Raised in San Antonio, Jack Dennis’ early experiences were as a newspaper reporter and private investigator. With a Texas State University bachelor’s degree, Jack studied journalism, education and psychology. He was the founding vice-president of Sigma Delta Chi, the Association of Professional Journalists at the University. Jack has received numerous awards, including Investigative Reporter of the Year from Rocky Mountain Press Association, David Ashworth Community Award, and Leadership in Management.
Some of the people and groups Jack has interviewed include:
Music
Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, George Strait, Roy Orbison, Justin Timberlake, Steven Tyler, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins, Jackson Browne, Steve Wariner, Tanya Tucker, Scotty Moore, Fats Domino, Patty Page, Tommy Roe, Emmy Lou Harris, Johnny Rivers, Charly McClain, Kinky Friedman, John McFee, Guy Allison & Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) , Randy Bachman (BTO), Jim Messina, Todd Rundgren, Alvin Lee, Gary Puckett, The Ventures, Freddy Cannon, Augie Meyer, Christopher Cross, Whiskey Myers, Sha Na Na (John “Bowzer” Baumann), Flash Cadillac, Jerry Scheff, John Wilkinson, Darrell McCall, and more.
Politicians & News
George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Lady Bird Johnson, Greg Abbott, Rudolph Giuliani, Larry King, Jack Anderson, Tom Bradley, Connie Mack, and more.
Actors
Clint Eastwood, Mike Myers, Taylor Lautner, Cameron Diaz, Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, Selena Gomez, Tippi Hedren, James Earl Jones, James Woods, Jim Nabors, Martha Raye, Rosalind Russell, June Lockhart, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Howie Mandel, Meg Ryan, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, James Drury, Melanie Griffith, Nathan Lane, Alan Thicke, Lou Diamond Phillips, Clint Howard, Tony Sirico, Cesar Romero, Michael Berryman, Tracy Scoggins, William Windom, Warren Stevens and more.
Space Explorers
Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Wally Schirra, Dave Scott, Gene Cernan, Walt Cunningham, Scott Carpenter, Gene Kranz (NASA Flight Director), Ed Mitchell, Richard Gordon, Bruce McCandless, Vanentina Treshkova (first woman in space, Russia), Alex Leonov (first man to walk in space, Russian), Al Worden, Dee O’Hara (nurse to astronauts) and more.
Sports: Joe Torre, Roger Staubach, Bob Hayes, Billie Jean King, Manuela Maleeva, Drew Pearson, Bob Lilly, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, George Gervin, Tony Parker, Shannon Miller, Cathy Rigby, Bruce Bowen, Wade Boggs, Fernando Valenzuela, Bernie Kosar, Dale Murphy, Jim Abbott, Dick Bartell, Mike Schmidt, Dan Pastorini and more.
Notables
May Pang, Bob Eubanks, Vernon Presley, Vester Presley, Charlie Hodge, Joe Esposito, Rick Stanley (Elvis’ step-brother, Harold Lloyd (Elvis’ first cousin), Doyle Brunson, Kara Peller, Hank Meijer, Norman Brinkler, Stanley Marcus, Jerry King, Mac King, Nathan Burton, Zach Anner, Louie Anderson, Owen Benjamin, Steve Byrne and more.
As head of Facilities for a major retailer (H-E-B Food/Drugs) for 20 years, Jack co-founded Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) and was elected President to establish PRSM magazine. Jack is a writer, speaker, golf-concierge and happiness coach. He has researched and studied happiness for over 40 years.
Jack was a prolific writer for Examiner.com, with over 1,900 articles written in six years. His articles and stories have appeared in AXS Entertainment, The ROWDY Country Music, Memphis Flash, and numerous magazines.
He is author of “Miracles of Justice,” a true courtroom drama novel about social injustice and miracles.
Confined to a bed and attached to IVs, monitors, cuffs and EKG electrode patches made me feel like an astronaut last weekend. I don’t care much for TV, so my private time in ICU was spent reading and researching. Here’s some quick and interesting things about our health I didn’t know. Laughing is good for…
Read more 40+ Quick and Interesting Health Facts I Learned in ICU
When my great-great-Chickasaw-Choctaw grandmother Margaret Delitha Ralph crossed the Red River by covered wagon into Texas she was only 14. Born in Arkansas just five days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Margaret settled in central Texas near Brady Creek. She married a cowboy, James Morgan, who spent most of his days on the…
Professional baseball and basketball television ratings immediately plummeted after their first games back from the Coronavirus hiatus featured kneeling and liberal leftist social messaging. Americans quickly tuned out for the following games. Apparently the MLB and NBA haven’t learned the lessons of two years ago when the NFL suffered terrible rating drops from the disrespectful…
Read more Should NFL, NBA, MLB Stay Out of Politics and Stick With Sports?
Saturday afternoon, the Peterson Regional Health Hospital emergency room doctor and cardiologist said they were going to send me up to ICU. Not even an hour before, the love of my life, my bride Dodie and I were happily eating “Donna’s Meatloaf” at the Camp Verde General Store and Restaurant about 17 miles away. Serendipity…
Read more ICU Do You See Me? True Friends In Times of Crisis
When I first began giving speeches as a young executive in the corporate retail world at H-E-B Food-Drugs in Texas, I experienced various severity levels of anxiety. My key life experiences at that point had been journalism, private investigation and construction. In high school and college I performed as an Elvis Presley impersonator at high…
Read more MY CONFIDENCE SECRET (or How I Met NY Yankee Coach Joe Torre & The ‘Elvis Factor’)
The American silent majority who stunned the world in 2017 and elected Donald Trump President are still here. But this time, they’re red-hot-boiling-over motivated and welcoming many more supporters in time for the 2020 election. The Mainstream Media, Democrats and Hollywood ignore this of course, but the demonstrations, terrorism, looting, beating up of innocent people–all…
Read more 45 Strong Indicators Trump Can Be Reelected as 45th President in 2020
Americans watched in disbelief as Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler went on attack mode against U.S. Attorney General William Barr during the Judicial House Committee hearing this month. Some of the disbelief was with Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats leader and why she would allow Nadler to be in charge of anything after his past ineptness with…
Read more The Evil Reason Democrats Hate Barr So Much Revealed in 2019 Indictments
If our father were alive during these days of pandemic restrictions, there’s no doubt he would be finding all kinds of ways to stay busy and productive. Walter “Corky” Dennis retired from a memorable career as police officer and homicide detective for the San Antonio Police Department in the 1980s. He immediately began work as…
Operation Crossfire Hurricane is boomeranging on the Obama-Biden Administration. With new revelations in hand, the Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee has formally requested more information for the investigation of Obama-Biden interference into Donald Trump’s presidency before and after his election. The investigation is honing in on Christopher Steele’s discredited anti-Trump dossier or who trafficked…
Read more Russian Probe Zeroing In On Obama-Biden Administration
Only a small proportion of generic active pharmaceutical ingredients are actually manufactured in the United States, and the majority come from India and China. “American reliance on foreign countries for critical, generic drugs is not sustainable and leaves the American people incredibly vulnerable,” Trump said during his campaign rallies in 2017. Spring and summer 2020…
Read more What’s Trump Doing About Big Pharma Prices and Drugs Made in Foreign Countries?
Paxton Issues Legal Guidance on School Reopening Politicians and playing politics in our local school districts has threatened some schools not to reopen in 2020. However, deaths from student suicides and drug overdoses currently exceed deaths due to the COVID-19 virus, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) director Dr. Robert Redfield warned. Attorney General…
Read more Setting the Record Straight on School Reopenings in Texas
Just in time for Elvis Week, Graceland and Elvis Presley’s Memphis Entertainment Complex in Memphis, Tennessee is debuting 10 new interactive experiences for visitors to immerse themselves even further into the life and legacy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll. “Our goal is to make every guest’s visit to Graceland unforgettable, which is why we continually…
Read more Graceland Presents Ten New Interactive Experiences Before Elvis Week
