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The Autograph King of New York
Manage episode 360526819 series 3404567
Celebrity autographs are a billion dollar industry. And in New York City, “Radio Man” is better at collecting them than anybody else. He also regularly appears as an extra in movies and TV shows. How did a formerly homeless man come to be so beloved by celebrities? And how did he get so good at getting their autographs?
Drew Schwartz wrote “Meet Radio Man: Autograph King, Friend of George Clooney, ‘Bum’” for the New York Times. You can read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/nyregion/radio-man-autograph-hunters.html
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
58 episodes
Manage episode 360526819 series 3404567
Celebrity autographs are a billion dollar industry. And in New York City, “Radio Man” is better at collecting them than anybody else. He also regularly appears as an extra in movies and TV shows. How did a formerly homeless man come to be so beloved by celebrities? And how did he get so good at getting their autographs?
Drew Schwartz wrote “Meet Radio Man: Autograph King, Friend of George Clooney, ‘Bum’” for the New York Times. You can read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/nyregion/radio-man-autograph-hunters.html
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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