Me Here, You There: My Three Decades Overnight, Under the Covers, Schmoozing S-P-O-R-T-S as Captain Midnight...

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Steve Somers Dick Friedman

Me Here, You There

My Three Decades Overnight, Under the Covers, Schmoozing S-P-O-R-T-S as Captain Midnight for...

Steve Somers, Dick Friedman, Jerry Seinfeld

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Triumph Books
18 November 2025

Radio; Media studies; Sociology: sport & leisure; Service industries; Press & journalism

A captivatingmemoir of New York sports radio from the legendaryhost who saw it all

On July 1, 1987 The city that never sleeps debuted the first 24-7 all-sports radio station in the USA. Steve Somers was here-and perhaps you, there-in WFAN's earliest days, an anxious sports media journeyman who had accepted a minimum-paygrade contract and the nocturnal, six-hour timeslot that came with it.

It was here, overnight and under the covers, thathe made a name for himself as Captain Midnight, thesteadfast on-air companion to New York City's finest:its truck drivers, bartenders, students, partygoers, and insomniacs;butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers; those looking for after-dark quiet from noisy days; and, of course, those seeking the precious company that radio, being intimate and personal, can give.

While Somers has been called the soul of WFAN, it was those listeners and callers that became the soul of his shows:

Jerome from Manhattan, Short Al from Brooklyn, Doris from Rego Park, and Jerry from Queens (who knew a thing or two about making a show about nothing).

InMe Here, You There, Somers reflects onlifeas a Schmoozer from San Francisco with a dream-come-true of working the concrete jungle. From achildhood calling play-by-play into a lightbulb he pretended was a microphone,to three decades in the WFAN studios, Somers details the luck, leaps of faith, and memorable characters that, for better and for worse, shaped his improbable career.

By turns wry and enchanting, Somers has authored a must-read for die-hard New York sports fans and anyone who appreciates a good story

By: Steve Somers, Dick Friedman
Foreword by: Jerry Seinfeld
Imprint: Triumph Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 571g
ISBN: 9781637278734
ISBN 10: 163727873X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 18 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steve Somershas hosted sports talk radio on WFAN since 1987. Dick Friedman is a former senior editor at Sports Illustrated. He is currently a contributing editor at Harvard Magazine.