Dick Schaap (1934–2002), a sportswriter, broadcaster, and author or coauthor of 33 books, reported for NBC Nightly News, the Today show, ABC World News Tonight20/20, and ESPN and was the recipient of five Emmy Awards.

Mort Gerberg is a cartoonist and author known for his cartoons in The New Yorker, Playboy, and other publications. He was voted the Best Magazine Cartoonist in 2007 and 2008 by the National Cartoonists Society. Gerberg is also an extremely respected public speaker, focusing on the subjects of creativity and positive aging. Gerberg is a contributor of Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement. . . and the Great Beyond, Joy in Mudville: The Big Book of Baseball Humor, Mr. Skinner's Skinny House, and more.