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Michael Manning is a broadcast journalist with credentials as a reporter, news anchor, commercial actor and cable television host. He has worked in the Dallas/Ft. Worth and Cincinnati markets with Public Television (PBS), ABC Radio News Network, CBS and NBC TV affiliate stations. With more than 6,000 television and radio commercials to his credit, he has been interviewed in Billboard magazine and became the first American news journalist in 16 years to interview former NASA Astronaut and Eastern Airlines CEO Colonel Frank Borman, author of Countdown. In 1996, Manning was nominated for a Marconi Award by the National Association of Broadcasters for Best Program in a Major Market for hosting and producing The Saturday Main Event---an informative and engaging weekend music magazine. In 2008, Michael was selected to take Dick Clark's place as emcee of the National Parkinson Foundation's Gala of Hope. He has collaborated with executives of Dick Clark Productions, Family Communications, and Dirt Road Productions on a pilot concept, When Dreams Come True. In 2010, Michael contributed to the book, Steve McQueen: A Tribute to The King of Cool by Marshall Terrill. His website features include The Interview and The Annual Steve McQueen Film Festival. Michael is a 1999 graduate of The University of Cincinnati and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He has written columns and has contributed to articles in newspapers and magazines, while continuing to work on broadcasting assignments.