Aaron welcomes legendary sportswriter Larry Keith, now a member of the NC Journalism Hall of Fame after a decades-long career at Sports Illustrated. Keith got his start at WCHL back in the late 1960s – and now he’s the author of a memoir about his life, “Touch ‘Em All: My Life and Career at Sports Illustrated.”

Click here to purchase the book and read more information about it.

“Touch ‘Em All” chronicles Keith’s amazing life, from his early years as WCHL’s sports director to his incredible multi-decade run at SI, with all the wild stories and indelible personalities he encountered along the way.

Larry Keith will be discussing “Touch ‘Em All” at Flyleaf Books on Thursday, August 28, starting at 6 p.m. in conversation with fellow local sports-reporting legend Jim Lampley. Click here for more information on the event, which begins with a book signing at 5:30.

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