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“Wooden & Me” Media

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Kristine Leahy and Gary Miller could not have been nicer.

The Tavis Smiley Show on PRI: Tavis & Me discuss Wooden & Me.

Tavis Smiley is a Wooden-esque role model.

In the studio with Tavis Smiley.

 

Woody visits with Gary Miller and Kristine Leahy on Los Angeles’ CBS/KCAL-9 TV Weekend “Sports Report.”

WOODEN & ME praised in the Paso Robles Daily News.

Book Review: WOODEN & ME is “a very good thing”

Sports Palooza Radio Show (Woody’s segment begins at the 46:35 mark)

Woody is a guest on SportsTownChicago radio.

Book Review in The Huffington Post: WOODEN & ME reads like Coach & You.

Author Ken McAlpine praises new memoir WOODEN & ME in this very kind written book review.

Dave Stancliff highly recommends WOODEN & ME in his AS IT STANDS column. PyramidSuccess

Jon Gold, charismatic host of The UCLA Bruin Report Online Podcast, interviews Woody about Coach John Wooden.

Woody visits the Conversation Corner Studio’s podcast to share stories about Coach Wooden.

 

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Wooden & Me

Name to sign inscription to:

Strawberries in Wintertime

Name to sign inscription to:

MY RUNNING STREAK is 8,278 consecutive days

(as of Thursday, March 5, 2026)

FUN FACTS:
* That is 22 years, 7 months, 26 days
* The Streak began on July 7, 2003
* Minimum daily run is 3.1 miles
* Average daily run is 11.7 miles

NEWEST ESSAYS (copyrights Woody Woodburn)

  • A Sheep Dog, A Sheared Sheep
  • Top dog shows off Down Under
  • Comforting In-Flight Entertainment
  • “Cupid” Story Better Than “OK”
  • Mom’s Act Remains North Star
  • Pier Bench Is My New Favorite
  • Epilogue: New Free Book Bench
  • A Magical Blizzard Of Leaves
  • “Free! Very Good! Read Me!”
  • Young Year In Need Of Older Wisdom
  • Final Gift Sports Balls Tally Is…
  • Ball Givers Are Sweet As Lemonade
  • ‘Friends’ Theme In 2025 Reading List
  • ‘Holiday Ball Drive’ Is Kids’ Stuff
  • Finding Golden Beauty In Daily Life
  • Kind Givers Get Ball Drive Rolling!
  • Sweet Treat After Halloween
  • Earlier Deadline For “Holiday Ball Drive”
  • Century of Linked Hands
  • Modern Prometheus In Dodger Blue
  • ‘Psychedelic Snowfall’ Of Butterflies
  • An Evening Of Silver Linings
  • Books, Butterflies, Botanical Beauty
  • Hall-of-Fame Campsite Cleaners
  • Hole Leads To Whole New Beauty
  • A Tale of Two Handmade Quilts
  • Can Black Thumb Turn Green?
  • Crown Cost a King’s Ransom
  • Kings of the Castle in Doubles
  • Wins, Losses Don’t Tell Full Story
  • Little Boy With A Big Sisterhood
  • Still Feeling Lucky Decades Later
  • Lesson From A Rocking Chair
  • Part II: My Top Top-Shelf Book
  • This Favorite Book Will Surprise You
  • An Unknown Hero Among Heroes
  • Sticky, Sweaty, Sleepless, Sublime Nights
  • Summertime is Marble in a Jar Time
  • Dadvice for Father’s Day
  • Lovely ‘Poem’ Turned Into Woodchips
  • Dear New Graduates, Be ‘Stonecatchers’
  • Some Things I Think I Know…
  • Beautiful Mosaic of Memorial Rocks
  • Special Delivery for Mother’s Day
  • Music To This Beach Boy’s Ears
  • Charlotte’s web proves mesmerizing
  • Advice for Easter Egg Hiders, Seekers
  • Column Reader Is A Real Clown
  • Laughing, Not Crying, Over Spilled Milk
  • Airborne Kites Make The Heart Soar
  • Oh Brother(s)! A Couple Book Tales
  • First Day of School Goodbye Tears
  • Some days glow with ‘Moonlight’
  • Still Trying To Be Like My Grandpa
  • Water Bottles Filled With Kindness
  • This Rom-Com Stands Test of Time
  • ‘The Child is father of the Man’
  • Rose Rises From Fire’s Ashes
  • New Home For Cherished Old Photo
  • Heroes Glow Brighter Than Wildfire
  • Lost In A Grocery Store Maze
  • Belated Resolutions For New Year
  • Gift Balls Rolled In In Big Numbers
  • Junky Skiing Santa Proves Priceless
  • Ball Drive “Cannot Fail” Thanks to Smile-Givers
  • Toasting My Favorite Books This Year
  • Kind Givers Get Ball Drive Rolling!
  • Following in Giant Footsteps
  • Birthday Gift for ‘Holiday Ball Drive’
  • Changing Diapers, Doing Laundry
  • Golden Memories of Dodgers’ Golden Voice
  • Trick-or-Treat Costs Arm and Leg
  • Making Friendship A Fine Art
  • Part 2: The Man Who Loves ‘Ulysses’
  • Finding Beauty After Being Lost
  • Part 1: A Most Unique Irish Bookshop
  • Laughing Through Mourning Tears
  • Short Walk to Long Remember
  • The Bamboo Field Life Lesson
  • Writing Streak’s Rhythm Slows by Half
  • Stung in the Heart by a Yellowjacket
  • Readers Recall Rite of Passage
  • Big Day For A Little Girl
  • Old Treasure Proves Quite a Bargain
  • Antique Man in Antique Shop
  • Old and Battered and Beautiful
  • Bookend Phone Calls Speak Volumes
  • The More Mess, The Merrier
  • Famous Song Lyric Sings True
  • Being Cashless Proves Priceless
  • Willy Wonka’s Golden Tattoo
  • Serendipity Smiles at St. Andrews
  • Angel’s Share and Titanic Tears
  • Bacon and Eggs and a Side of Serendipity
  • Encore Excerpt From ‘The Butterfly Tree’
  • The Celebrated Jumping Princes of Tennis
  • Excerpt from ‘The Butterfly Tree’
  • ‘The Butterfly Tree’ and enchanted Table
  • Monstrous Beauty at Loch Ness
  • Travels Begin With a Wee Side Trip

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