BIO
Francine Brokaw
Francine Brokaw has been a professional writer for over thirty years, focusing on entertainment, travel, celebrity interviews, and products, books, and music reviews. She has written several novels and short stories as well as yet-to-be made screenplays. She hosts her own TV show, “Beyond the Red Carpet” which airs on local TV as well as YouTube. Francine is also the entertainment correspondent for “Good Day Orange County.”
She began her professional writing career writing for MSN in the Women Online forum and as an assistant forum manager for MSN’s Safe Computing forum. Prior to that she was a political consultant to many political figures. She contributed to the 1993 book RFK: Collected Speeches.
Her book, Beyond the Red Carpet: The World of Entertainment Journalists, takes readers into the world of those covering the entertainment business.
She hosts a TV show, “Beyond the Red Carpet,” and is the entertainment correspondent for “Good Day Orange County.” She has been interviewed by other shows and continues to be a sought after guest for TV and radio shows.
Francine is accredited by the MPAA and is a long-standing member of the Television Critics Association. She is also a member of the Los Angeles Press Club.
Books
Beyond the Red Carpet:
The World of Entertainment Journalists
Beyond the Red Carpet: The World of Entertainment Journalists is an inside look at the life and work of those who bring to the world the inside info about your favorite celebs, TV shows, and films. If you think the lives of these hard-working journalists are all glitz and glamour, you need to read this book to find out what their jobs really entail. Some of the stories will have you laughing out loud while others will have you wondering if your favorite celeb is a winner or a loser off camera.
This book won second place at the Los Angeles Press Club’s National Entertainment Journalism Awards.
RFK:
Collected Speeches
RFK: Collected Speeches is a collection of the speeches by one of the most remarkable and influential people of the 1960s. Francine was a contributor to this remarkable book that tells the story, through the words and wisdom of Robert Kennedy, of the trials and tribulations facing the world in the mid-20th century. While that seems like a long time ago, it was a time when innocence was teetering and people looked to the future with hope and ideals, and most importantly, to Robert Kennedy who was a beacon in a very dark time.