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Val Cardinale: A Brief Bio
I'm the son of Italian immigrants. I suppose being born on February 14 figured into my parents' decision to name me Valentino. Call me Val. Home back then, when I was growing up, was a 20-block area on Manhattan's West Side known as Hell's Kitchen. Today, I live in a little town in northern New Jersey, only a short bus ride from the old neighborhood, where some of my friends still live.
I had a long, successful career in publishing after graduating from Iona College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. I was the editor in chief of Drug Topics, the oldest and best newsmagazine for pharmacists, for 21 years; before that, I served as the editor of Adweek, New York Edition, and Advertising News of New York (ANNY).
In those positions, I handled a variety of management functions, ranging from setting editorial strategy and budgets to writing news articles and commentaries. After leaving the magazine field, I began writing fiction. It was a welcome change. Writing fiction has been a dream of mine from way back when. My first novel was The Terranovas: A War Family, published in 2005. with some autobiographical overtones. My newest novel is The West Side Kid, available now in paperback and hardcover versions (see "Order" page).
My long-time interests include reading (newspapers, novels, biographies, box tops, you name it); hockey and baseball; traveling; gardening; the movies; and the history, nature, and news/commentary TV channels.
That cheer you just heard is for family and friends—in particular, my daughter Kathleen and son-in-law William—for being there, in good times and not so good. Finally, I never stop marveling at the energy and enthusiasm of my grandchildren, Brian and Olivia, two of the grandest inquisitors you ever met!
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