"I wanted the book to be a read cross section of Detroiters, not just the powerful, but the real personalities too. Soupy is by far the most recognizable name in local television. There isn't a baby boomer in Detroit who doesn't recognize Soupy, White Fang and Black Tooth."

TIM KISKA

A native Detroiter, Kiska worked at the Detroit Free Press between 1970 and 1987, where he covered courts, the automotive industry and various other reporting assignments. He joined The Detroit News in 1987, and covered the television industry there from 1990 to 2002. Kiska completed work on a Ph.D. in history at Wayne State University in 2003 and currently teaches journalism at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Award for From Soupy to Nuts

Independent Publisher’s Book Award Honorable Mention 2006