For Susan
I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.
-- Rudyard Kipling
The world of television technology and production is one that’s mostly foreign to an old print guy. Luckily, however, I have an expert in the family, and one with excellent bloodlines. My father-in-law, Robert Alshouse, was one of the pioneers of TV news in south Florida. I married one of his daughters; the other, my sister-in-law Janet Alshouse, was hired by Roger Ailes to become the first news director for a fledgling little network he was starting up called Fox News. Her advice, expertise and general cheerleading have been invaluable in the creation of this novel and are much appreciated.
--J.Y.B.