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First off, can you let me know how the museum got started and what it is?

It started as a hobby. I always liked logos and jerseys. I eventually made excess money and wanted to figure what to do with it. I saw a Mike Rozier Maulers jersey pop up on eBay – I loved the Maulers – I used to go to games with my buddies. It went from there  and I started collecting things from there.

Some people can be cutthroat – I’m not into it from that standpoint. I found others guys who enjoyed collecting items as well. Since then we’ve stockpiled over 1,500 items – jerseys, helmets, equipment, patches, banners, media guides and much more from over 37 Pittsburgh teams – from the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins to the Pipers, Rens, Maulers, Yellow Jackets, Power, Crawford Baseball, Stingers etc.

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First off, what projects if any are you working on now?

Not to be a downer but I have retired now. I’m doing a lot of mentoring for kids trying to get into the business – so I stay active that way.

I’m also doing a lot of golfing and travelling. I did my last sitcom after Covid but everyone was still in masks and gowns – it’s hard to be funny that way. You can’t see expressions and there’s no audience. So after 35 years in L.A. I moved back to Pittsburgh with my family. I don’t know what’s in store for me now – some get bored in retirement and some stay active. I’m somewhere in-between, trying to figure out what to do next.

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First off, what projects you are working on now?

I write short stories primarily and I’m putting together some short stories now for a new collection. I do find myself doing a lot of environmentally-focused stories now. I teach at Chatham College – a climate fiction class and read a lot about that in preparation for the class over the past one-and-a-half years. A lot of it is just looking at the world around me and writing about what I’m seeing.

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The Steelers have a number of free agents after this season – 22 unrestricted and 2 restricted. Here are my thoughts on each:

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First, can you let us know what you’ve been up to since your playing days and how you broke into the media space?

I had a radio show while I was playing near the end of my time with the Titans. I talked about the games. I listened to sports talk radio and wondered where they got their information because it was often incorrect. I wanted to give my version – to be a truth-teller – instead of wrong information because they were guessing or just reporting on what they were told.

When I was in Nashville I started working with the NFL Network – I had a plan. I got experience there and ended up honing in on radio, doing the post-game show for the Titans. Now I do the pre and post game shows for the Titans. That led to another show I do as well and have been doing that for 12 years.

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First off – what are you put to now? Any upcoming projects/work?

I have several exciting roles coming up in the video game world. There are about to take off but I can’t talk about them – they have strict NDAs! They like slow releases and big build up. It will be cool when they are all revealed.

How did you get tied into the video game work?

It’s been an interesting journey. My background has been in classical acting – and I’m a certified fight director as well. I moved to New York and established myself as an actor and fight director there. Then I went to L.A. and there was this new technology called C.G.I. It was traditional animation then. They did voice over with older actors with good voices and separate actors for the physical side. I was trained in both so could get a lot of side work that way.

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