Larry McShane
NYC Crime Author/Veteran Reporter NY Daily News/2X AP NY State Staffer of Year
Larry tells the when, why, and how the love of writing/reporting began and how he did baseball dictation for the Associated Press (AP) in 1980. Hear his story about the night Paul Castellano (head of the Gambino Crime Family) was murdered outside Sparks Steak House in 1985, running into the Gotti brothers in a restroom and we discuss Larry’s coverage of Sammy “The Bull” Gravano testimony in 1997 (GREAT STUFF).
We discuss his book, “Cops Under Fire- The Reign of Terror Against Hero Cops”, the story he wrote in 2005 to win NY Press Clubs feature Story of the Year, his coverage of 9/11 and stories of a few members of the Rock & Roll HOF. You don’t want to miss this!
2016 publication, “Chin-The Life & Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante” is talked about in detail as well his 2017 book, “Last Don Standing-Secret Life of Mob Boss Ralph Natale. The show comes to a close with insight into Jimmy Hoffa!
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Amazon to ALL Larry’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Larry+McShane&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
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Larry is a BIG sports and music fan. Hear about his love for the NY Giants, NY Yankees (Good story), why NJ Devils along with being a Bruce Springsteen fanatic. How many times as he seen him? What is his most memorable show and live music in 2020.
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