An Isle of Wight journalist has penned more than 50 years of interviews into a new book – which is helping to raise money for charity.
Peter White’s experiences and stories are revealed in his book ‘I’m Glad I Did – The Hazy, Crazy Life of a Journalist.’
A donation from each book sale will be going to the Chemotherapy and Breast Care Units at St Mary’s Hospital.
Peter has interviewed numerous famous people since moving to the Island in 1999 – having previously lived and worked in Birmingham. They include film stars, actors, TV personalities, comedians, pop icons and even a couple of ex-Government ministers.
Although Peter covered top-flight football for 39 seasons, both in the Midlands and on the south coast, he points out that there is far more to the book than just football and sports tales.
About his book, Peter said:
“I have tried to make the book not about me, but give an insight into the wonderful, and not-so-wonderful people I have met and interviewed.
“There are tales about former Premier League football managers – including one who invited me into his office at 10am one Monday morning, to help him drink a bottle of whisky after he had been sacked. Then there’s the well-known British athlete who threatened to punch me on the nose at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, if I dared to ask him a question.
Article continues below this advertisement “Hopefully, some stories will make you smile, and others might result in wiping away a tear.”
Peter is also a former editor of Isle of Wight magazines, The Beacon and Island Life.
He continued:
“The prime aim of the book is to raise money for local units who deal directly with breast cancer at St Mary’s Hospital, Newport. My wife, Trish, died in 2011, aged just 53, following a long battle with the disease, and I have never forgotten the kindness and compassion shown by the nurses and staff in the chemotherapy unit and in the Breast Care Nurses Trust.
You can buy a copy of the book, here – https://py.pl/P2zvontWI7
