Auteur: Gene Hunter

Born in Mebane, North Carolina, Gene Hunter was raised in nearby Burlington. Gene was an only child whose father was killed on Iwo Jima. A graduate of Williams High School, he attended East Carolina University. After a college job in radio, he entered the Air Force, where he continued his broadcasting career on Armed Forces radio. Four years later, he returned home, and went to work in radio and television. Gene spent the next fifteen years in broadcast journalism. He was Capitol Correspondent for WRAL-TV in Raleigh and News Director for WITN-TV in Washington, North Carolina. Gene was married to the love of his life for 40 years. Together they raised 4 children. He is a Mason, and enjoys writing, painting, gardening, horseback riding and reading. A lifetime of farming, raising horses and kids, along with 20 years in the broadcast business, he has garnered some amusing tales. The collections of stories in this book are accurate to the best of his ability to remember them.