Davy Rothbart is an author, filmmaker, contributor to This American Life, and the editor/publisher of Found magazine. This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago and distributed by Public Radio International. ...

Background

Davy Rothbart's magazine Found is dedicated to discarded notes, letters, flyers, photos, lists, and drawings found and sent in by readers. The magazine spawned a best-selling book, Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World, published in April 2004. A second collection was published in May 2006. The magazine is published annually and co-edited by Rothbart's friend Jason Bitner. Issue #4 of Found Magazine, published in 2005. ...

Rothbart, a former Chicago Bulls ticket scalper^[1], often tours the country to share finds and invite others to share their finds with him. His brother, musician Peter Rothbart, often accompanies him on these tours. In 2004, as he was on a nationwide tour to promote the Found book, he appeared twice on the television program The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...

The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas, a collection of Rothbart's short-stories, was published in August 2005 by Simon & Schuster. A shorter version of the same book was previously self-published by Rothbart's own production company, 21 Balloons Productions (named after Rothbart's favorite book, The 21 Balloons, by William Pène du Bois). William Pène du Bois, (1916-1993), was an author and illustrator. ...

When Fred Rogers of the PBS television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood died in February 2003, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed by Rothbart about his childhood encounters with Rogers similar to his story on This American Life. Rothbart also writes for GQ, The Believer, SLAM Magazine, and The Sun. Fred Rogers on the set of Mister Rogers Neighborhood The Reverend Frederick McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was the host of the internationally acclaimed childrens television show Mister Rogers Neighborhood, in production from 1968 to 2001. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Mister Rogers Neighborhood or as spelled on IMDb (Internet Movie Database) MisteRogers Neighborhood was an American childrens television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. ... An Op-Ed is a piece of writing expressing an opinion. ... GQ can refer to several things: Gentlemens Quarterly, a mens magazine The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Equatorial Guinea GQ, a replacement Quake 1 game engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Believer is a 2001 film written by Henry Bean and Mark Jacobson, and directed by Bean. ... The first issue of SLAM, featuring cover athlete Larry Johnson. ...

In December 2006, Geffen Records released Rothbart's documentary film How We Survive about the punk rock band Rise Against on a DVD called Generation Lost. Rothbart and Rise Against lead singer Tim McIlrath are former roommates. Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. ... Rise Against is a melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA. // In 1999, after the break up of 88 Fingers Louie, Joe Principe and Mr. ... It has been suggested that Baxter (band) be merged into this article or section. ...

Rothbart, a graduate of the alternative Community High School and the University of Michigan, lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with underground rappers Bam Wallace and Nigel Dang. His neighbor Andrew Cohn AKA "Anvil" is a talented musician and has great outside range for a big man. Community Highs informal logo. ... The University of Michigan (commonly known as the U of M, or UM) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

Radio

Davy Rothbart's stories were featured on the following episodes of This American Life: This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago and distributed by Public Radio International. ...

• 184 - Neighbors
• 212 - The Other Man
• 224 - Middlemen
• 239 - Lost in America
• 262 - Miracle Cures
• 306 - Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

External links

• Found Magazine
• 21 Balloons Productions
• Davy Rothbart's obituary of Fred Rogers
• PopGurls Interview: Davy Rothbart
• Interview on The Sound of Young America (July 2006)
• Interview with Davy on The Sound of Young America: MP3 Link
• Holiday-themed interview with Davy on The Sound of Young America: MP3 Link
• Podcast of presentation at Pop!Tech 2005

1. ^ Rothbart, Davy. 21 Balloons Productions - Radio. Retrieved on 2006-07-18.