Thursday, August 9, 2012

08/09 JENNIE FINCH, ESPN, Jason Miller, LARRY MANETTI

JENNIE FINCH - ESPN ANALYST

Jennie Finch was born on September 3, 1980, in La Mirada, California and grew up in a close knit family. Finch is a former American softball player who pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Time magazine described her as the most famous softball player in history. In 2010, Finch retired from softball to focus on her family. In August 2011 she started work as a color analyst for ESPN doing National Pro Fastpitch and college softball games.


Jason Miller Corporate Executive Chef Balducci’s locations in, New York, New York City, Maryland and Virginia.


His responsibilities include the overseeing of the culinary operations of the brand. His assignment includes menu development, food safety, research and development, product sourcing and catering production. Prior to joining Balducci’s Jason specialized in the culinary avenues of the hospitality industry and was a key culinary team member at two platinum star-nationally ranked country clubs. At age 13, Jason got his start in the kitchen as a dishwasher and quickly moved to a line position; from here he never looked back and knew what he was destined to do. He attended culinary school and participated in an ACF certified chef apprenticeship where he completed 6,000 hours of hands-on training with certified chefs. In 2000, he was awarded the Chef Apprentice of the Year. Jason reveled in the thrill of competition and participated in many culinary competitions including Supermarket Chef Showdown, winning a spot as a finalist!


LARRY MANETTI - "ALOHA MAGNUM" RECIPES

Larry Manetti started acting in his of hometown Chicago. After studying acting with the Ted List Theater Players, Larry drove to Los Angeles in 1972. Larry landed an agent and was sent to Universal Studios to audition for an opening as a contract player. Luck was on his side. Jack Webb was casting a new series for NBC called The Chase. Larry played a young detective. After attending acting school at Sal Dano's at night and doing bit parts by day, he scored. Baa Baa Black Sheep was being produced and cast at Universal, and the now famous writer Stephen J. Cannell was the executive producer and the role was a natural for Larry. He was cast as a cocky, hot shot pilot named Bobby Boyle. The show was a big hit for NBC but was cancelled within two years. Because the network was so impressed with Larry's on-screen presence, they cast him in a new series called The Duke. Bad luck! The Duke was cancelled in one year. Larry was back to playing whatever Universal told him to. Hoping to catch lighting in a jar, along came Magnum, P.I. And the role of Rick. This was his elevator...the show became a mega-hit for 8 years. Since Magnum, P.I., Larry has done co-starring roles in 25 feature films and guest starred on many hot TV shows. Larry is the author of a book titled Aloha Magnum.