18, 2008
Robert Osborne, the distinguished host of Turner Classic Movies, offers film fans three days of classics and conversation at his upcoming film festival in Athens, Georgia. From April 10-13, participants will see and discuss a variety of classic films, including Notorious, Young Frankenstein, Lawrence of Arabia, The Way We Were, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and African Queen. This exciting event will be held in The Classic Center, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for film fans to meet each other and celebrate their love of classic films,” says Diana Saenger of ClassicMovieGuide.com.
Osborne and Saenger will join Movie Addict Headquarters today at 4pm ET in between Osborne hosting four primetime movies seven days a week as well as two other programs for TCM. He also writes a regular column for The Hollywood Reporter. Known as the official Oscar® biographer, Osborne even has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His acclaimed book, 75 Years of Oscar is being updated to cover the last five years and will be released sometime this year.
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Actors, BlogTalkRadio, Entertainment, Movies | Tagged: 75 Years of Oscar, ClassicMovieGuide.com, Diana Saenger, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Movie Addict Headquarters, Oscar, Robert Osborne, Turner Classic Movies, University of Georgia | 
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Posted by Luke Armour
James Smith, who earned the nickname “Bonecrusher” when he started his amateur boxing career in the Army, was the first to take renowned boxer Mike Tyson 12 rounds in 1987. He is the first heavyweight champion to hold a college degree, having earned a bachelor’s in business administration prior to his Army stint.
