Jean-Paul Brayer is a very accomplished and semi-retired businessman who lives near Paris, France now but has lived in other parts of the world, especially Europe, for long periods of time. You’ve worked at and been the CEO of big companies including Heineken (Holland), Levi-Strauss (Japan), Quick (France), and Group Flo in the UK, just to name a few. You were a student in the US and you’re a graduate of the acclaimed Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Paris. You’re cited on page 394 of the most recent Who’s Who in France!
CURMUDGEONLY YOURS -- Richard Bonte
Monday 11:30 am + Wed 5:30 pm
“Curmudgeonly Yours” is a show on ‘comparative modern Western life. The title comes from Richard Bonte’s humorous book of the same name, “Curmudgeonly Yours.” In his sometimes-multilingual show, host and author Richard Bonte interviews guests from different countries to get their take on ideas and problems facing the Western world.
Host Richard Bonte is a Bradenton resident and a native-born New Yorker. He has lived much of his life in Canada, California and Western Europe. He has worn many hats in his life including playwright, bi-coastal actor, teacher, writer, linguist and phonetician. He has advanced degrees from Berkeley, UCLA and the Sorbonne. Richard has written ten novels (including ‘Curmudgeonly Yours’ (2017), been given the FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) 2018 Silver Award for Humor), several plays and screenplays. He is right now co-writing a new novel set in 1930’s Los Angeles.