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CenterStage

My Most Fascinating Interviews—from A-Rod to Jay-Z

by Michael Kay
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From the longtime host of the New York Yankees' television broadcasts, ESPN Radio's The Michael Kay Show, and YES Network's Emmy Award–winning CenterStage comes an "entertaining...greatest-hits collection" (Kirkus Reviews) of his most memorable interviews with the most intriguing personalities in sports and entertainment—from Jay-Z to Mike Tyson to Serena Williams to Adam Sandler to Bon Jovi to Larry David.
Emmy Award–winning television announcer and interviewer Michael Kay's eighteen years as host of YES Network's CenterStage have given him access to many remarkable figures in sports and entertainment. Now, this absorbing selection of the best, most revealing—and often surprising—interviews is available in one amazing collection, including some of the behind-the-scenes stories that didn't appear on camera. From Kay's very first CenterStage interview in 2001 with quarterback Steve Young, the show's creators knew they had something special. Kay's ability to get celebrities and otherwise private personalities to open up and share candid insights has become his trademark.

Among the interviews featured in the book are those with Red Auerbach, Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson, Bobby Orr, Sly Stallone, Jay-Z, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, John McEnroe, Rob Reiner, Seth Meyers, Serena Williams, Alan Alda, David Halberstam, Larry David, Bob Costas, Billy Crystal, Lindsey Vonn, Chris Evert, and Quentin Tarantino.

For any pop culture fan or sports enthusiast, this prized collection "should be high on your reading list" (Alex Rodriguez, three-time American League MVP).

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    June 15, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781982152055

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      • ISBN: 9781982152055

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      • ISBN: 9781982152055
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      April 15, 2021
      An impressive range of sports and entertainment stars sit down for friendly chats. When you've spent the better part of 20 years interviewing stars--from the worlds of sports, music, TV, comedy, and beyond--it makes sense to assemble the highlights between two covers. Kay, longtime Yankees broadcaster and host of the YES Network's CenterStage show, delivers a sort of greatest-hits collection, some of it revealing, some less so, all of it impressive in its breadth and wattage. The smartest thing about the show, and the book, is the recognition of the wide overlap between consumers of sports and entertainment. Here you'll find sit-downs with Quentin Tarantino and Jay-Z, Joe Montana and Alex Rodriguez (before his use of performance-enhancing drugs tarnished his name). There's a cognitive dissonance to the A-Rod interview, which happens to be the first in the book and comes under the heading "They Did it Their Way." Obviously, the author couldn't know what was to come, but the obsequiousness of this interview travels to other parts of the book. Kay is cut from a different cloth than, say, Jim Gray, who has a little bit of bulldog reporter in him--and whose own book of interviews, Talking to GOATs, was published in November. Kay is more of a features writer, but he always comes prepared, whether he's asking Larry David about his very short stint writing for Saturday Night Live or having Chris Evert parse the details of her rivalry with Martina Navratilova. He makes his subjects feel comfortable, which in turn makes them friendly and accessible. These kinds of interviews might work better in front of a camera, where the smiles and laughter come through. Still, it's entertaining to spend time with so many stars, even if they're not breaking much new ground. Bob Costas provides the introduction, and other interviewees include Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson, Serena Williams, Yogi Berra, and Lindsey Vonn. These interviews can be fawning, but they're usually fun.

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