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Born in 1956 in Evansville, Indiana to Judy and Jerry Graham, I grew up in New York City and Stockbridge, Mass,
before settling in Los Angeles in 1979.
Married to the writer and teacher Ruth Stroud, I am also the father
of student/musician/artist Sam, housemate of Jasper and Jinxy and brother of Atlanta musician Jez and Santa Cruz student
Lily.
I cover technology (mostly digital entertainment) for USA TODAY, where I have been a staff reporter since 1984, writing
about everything from television, movies and music to features about ice cream cones, Motel 6, Stuckey's drive-in and roller
coasters. Now it's a lot of gadgets, cameras, MP3 players and websites.
I have worked in radio (DJ, ad sales, news
announcing and writing, commercial producing,) television (a short-lived stint at "Entertainment Tonight" as a news producer)
other newspapers (The Hollywood Reporter and the Glendale News-Press) and retail (I co-owned and co-founded San Francisco's
Recycled Records, 1976-79.)
I have written for many publications, including Reader's Digest, Cosmopolitan, In Style,
TV Guide, Esquire, Playboy, Los Angeles and Rolling Stone.
Author or co-author of nine books, my credits include "Vegas:
Live and In Person," "Salesman of the Century: Ron Popeil," "Aaron Spelling: A Prime-Time Life," and "Life is a Contact Sport,"
with Ken Kragen. There's also guides to "Frasier," and "Rugrats." Of "Vegas: Live and In Person," the late Sammy Davis, Jr.
said: "The definitive book on the subject by one of my favorite writers."
I have two finished novels under my belt--"Norton, Norton & Nordovsky," and "Defrosted."
Oh, and I play
the guitar, stand-up bass and piano and take an occasional photograph. I have an accordion, but I'm not very good at it.
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Favorites
PLACES:
-- Malaga Cove, California. Ask for the Jeff special next time you're up in Palos Verdes at the
Malaga Cove Ranch Market and say hi to the great statue of Naptune.
--Hermosa Beach, California. Does it get any better than the outside deck at Good Stuff? Roller bladin' on the Strand
ain't too bad either.
--Park City, Utah. Summertime on a bike.
--Cinque Terre, Italy. Boating, anywhere.
--New
York, New York. A hefty stroll towards the Papaya King.
--The Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles, any time
Harold Lloyd or Buster's playin'.
MUSIC:
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Sam Bush, Dave Frishberg, Benny Green, Stevie Wonder, Oscar Peterson,
David Grisman, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Chet Atkins, Homer and Jethro, Lyle Mays,
Keb Mo, Michel Camilo, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Don Byron, Todd Rundgren, the Band and Van Morrison.
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