42 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JULY 2018 Former Fox 10 weatherman Dave Munsey enjoyed a storied 51-year career in television. The Emmy-winning newsman also has the distinction of being the on-air news personality with the longest stretch at only one channel in Phoenix. His autobiography “Munsey Business: 51 Years of Weather, Water Safety and Celebrity Interviews” debuted June 8. Munsey hadn’t considered writing a book. “It just wasn’t something I thought I could do,” Munsey said. “I had written things before for a high school publication and a military publication during my time in the service when I worked in media.” Around the time he decided to retire in June 2017, there was tremendous feedback from the public. “People said they were going to miss me,” Munsey said. “I didn’t expect that.” In response, he decided to share Facebook posts about past stories he had reported on and celebrities he had interviewed. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response, he started taking notes and organizing them. Writing his book became a consuming passion. “Munsey Business,” a title that Fox 10 sports anchor Jude LaCava suggested Munsey tweak from his original title, “Monkey Business,” includes 103 chapters, each a unique story about Munsey’s life or career. According to Munsey, “This might be a how-to book, if you wanted to have a career like mine. But I don’t think that could be achieved anymore. Back then, we were just learning what the microwave truck and satellite truck were.” In his earliest years of broadcasting, Munsey built his name on live reporting and being in the field. “I was doing stories that nobody else did,” he said. “If there was a guy who built a doghouse that had air-conditioning, that was the story I did.” The largest chapter in the book is devoted to Munsey’s signature program, “Watch Your Kids Around Water.” Born out of the loss of a friend’s 2-year-old son from drowning, Munsey became known for the catchphrase and educated and reminded others tirelessly. No one will ever know the number of lives the campaign saved, but it is something of which Munsey is proud. “People do remember me more for ‘Watch Your Kids Around Water’ than anything else,” he said. FORMER WEATHERMAN DAVE MUNSEY WRITES AUTOBIOGRAPHY Lynette Carrington | Contributing Writer BOOKMARKED {what are you reading}

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