Keith White Jr.
| Keith White Jr. | |
|---|---|
 White at a book signing, May 2014 | |
| Born | Keith Andrew White II April 14, 1981 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| 💼 Occupation | author, illustrator, screenwriter, actor, radio host |
| 📆 Years active | 1999–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Cassandra White (3 sons) |
Keith White Jr. (born April 14, 1981) is an American author of children's books, radio personality, screen writer, film director, occasional actor and former contributor to the video game website extraguy.com[1] and current head writer for the online men's interest magazine StuffDudesLike.com.[2] He is known as the author and illustrator of the "Color-With-Me" Adventure series of children's books. The first of which, Andrew and the Pirates, was released on April 13, 2013.
Early life[edit]
White was born an only child in Buffalo NY in 1981. He graduated from the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts (BAVPA) with a "Visual Arts" diploma in 1999. While at BAVPA, White wrote for the school newspaper, co-illustrated the papers only comic strip and appeared on the BAVPA Morning Show.[3] In early 1999, White, along with other students from BAVPA helped to renovate Shea's Performing Arts Center in the downtown Buffalo.[4] White and childhood friend Anthony Swinnich co-hosted the video game radio variety talk show "The Digital Ensemble" on 91.3 FM WBNY. The show ran from 2005–2010. In early 2013, White's middle son Andrew was diagnosed with neurological problems including motor and tic disorders as well as attention deficit problems and hyperactivity after being unable to keep his attention on his school work and uncontrollably rolling his eyes and rubbing his fingers together until they blistered.[5]
Writing career[edit]
White wrote his first book Andrew and the Pirates as a way to help both his son's confidence and his schoolwork. After the success of Andrew and the Pirates Keith began work on his second book Big Top Andrew. As of 11 February 2016 there are 31 books in the "Color-With-Me" series. Each book features 10 chapters. The chapters are followed by a picture to color based on what was just read. Torrez was featured in other "Color-With-Me" Adventure books, including Night of the Living Andrew and Andrew and Collin Save Christmas. Salvatore Morocco and Tango Torrez were reunited in the 2014 release Collin and the Main Event Rematch. In September 2013 White made a deal with Data Design Interactive for use of their Ninjabread Man video game character in a Christmas book. In December of that year White's Andrew and Collin Save Christmas came out without Ninjabread Man as a character.[citation needed] It is unknown if the character will still appear in a future book.
Books[edit]
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Andrew and the Pirates | April 13, 2013 |
| Big Top Andrew | May 7, 2013 |
| Andrew and The Main Event | June 5, 2013 |
| Sherlock Andrew and the Book Thief | July 28, 2013 |
| Collin's Cleaning Day | August 17, 2013 |
| Andrew and Collin's Summer Road Trip | September 20, 2013 |
| Night of the Living Andrew | October 19, 2013 |
| Conductor Collin | November 27, 2013 |
| Andrew and Collin Save Christmas | December 29, 2013 |
| Andrew and The Phantom of the Playground | January 24, 2014 |
| Collin's Winter Break | February 28, 2014 |
| Andrew and the Alien Invader | March 14, 2014 |
| Andrew on Safari | April 2, 2014 |
| Collin's Magic Show | May 23, 2014 |
| Collin the Pirate | June 13, 2014 |
| Collin and the Main Event Rematch | July 15, 2014 |
| Quick-Draw Collin | August 7, 2014 |
| Captain Collin and The Andrew Avenger | September 5, 2014 |
| Collin and the Son of Dracula | October 14, 2014 |
| Collin's Thanksgiving Surprise | November 27, 2014 |
| Andrew's Abominable Christmas | December 19, 2014 |
| Sherlock Andrew and the Valentine's Day Mystery | |
| Collin's Missing Teeth | February 28, 2015 |
| Andrew and Collin's Shamrock Surprise | April 18, 2015 |
| Slap-Shot Andrew | May 30, 2015 |
| Collin and The Birthday Wizard | August 24, 2015 |
| Collin at the Drive-In | September 28, 2015 |
| Is Collin Afraid of His Shadow? | October 20, 2015 |
| Collin and The Krampus | December 17, 2015 |
| Andrew and Collin's Adventure in Game World | January 10, 2016 |
| The Wonderful Andrew of Oz | February 9, 2016 |
| Collin's First Sleepover | March 15, 2016 |
| Sherlock Andrew and the Lacrosse Toss | |
| Shutshimi: The Fishy's Tail | July 26, 2016 |
| Caveman Collin | August 19, 2016 |
| Captain Collin and The Andrew Avenger Return | September 23, 2016 |
Special appearances[edit]
During June 2013, the West Herr Auto Group had Keith as a guest as part of the 2013 "Keeping Kids Safe Project" event at West Herr Toyota in Orchard Park, NY. In July 2013 the West Herr Auto Group again had Keith as a special guest at their company picnic. West Herr purchased 1,000 copies of "Andrew and the Pirates" and had Keith at a table signing books and taking pictures with the employees' children.[6] In August 2013 Keith was a special link at ChalkFest 2013[7] in downtown Buffalo NY. He spend the day drawing the characters from his "Color-With-Me" Book series on the sidewalks and letting children color them in with chalk. In August and September 2013, Keith was the special guest at ESW wrestling events MeltDown[8] and OverDrive to promote the book "Andrew and The Main Event".[9]
In October 2013 the Buffalo International Film Festival hosted a meet and greet book signing with Keith and his "Color-With-Me" book series before the screenings of Magic Camp and Dear Mr. Watterson.[10] A basket of Keith's "Color-With-Me" books were auctioned off at the "2nd Annual Best Sellers Fundraiser" event to benefit The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's Children's Literacy Fund in November 2013.[citation needed] In May 2014, "The Bookworm" in the village of East Aurora, New York hosted White and his book series as part of an East Aurora Families Day event, featuring simultaneous activities, events and special guests throughout different locations in the village. June 20 and 21 2014, Keith was once again a guest at West Herr Toyota of Orchard Park for the "Keeping Kids Safe Project" event. He gave away free autographed specially marked "West Herr Special Edition" copies of his first book "Andrew and the Pirates" and took photos with the kids.[11] On October 12, 2014, White was a guest of the Buffalo International Film Festival before the screening of a compilation of short films from both the Buffalo NY area and internationally. Attendants had the opportunity to receive a free special edition copy of Andrew and the Pirates, a "Color-With-Me" bookmark and a mini poster featuring all the "Color-With-Me" Adventure books.[12]
The Bookworm bookstore in East Aurora, New York presented a Teacher's Night on October 16, 2014. Keith White Jr. was there to talk with area teachers about his book series and how they could potentially help in the classroom. White then did a book signing/meet & great event from 6-8 PM with his "Color-With-Me" Adventure books.[13] Keith was a guest author at the Cheektowaga Central School District's "Superhero Literacy Festival" on January 22, 2015 at Union East Elementary School in Cheektowaga, New York. He signed over 100 free copies of his first book Andrew and the Pirates that were donated to the festival by the West Herr Auto Group. He also posed for photographs and colored pictures taken from the "Color-With-Me" book series with the children in attendance. White was among dozens of authors at Larkin Square in downtown Buffalo NY as part of the second annual "Larkin Square Author Festival" on May 21, 2015. Visitors to the festival were able to meet and chat with dozens of their favorite local authors, purchase their books (a portion of the sales were to benefit a local bookstore called Talking Leaves), and grab a bite to eat and drink from the Larkin Square Grill.[14]
The "Holy Cross Head Start" school in Buffalo NY had Keith and his books at their Lawn Ave. school for a special event on June 8, 2015.[15] He autographed 200 copies of "Andrew and the Pirates" that had been donated by the West Herr Auto Group for the event.[16] After the book reading, White and his wife colored with the kids and did a "question and answer" session.[17]
The Anna Reinstein Memorial branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library in Cheektowaga (town), New York hosted a "Superhero Training Camp!" on July 23, 2015. The event was for kids ages 6–10 and promised to "Develop Superhero powers with brain games, feats of skill and other fun superhero activities!"[18] White was signing free copies of the superhero book "Captain Collin and the Andrew Avenger" for each child at the event.[19] White appeared at the Buffalo Comicon to promote his superhero book Captain Collin and The Andrew Avenger on October 17 and 18, 2015.[20] As part of the promotion, White gave away free autographed copies of the book.
On November 2 of 2015, White hosted a "Superhero Stories and Book Giveaway!" event at The Anna Reinstein Memorial branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library in Cheektowaga (town), New York.[21] The event was for children ages 6–12 and featured a reading of White's book Captain Collin and The Andrew Avenger with time to color between chapters. The children were encouraged to dress as their favorite superhero and to take a free book home with them after the event. All the books were printed and donated by the West Herr Automotive Group.
The Mullen Elementary School in Tonawanda (town), New York hosted Keith White Jr. and fellow children's author Roselyn Kasmire at the school for an "Author Appreciation Day" on March 15, 2016. White met with over 300 students, ranging from Pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade. After a reading of the first two chapters of Captain Collin and the Andrew Avenger each child received a coloring sheet with pictures from the book. White then walked around, talking with the kids and followed up with a question and answer session. Once the presentations were over, White and Kasmire went to each classroom to sign books and take photos with the students.[22]
Explore & More Children's Museum hosted White and his book series on August 10, 2016 for their weekly "Wednesday WOW!" event.[23] White gave away free autographed copies of the book Captain Collin and The Andrew Avenger and there was an area for the kids to make books and bookmarks of their own. White tweeted after the event that 50 books had been autographed and given away.[24] Many of the children also signed a poster board featuring the title and artwork of the book, that White said would be hung in his office after the event.[25]
Film, television and radio[edit]
On Television White has been on The Thurman Thomas Show, The Andre Reed Show, The Frank Reich Show and other Buffalo Bills related shows on Empire Sports Network.[citation needed] White has had parts in the movies The Falls, Manna from Heaven (film), Henry's Crime, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, Return to Nuke 'Em High Vol.1 and most recently Sharknado 2: The Second One.[citation needed]
White co-hosted the video game radio show "The Digital Ensemble" on 91.3 fm WBNY from 2005–2010[citation needed] The show was a talk show that featured news, interviews with notable people in the video game world and music both from games and inspired by games. In May 2014 it was announced on Twitter that television station WBBZ-TV in the Buffalo NY area is in talks with White to start a Children's television series on weekday mornings. It was not announced what kind of show it would be.[26]
White has been in two Television advertisements for the West Herr Auto Group.[citation needed] In November 2014 White made it known on Twitter that he was interested in bringing back "The Digital Ensemble" either on the radio or as a podcast.[citation needed]
On July 29, 2015 WBBZ-TV sent White a tweet asking him to be a "celebrity guest scorekeeper" on a future episode of the game show Bragging Rights![27] It is still unknown when the episode will air or how big of a role White will actually have.
In August 2015, White appeared in a backstage segment on the pro wrestling television show "AWWL BIG TIME Wrestling".[28] He portrayed the doctor of AWWL Television Champion Salvatore Morocco. According to the segment, Morocco claims to have been injured earlier in the summer at the hands of former Television Champion, The Lunatic, and brought his "doctor" on camera to prove it.[29]
In late 2015 White began directing and filming vignettes and promo videos for pro wrestlers in the Western New York area to use on YouTube and on television. His first videos were for pro wrestler Salvatore Morocco. One was a promo video that debuted on YouTube and then on the television show "AWWL BIG TIME Wrestling" in Detroit, Michigan. The second was a training montage/promo video that was a YouTube exclusive. It was filmed to promote the MFW Title match main event at the November 15, 2015 Maximum force Wrestling show in Irving, New York.
On June 18, 2016 Stuff Dudes Like posted a video, produced and edited by White, for the Riverworks Pro Wrestling "River Rumble" event on June 25, 2016. The video featured promos from various entrants in the "River Rumble" battle royal. The battle royal was held to determine a new number one contender to the Riverworks Pro Wrestling World Championship.[30] At the event, the match was changed into a World Title match, and was won by "The Professional" Jaxon Jarvis.
White posted a video that he co-wrote, produced and directed to YouTube on August 26, 2016 that featured pro wrestler Salvatore Morocco.[31] The black and white video featured Salvatore Morocco standing in cemetery discussing his upcoming world title match with Gabriel Soul on September 17, 2016, at the Cattaraugus County Community Center. The video has received praise from the wrestling community for both its moody and dark atmosphere and for Morocco's bold transition in character from a Vegas cardshark to an Egyptian pharaoh, descended from Ramesses III.
Media coverage[edit]
In June 2013 Keith was featured on Your News Now on Time Warner Cable.[32]
The July 18, 2013 issue of Bee Group Newspapers features an article on Keith called "Someone You Should Know".[33]
The Buffalo News did a full page color article on Keith, his family and his book series on August 19, 2013.[34]
The September 1, 2013 issue of The Source (newspaper) featured a story on Keith and his books.[35]
Sezoni Whitfield of Writers Kaboodle did an interview with White on March 27, 2014.[36] In the interview White discussed how his children feel about his books and how he decides what subjects (be it pirates, the circus or pro wrestling) to use for each new book in the series.
In April 2014 Keith was a guest on the pro wrestling radio shows "Under The Mat Radio"[37] in Baltimore, Md and in May 2014 he was on "Rock N Wrestle"[38] in the UK. Both appearances were to promote the book "Andrew and The Main Event". While on "Under The Mat Radio", Keith announced that he had begun work on a sequel titled "Collin and the Main Event Rematch". According to Keith, the sequel will be released sometime during the summer. Collin and the Main Event Rematch was released on July 15, 2014.
The July 12, 2014 issue of the West Seneca & Elma Sun featured a story focusing on White's first book and how he wrote it so that his son could write a book report at school about it. The story featured new quotes from White about his book series and his family life.[39]
On October 28, 2014 the online magazine Buffalo Rising presented a piece on White's "Color-With-Me" Adventure books. The article featured quotes from White where his described the joy and empowerment he felt when his son wrote a book report on the book Andrew and the Pirates and got an "A" on it. The article was written by Buffalo Rising founder Newell Nussbaumer.[40]
The Cheektowaga Courier newspaper did a front page feature on White and his books in their November 14, 2014 issue. The article was directed at parents and teachers looking for a way to get reluctant readers and children with ADHD to enjoy reading.[41]
On January 9, 2015 the website "Stuff Dudes Like" did a story on Keith and his transformation from a traditional dude, into a "Dude: Evolved". The story was written by Mike O'Brien as an introduction of Keith and his writing to the SDL audience.[42]
The Clarence, New York edition of the Bee Group Newspapers had a "Someone you Should Know" companion to their July 2013 article in their August 05, 2015 issue.[43] The second article is titled "Local artist pens books to help son learn" and was written by Steven Jagord. Unlike most other articles on White and his book series, Jagord wrote about the purchase of 1,000 books by the West Herr Auto Group for giveaways at their company picnic. He also wrote about the books that White donated to his son's school library and a visit White made to his son's school to meet the children and talk to them about "being an author".
The magazine Story Monsters Ink featured White and the Color-With-Me books in their September "Back-to-school" issue. The feature was a two-page interview/article written by Melissa Fales.[44] In the article, White discussed trying to balance being a father with finding time to write and make public appearances. "Sometimes I do wonder where I find the time," White was quoted as saying in the article. "Everyone with kids knows how hectic days can be. I go to work, come home, hang out with the kids and by the time you get homework done and dinner eaten, it’s time for brushing teeth and going to bed." He also discussed inspirations when writing and his future plans for his book series and his writing. "I’d like to try to grow my writing along with them, as they grow," he said. In the conclusion of the article White was quoted "I try to spend as much time as I can with my sons now, while I’m still cool in their eyes. I’m trying to soak that up as much as possible."
On March 24, 2016 White was included in an article/twitter poll online at buffalo.com and in print in the weekly Gusto section of The Buffalo News, called "Who would win in a fight: Superman or Batman?". White's response was "It's Superman all day long... unless Deadpool shows up, then my vote goes to chimichangas!" and was prominently featured in the article.[45]
Hip-Hop periodical, 9.0 Magazine featured an extensive five page interview/feature on White and his "Color-With-Me" Adventure books in their April, 2016 issue. The interview covered White's writing and hobbies, as well as his musical taste and other topics related to his life. The feature also included candid photos of White and his family at book signings, at home and on the road.[46]
Stuff Dudes Like[edit]
In late 2014 the online men's interest magazine "Stuff Dudes Like" announced that they would be adding White, along with pro wrestling star Salvatore Morocco and stand-up comedian Mike Bocchetti to their writing staff. White's initial work with the website were re-posted articles and reviews from his time with "ExtraGuy.com". In early 2015, White began creating original content for the Stuff Dudes Like, including reviews and editorials. Shortly after, he was named the online magazine's head writer.
In May 2015, White along with other members of the press were given a special screening of the pilot episode for the upcoming Supergirl (TV series) by CBS and Warner Bros. Television.[47] His review of the program was posted June 2, 2015.[48] In the review White said he enjoyed the pilot and that "Supergirl really packs a punch!". That quote was later used by CBS in promotional ads for the Supergirl premiere.
In May, 2015 Stuff Dudes Like writers Keith White Jr. and Mike O'Brien were named the official announce team for the 2015 Buffalo Gladiators football season.[49] White and O'Brien did live commentary for SDL Radio on stuffdudeslike.com and live in the stadium.
On June 10, 2015 Stuff Dudes Like announced on Twitter that the online magazine was in the talking stages with both Keith White Jr. and pro-wrestler Salvatore Morocco about doing documentaries about their lives called "Dudeumentaries".[50] According to the press release that was posted on stuffdudeslike.com the next day, the "SDL Media" branch of Stuff Dudes Like signed both men for films. As long as everything goes as planned both "Dudeumentaries" are scheduled to begin filming in the summer of 2015.[51] A Tweet from Salvatore Morocco on August 1, 2015 stated that filming was still scheduled but for unknown reasons had been pushed back until the beginning of September.[52]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Keith White Jr. on Extraguy.com"[dead link]
- ↑ "Keith White Jr. on StuffDudesLike.com"
- ↑ "BAVPA Morning Show on UStream"
- ↑ Hausmann, Anna Geronimo & Schuman, Nicole. "Best of WNY: Historic Theaters", Buffalo Spree, October, 2003.
- ↑ Vogel, Charity. "Cheektowaga resident creates combination reading and coloring books to help kids with attention problems", The Buffalo News, August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Picture of White at West Herr Company Picnic via Twitter", July 29, 2013
- ↑ "ChalkFest 2013 Photo Gallery on WGRZ.com"
- ↑ "Picture from ESW MeltDown event via Twitter", August 29, 2013
- ↑ "White's upcoming events via Twitter", Sept 18, 2013
- ↑ "2013 Buffalo International Film Festival Schedule"[dead link]
- ↑ Orchard Park Sun Staff. "Safety fair provides parents with additional tools to keep children safe", The Orchard Park Sun, June 14, 2014
- ↑ 2014 Buffalo International Film Festival Schedule[dead link]
- ↑ Twitter post from Keith White Jr. inviting people down to a book signing at The Bookworm book store, Oct 16, 2014
- ↑ "Larkin Square to host local author festival", The Buffalo News, May 18, 2015
- ↑ Holy Cross Head Start calendar of events for June, 2015, May 28, 2015
- ↑ Twitter post from Keith White Jr. showing the 200 autographed books for Holy Cross Head Start School, June 07, 2015
- ↑ Twitter post from Keith White Jr. with photos from the Holy Cross Head Start School event, June 08, 2015
- ↑ Buffalo & Erie County Public Library event information for "Superhero Training Camp!", July 23, 2015
- ↑ Twitter post from Keith White Jr. with photos from the "Superhero Training Camp!" event at the Buffalo Public Library, July 25, 2015
- ↑ Christmann, Samantha. "At Buffalo Comicon, geeks rule",The Buffalo News, October 17, 2015
- ↑ Post on fun4kidsinbuffalo.com detailing the "Superhero Stories and Book Giveaway!" event, October 26, 2015
- ↑ Pictures from the "Author Appreciation Day" event at Mullen Elementary School, March 15, 2016
- ↑ Wow kids on Wednesdays at East Aurora’s Explore & More Children’s Museum,The Buffalo News, July 11, 2016
- ↑ Tweet about the Wednesday WOW event, August 10, 2016
- ↑ Pictures from the Explore & More Wednesday WOW event, August 10, 2016
- ↑ "Twitter conversation between White and WBBZ about pitching TV show", May 2014
- ↑ "Tweet from Buffalo television station WBBZ about White appearing on "Bragging Rights!" TV show", July 2015
- ↑ AWWL Big Time Wrestling channel guide on bigtimeawwl.com
- ↑ Official AWWL Big Time Wrestling Facebook page
- ↑ "Riverworks Pro Wrestling - River Rumble Promo" on YouTube, June 18, 2016
- ↑ "Salvatore Morocco has a warning for Gabriel Soul! - YouTube", Aug 26, 2016
- ↑ "Picture of White on YNN via Twitter", July 16, 2013
- ↑ Carlson, Erika. "SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW", Bee Group Newspapers, July 18, 2013.
- ↑ Vogel, Charity. "Cheektowaga resident creates combination reading and coloring books to help kids with attention problems", The Buffalo News, August 19, 2013.
- ↑ Summerson, Mia. "Resident writes series aimed at children with A.D.H.D.", The Source (newspaper), September 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Writers Kaboodle interivew with Keith White Jr.", March 27, 2014
- ↑ "Under the Mat Radio on PWKGW.com"
- ↑ "Rock N Wrestle on North Highland Radio"
- ↑ Snickles, Kimberly. "Dad helps son with book reports by writing very own book for him", The West Seneca & Elma Sun, July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Nussbaumer, Newell. "“Color With Me” Adventures By Keith White Jr.", Buffalo Rising, October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Kelly, Debra. "Cheektowaga Author Develops Special Series of Books", Cheektowaga Courier, November 14, 2014.
- ↑ O'Brien, Mike. "Dude: Evolved!", Stuff Dudes Like, January 09, 2015.
- ↑ Jagord, Steven. "Local artist pens books to help son learn", Clarence Bee, August 05, 2015.
- ↑ Fales, Melissa. "Keith White Jr. Offers a Colorful Way to Help Kids with Academic Challenges", Story Monsters Ink, September 2015.
- ↑ Ruberto, Toni. "Who would win in a fight: Superman or Batman?", The Buffalo News, March 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 Writing Staff. "Keith White Jr. - Children's Book Author", 9.0 Magazine, April 2016.
- ↑ "Twitter message from White thanking CBS for the special screening of "Supergirl"", June 01, 2015.
- ↑ White Jr., Keith. "SUPERGIRL TV PILOT REVIEW", Stuff Dudes Like, June 02, 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Buffalo Gladiators Schedule.
- ↑ Twitter message from Stuff Dudes Like asking what people thought of possible "Dudeumentaries" based on Keith White Jr. and Salvatore Morocco, June 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Dudeumentaries" official press release on StuffDudesLike.com, June 11, 2015.
- ↑ Twitter message from Salvatore Morocco talking about the filming of a movie based on his career, August 01, 2015.
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