Thanks for being awesome

First Heinz Field Steelers game with my daughter. As they say, Go big…

Thanks to everyone who made The Color of Sundays such a success this fall. Because of the book, I have met so many interesting people, heard so many important stories and learned a lot about myself. I’m really grateful to be surrounded by a loving family and so many terrific friends.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Andy

With Nunn’s grandson Matthew Wilson and Nunn’s daughter, Lynell.

My Trib crew.

With Trib colleague and fellow author Travis Sawchik. We both appeared at the same on the Nielsen BookScan Top 50 hardcover sports books list.

With Samuel Black, director of African American Programs at the Sen. John Heinz History Center.

That time when Jim O’Brien (on the right) welcomed me to the world of hawking sports books!

With Ellis Cannon for NightTalk

With Brenda Water and Jon Burnett for KDKA’s Pittsburgh Today Live.

Me hanging out with Lynne Hayes Freeland.

With Art Rooney Jr., a terrific story-teller.

Art Jr. gave me another of his books — about Steelers great Jack Butler. And inscribed it with another nice passage.

Being interviewed by Salena Zito.

Talking about race & ‘The Color’

Ironically, we rarely talk about race whenever reporters interview me about The Color of Sundays. But Lynne Hayes Freeland set a new standard when she talked with me for her weekly program on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate.

You can check out the full interview here: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/show/lynne-hayes-freeland-show/video-3333246-lynne-hayes-freeland/

Me hanging out with Lynne Hayes Freeland.

You can find the book at Barnes & Noble stores, online at Amazon.com, at lots of local retailers or directly through me. 

‘The Color’ LIVE — Appearance on KDKA-TV

I had a great talk with Brenda Waters and Jon Burnett on Pittsburgh Today Live. Jon played football at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, and he brought a little of that personal experience to the discussion. You can see the full segment (and more of my red socks) here.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/show/pittsburgh-today-live/video-3332212-author-discusses-new-book-the-color-of-sundays/

Pittsburgh Today Live — Friday morning

I will be making appearances on KDKA-TV over the next several days.

I’ll be visiting with Pittsburgh Today Live on Friday morning. I suppose it will be live (as the name suggests), so tune in at 9 a.m. to see if I goof up.

And then I’ll be visiting with Lynne Hayes Freeland on her show, which airs at 7 a.m. Saturday on the CW and at 6 a.m. Sunday on KDKA. We had one of the best discussions yet about The Color of Sundays. We talked pretty openly about race, which ironically does not come up often during my book appearances.

Because I know all of you won’t be setting your alarms, I’ll be sure to link to the shows here as well!

You can find the book at Barnes & Noble stores, online at Amazon.com, at lots of local retailers or directly through me. 

Me hanging out with Lynne Hayes Freeland.

Pittsburgh Sports Report features ‘The Color’

Pittsburgh Sports Report has posted a nice write-up about The Color of Sundays…

Conte found motivation for the book after meeting Nunn, as well as hearing stories from men of Nunn’s generation who experienced the segregation first hand. Conte felt it was important to record these stories for today’s fans and future generations.