Gary T. Poole

Gary T. Poole is a former editor-in-chief at Western Publishing, Inc., New York (Golden Press, Periodicals Division) and has had several books published, including "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again", which was made into a movie starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts, and "Ghostbusters II Jokebook" for the movie starring Bill Murray. Other published works include "TV Comedians", "Movie Monsters", "Laugh Yourself Well", "In My Opinion", "Tales of the Spookynatural", and "The Skyblue Frame", a Hardy Boys Mystery, plus a series of children's books called the "Itsy-Bitsies."

He also created scripts for Warner Bros. cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, Tweety and Sylvester, Yosemite Sam and others including Little Lulu and Bullwinkle for Gold Key Comics.

A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Gary has worked in radio as a disk jockey and talk show host and spent seven years as master of ceremonies for the Network Television Preview Theater in New York City, testing pilot films in front of live audiences. He was also writer/producer of "The Laugh Factory," a cable television show featuring upcoming standup comedians.

While writing is his primary occupation, Poole is also an artist and has illustrated several of his books. His cartoons have appeared in magazines and newspapers.

Poole performs regularly on radio on "Awake with Drake" in Spartanburg, South Carolina (103.3FM) with the Meriiment Players doing satires of old-time radio shows. He is also in demand as a speaker and lectures widely at colleges, universities and corporations.

Poole's latest book "Radio Comedy Diary", a study of the golden age of radio, was published by McFarland & Company, Inc.