In 1975, I landed a job as the Pinellas County Bureau Chief for the news department at WSUN Radio in St. Petersburg, Florida.
As it turned out my first major interview was with Nancy Reagan.
Nancy Davis Reagan was an American film actress and the first lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, as the second wife of President Ronald Reagan.
When I interviewed her, Nancy Reagan was the first lady of California because her husband was governor from 1967 to 1975.
I also broke the story when the Church of Scientology took over the City of Clearwater.
In late 1975, the Church of Scientology relocated its international religious headquarters to Clearwater.
Scientology's presence has for decades cast a shadow over Clearwater and has led to the city being known for its geographic concentration of Scientology rather than its miles of pristine beaches.
