Launch of New Book From Orange Frazer & Author Michael Banks: Before Oprah: Ruth Lyons, The Woman Who Created Talk TV

Launch of New Book From Orange Frazer & Author Michael Banks: Before Oprah: Ruth Lyons, The Woman Who Created Talk TV

Features Reunion of 50/50 Club Cast & Actor Playing Ruth Lyons

CINCINNATI, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Former members of the cast of the Ruth Lyon's 50/50 Club will reunite in April to launch Orange Frazer's newest book, Before Oprah: Ruth Lyons, the Woman Who Created Talk TV. The book by author Michael Banks reveals how Lyon's groundbreaking work influenced the future careers of David Letterman, Jane Pauley, Phil Donahue and, Jerry Springer.

Cast members from the show including Mickey Fisher, Dick Murgatroyd, Colleen Sharp, and Bill Myers will participate on a panel at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati discussing what it was like to work with Lyons. At 7 p.m. on the same day, Shelley Bamberger Bailey will debut in her role as Lyons during an appearance at Joseph-Beth.

As part of the month-long events to promote the book, Bailey will play the part of Ruth Lyons and make numerous scheduled appearances at bookstores in the Cincinnati and Dayton area interviewing Banks, singing songs and recreating a brief version of the 50/50 Club.

Ruth Lyons' role in the history of broadcasting is now largely forgotten, but Banks' new book restores the fame of this once-celebrated television pioneer and lifts her to a rightful place among the pantheon of entertainment giants of the 20th Century.

PLEASE NOTE - The following is a listing of appearances at area bookstores. Shelley Bamberger Bailey, the actor playing Ruth Lyons, will appear alongside author Michael Banks ONLY at Jo-Beth, Newport, Beavercreek, Wilmington and Centerville:

Cincinnati - 11am and 7pm, April 29, Joseph-Beth, Rookwood Pavilion, 2692
Madison Rd.
West Chester - 7 p.m., April 30, Barnes & Noble, 9455 Civic Centre Blvd.
Newport -7 p.m., May 1, Barnes & Noble, 1 Levee Way
Cincinnati - 7 p.m., May 5, Barnes & Noble, 7800 Montgomery Rd.
Beavercreek - 7 p.m., May 6, Books & Co, The Greene, 4453 Walnut St.
Wilmington - 7 p.m., May 7, Books N' More, 28 W. Main St.
Madeira/Cincinnati - 2 p.m., May 9, The Bookshelf, 7754 Camargo Rd.
Dayton -1 p.m., May 10, Barnes & Noble, 2619 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd.
Cincinnati - 2 p.m., May 16, Barnes & Noble, 9891 Waterstone Blvd.

For more information, visit us at www.orangefrazer.com

Source: Orange Frazer Press

CONTACT: Sarah Hawley, Orange Frazer Press, +1-937-382-3196,
sarah@orangefrazer.com

Web Site: http://www.orangefrazer.com/

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