St. John's Confidential File

HELLO AMERICA!—Julliard trained actor Chad Ratto is riding high these days, enjoying every minute of it. He has been tested for several TV pilots and is up for a few motion pictures give up, to keep the faith and good things turn for the better. MSJ:  The last time we talked, you were not as ecstatic about your career as...

***EDITOR’S NOTE: The opinions listed below do not reflect those of Canyon News and are solely those of the writer. HELLO AMERICA!—I realize that by writing so much about Hitler and the second World War, it possibly reveals my age and a few other things, but that's how it is when one takes on the challenge of experience and...

HELLO AMERICA!─Jonathan Bogner was born in London,, England (1963). Bogner is an Executive Producer at Relativity Television. He develops, sells and produces reality shows. As a producer he has developed and sold the following shows to series or pilots: "Kim of Queens" (Lifetime/Series), "My Five Wives" (TLC/Series), Tree People (Discovery/Series), "Rocky Mountain Life" (Discovery/Special), "Dance Kids ATL" (TLC/OWN/Pilot), "Parking...

HELLO AMERICA!—The whole world loves Smokey Robinson when he sings, it’s all about love and how to make life smooth and easy. It’s interesting, when one asks one of Smokey’s fans about his earlier life, where he came from or even where or when his fantastic career began, the only response one gets is MOTOWN! Of course, that’s understandable based...

HELLO AMERICA!—As another year rings in, it is overwhelming when suddenly you begin to remember some of the most significant happenings of the past, ones with which you were involved, events that helped to shape this great country. Certain happenings become a permanent fixture in one’s memory when one had a hand in it.  For me it was circumventing...

HELLO AMERICA!—Because of my weekly entertainment column in the Canyon News in Beverly Hills, I receive letters from people, young and old concerning so many issues. However, stories and items about their favorite actors, musicians, and even certain outrageous politicians really do spark a lot of interest. To be honest, I have to have my small staff of people who really keep...

HELLO AMERICA!─If my late friend, James Dean, was aware of how many actors are clamoring to portray him in a possible film, based on the book “Hollywood Through the Back Door,” he would be amused, to be sure. He would first smile, turn his head in a very awkward twist and then whisper, “Why? Hell, they don’t know who...

HELLO AMERICA—When many of you read that I had been featured in the Broadway play, “The Desk Set” which starred Oscar-winning star Shirley Booth, who is remembered for her hit series “Hazel,” they begged me to hear about my relationship with the great lady. Like many of the stars or those in filmdom or theatre-power, we had our ups...

HELLO AMERICA!—In making the Pre-Super Bowl celebration even bigger and exciting, the idea of gathering former band mates of the Joe Cocker band was something musical director, Jeff Levine accomplished with astonishing success. Former band mate singer Cydney Davis brought down the Fame Night Club in San Francisco. Making it even more eventful the musical celebration raised money for charity...

HELLO AMERICA!—This year, the dialogue on the political stage can turn on a dime and be downright disturbing. An about-face like this, however, is not limited to politics; it includes other orbits of influence as well. Social-media networks being one of them. Yet, among some of the things peddled are things that bind us. Our values, for instance. And...