Big Chuck!
My Favorite Stories from
47 Years on Cleveland TV
By Chuck Schodowski with Tom Ferran

If you've spent any time in Cleveland you know Big Chuck and you remember such favorites as The Kielbasa Kid and The Certain Ethnic Guy.

Hoolihan and Big Chuck

Watch a short (2:23) video below of Big Chuck as the Kielbasa Kid with Hoolihan and Buddy Ebsen

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He tells of pranks he pulled on people like Brown's legendary coach Paul Brown. He talks about his "fight" with Mike Tyson. He relives some of the amazing fund raisers he did and the good works that resulted.

John Lanigan, Big Chuck Schodowski and Little John Rinaldi

Not every walk down memory lane is worth taking, but this one most assuredly is. It will prompt memories long ago stored away in our minds. Good memories -memories of growing up in Cleveland with Big Chuck.

In many ways, his story is our story. He was right there with us for almost half a century and now he takes us on a delightful tour of those years.

Reviewed by Debbie Hanson

More Photos from the Big Chuck book launch party



Co-author Tom Feran with John Gorman

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Peanuts in an event-appropriate Ghoulardi shirt

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Sandy Lesko Mounts, Bill Ward and Jasmin from Channel 8

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Michael Heaton, David Gray and Ravenna Miceli