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Dick Wolfsie PhotoFor the past 15 years on WISH-TV’s Daybreak, Dick Wolfsie has lent his unique brand of wit and humor to the screen. His video essays and personal stories are unique to Indiana television. Many are syndicated nationally.

After 25 years in Indianapolis, this former high school and college English teacher has netted over 10,000 hours of television. Wolfsie’s work in the media has netted him over a dozen awards including a regional Emmy for best host, a national ACE award and a Casper Award for five years as host and producer of AM Indiana. He was recently nominated for his second Emmy Award. More >>

See Dick Speak, Hear Jane Laugh

Not just Jane, but anyone who has ever heard one of Dick’s humor presentations over the past 20 years. Learn why we laugh and how humor changes our lives. It’s the perfect after dinner (breakfast or lunch) speech. Caution: Speeches during dinner result in food sprayed all over the place. You can’t swallow and laugh at the same time. Contact Dick about speaking at your next event >>

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Wolfsie in Sheeps ClothingDick is presently a weekly humor columnist for 25 central Indiana newspapers. He has written eight books, including “Barney, The Stray Beagle Who Became A TV Star”; “Wolfsie in Sheep’s Clothing”; “Dog Dilemmas and Cat Conundrums” (written with dog behavior expert Dr. Gary Sampson); and “Indiana Curiosities, the 300 most off-the-wall people and places in Indiana” which is a revision of his 2001 best-seller.

Dick’s new book, “67 Ways to Amuse Yourself in Two Minutes or Less”, will be published by Life Time Press in June. Buy books now >>

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Indiana Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
Indiana Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
For the most part, the stuff in this book will not be advertised on billboards to draw you off the highway exits. This is a book for people who like the quirky, the offbeat, and the unusual. If you have absolutely no interest in how to astro-turf your car or where to find the John Wayne Museum, or a good frog race, you might want to buy one of those other books...
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Wolfsie in Sheep\
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Dick Wolfsie is widely heralded as Indiana's funniest writer. He will make you laugh. A lot. And often. He has, as they say, a gift... and it's non-refundable, so he's stuck with it.
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So welcome to Wolfsie's world as he ruminates over life's little mysteries and annoyances. This time he's pondering the madness of our day-to-day existence: who keeps moving the gas tank from one side of the car to the other? why is there no canteloupe juice? where did all the size 36-30 pants go?

Wolfsie says baaa! to hamburgers without buns, to licorice as health food, and to miracles involving grilled cheese sandwiches. His ability to put a comic spin on virtually everything will make your day a little brighter.

(Paperback) Publisher: Emmis Books (July 1, 2005)

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Cat Conundrums: Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems (Pet Peeves)
Cat Conundrums: Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems (Pet Peeves)
By Gary R. Sampson, DVM and Dick Wolfsie--Meet Beelzebub, who inventively protested the family dachshund's use of his litter box. Or Honey, who, in the absence of hockey pucks, expressed her athletic prowess in a most unsavory way.
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Cat owners will applaud Dr. Gary Sampson's creative approach to solving even the most purr-plexing feline behavioral issues. Dr. Sampson uses real-life examples from his pet behavior practice to help readers understand the reason behind their cat's behavior; take simple, innovative steps to correct the problem; and prevent future misbehaviors. These laugh-aloud stories will leave readers a bit wiser when it comes to establishing appropriate behavior in their best friend.

(Paperback) Publisher: Emmis Books (April 1, 2005)

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BARNEY: The Stray Beagle Who Became a TV Star and Stole Our Hearts
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As he left for work on a very cold morning in 1991, TV reporter Dick Wolfsie nearly tripped over a tiny beagle on his front step. He invited the little stray into his home and left for work only to return eight hours later to a shredded couch, a well-gnawed pair of heels, mangled curtains and a damp rug.
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Dick’s wife issued an ultimatum: "The dog must go. Either that or you have to take him to work with you." And so a star was born.

When Barney died in 2003, Dick received an outpouring of sympathy and condolences often reserved for heads of state. In BARNEY: The Stray Beagle Who Became a TV Star and Stole Our Hearts, Dick Wolfsie lovingly recalls the greatest Barney moments.

For more than 12 years, Barney the beagle was the most celebrated dog in Indiana. With his faithful human sidekick, Dick Wolfsie, Barney made 3000 television appearances, 14 commercials, hosted his own late-night movie review show and even had a line of Barney boxer shorts. He visited hospitals, retirement homes and schools, and local restaurants named sandwiches and drinks after him. Whether on television or in person, Barney brought joy to people’s hearts wherever he went.

(Paperback) Publisher: Emmis Books, Guild Press of Indiana (July 1, 2004)

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Dick Wolfsie reveals why wives walk faster than husbands; why all great ideas begin in a garage; why you shouldn’t eat lunch with your spouse; why women won’t drink Three Stooges Beer; how mice can cause a divorce; and how to use a bus to cure insomnia. These and other hysterical observations will have readers nodding their heads in recognition — and rolling on the floor in laughter.
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(Paperback) Publisher: Emmis Books (March 1, 2005)

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Dog Dilemmas: Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems (Pet Peeves)
Dog Dilemmas: Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems (Pet Peeves)
Change your dog's bad habits using lessons learned from Dr. Gary Sampson's pet behavior practice. His hilarious stories will help you understand the reason for your dog's behavior, take simple, innovative steps to correct the problem, and prevent future misbehaviors.
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67 Ways to Amuse Yourself in 2 Minutes or Less
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Dick Wolfsie returns to print with this latest collection of his one-of-a-kind views on life, situations, mysteries and annoyances.

In this third collection of stories all told with his unique perspecitive on life, Dick Wolfsie writes with a sense of humor appreciated by many. He can often find the sweet and honest moments even within the most strange or simple circumstances. No one else is capable of capturing a story in the same way as Dick and his views make us all stop and think with a humor and sweetness that is often overlooked in life.

With 67 amusing stories, all told in Dick's special style and viewpoint, you are sure to enjoy this book over and over and over again.
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(Paperback) Publisher: Life Press (June, 2007)

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About Dick

Dick Wolfsie PhotoFor the past 15 years on WISH-TV’s Daybreak, Dick Wolfsie has lent his unique brand of wit and humor to the screen. His video essays and personal stories are unique to Indiana television. Many are syndicated nationally.

After 25 years in Indianapolis, this former high school and college English teacher has netted over 10,000 hours of television. Wolfsie’s work in the media has netted him over a dozen awards including a regional Emmy for best host, a national ACE award and a Casper Award for five years as host and producer of AM Indiana. He was recently nominated for his second Emmy Award.

He has hosted local talk shows in New York, Chicago, Boston and Columbus, Ohio. Dick also served as a regular host for a series of Multimedia cable talk shows originating in New York and broadcast throughout the US and Canada.

Dick is presently a weekly humor columnist for 25 central Indiana newspapers. Dick is presently a weekly humor columnist for 25 central Indiana newspapers. He has written eight books, including “Barney, The Stray Beagle Who Became A TV Star”; “Wolfsie in Sheep’s Clothing”; “Dog Dilemmas and Cat Conundrums” (written with dog behavior expert Dr. Gary Sampson); and “Indiana Curiosities, the 300 most off-the-wall people and places in Indiana” which is a revision of his 2001 best-seller.

Dick’s new book, “67 Ways to Amuse Yourself in Two Minutes or Less”, will be published by Life Time Press in June.

See Dick Speak, Hear Jane Laugh

Not just Jane, but anyone who has ever heard one of Dick’s humor presentations over the past 20 years. Learn why we laugh and how humor changes our lives. It’s the perfect after dinner (breakfast or lunch) speech. Caution: Speeches during dinner result in food sprayed all over the place. You can’t swallow and laugh at the same time. Contact Dick about speaking at your next event!

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