BLOGS
Renown Sports Writer Frank Deford inducted into Roller Derby Hall of Fame
WEEKLYPRESS.COM •DECEMBER 12 • 2012 5 Roller Derby Hall of Fame Inductees Remember Judy Sowinski By David Block Special to the Press/Review Sometimes children's fantasies come true, even if the dreams seem unrealistic. For Gary Powers of Brooklyn, NY his boyhood dream...
Two-Time Grammy Award Winning Singer Diane Schuur
Dialogue Fall 2012 Features Section pages 54-57 Blind Jazz Legend Diane Schuur By David Block Legendary jazz vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur’s versatility and sheer range of mastery are hard to match. She won two Grammy awards and made over 20 albums....
9/11 Terrorist Attacks Can’t Stop Philadelphia Distance Run
Runner’s World Daily Magazine Monday September 17, 2001 Ndereba sets Philadelphia Half-Marathon record By David Block If the destruction of the Trade Center and the Pentagon had not occurred last week, the most noteworthy fact of the 24th running of the...
Tony Award Winning Broadway Star Donna McKecnie’s victory over Rheumatoid Arthritis
Disabled Dealer Magazine November 2006 THE WINNER’S CIRCLE Donna McKechnie: Her Career and her victory over Rheumatoid Arthritis By David Block Anyone can get Rheumatoid Arthritis, and the Tony Award winning star of Broadway's A Chorus Line, Donna...
Florence Henderson Overcoming Challenges
Dialogue Fall 2011 Lifestyles Section Pages 53 - 55 Never Take Anything For Granted: An interview with Florence Henderson By David Block, Ardmore, Pennsylvania Florence Henderson’s acting career has spanned seven decades. From the 1950s through the present, she...
Boy LIves with Unusual Disorder
July 2012 New Disorder EoE Does Not Stop Determined Family Written by David Block for Protected Tomorrows As a teenager, the last thing you'd want to hear is that your favorite foods such as pizza, hot dogs, and ice cream are off limits. Unfortunately, for 17 year-old...
HIgh School Runner’s Challenges
New York Times Sunday June 10, 2001 High School Runner Faces Some Unusual Challenges By DAVID BLOCK Published Sunday June 10, 2001 Royal Mitchell is a typical elite high school runner in many ways: He has run impressive races and he won his conference title in...
New York Giant Mark Herzlich
Super Bowl champion Mark Herzlich meets all challenges Published: Sunday, February 26, 2012 By David Block For MainLineMediaNews.com Conestoga graduate Mark Herzlich accomplished what thousands of high school and college football players can only dream about: He...
Recalling Days as Child Actor on Dark Shadows
Bucks County Herald July 26, 2012 Bucks Woman recalls days as ““Dark Shadows”” Ghost David Block If you’re over 40, you might have fond memories of running home from school to watch the horror soap opera, Dark Shadows,” which aired on...
My Kobe Bryant articles
I had the honor of interviewing Kobe Bryant on four different occasions for the Main Line Times. You can access them along with my Kobe tribute I wrote after his tragic death. I will always be grateful to Kobe Bryant for allowing me to interview him.