Tony J. Caridi

Anthony Joseph Caridi, known as Tony J. Caridi (born 1964) is an American author, and the former executive director of Marketing and Public Relations at The Alamo National Historic Site in San Antonio, Texas. He has also been a television spokesman and the host of the KENS-TV (CBS affiliate) morning segment, "Brain-Teasers". He is the author of the non-fiction memoir Neglected Legacy: Saving the Alamo from the Saviors[1] which details his experience with the embattled all-female organization, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, who fought to retain their century-long stewardship of the historic site. Tony J. Caridi has also authored: Deadly Sins[2][3] Of Father Hans Schmidt (historical Non-fiction), and Sleepy Hollow Massacre[4][5][6] and Diary of a New York City Quarantine,[7] which are edited by Bill Thompson; the veteran Doubleday Editor who discovered authors Stephen King (Carrie) and John Grisham (A Time to Kill).[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

This article is about the author/journalist. For the sportscaster, see Tony Caridi.

Tony J. Caridi
Born
Anthony J. Caridi

(1964-08-12) August 12, 1964
White Plains (Westchester), New York, United States
Alma materState University of New York
OccupationAuthor
Years active24
Websitewww.TonyJCaridi.com
Tony Caridi and Phil Collins (May 2010)

Early career

New York native Caridi studied at the State University of New York. He is the artist and author of the comic strip "Charlie Sneakers", which was carried in the early 1990s by the San Antonio Express-News. Caridi had become a television personality between 1995 and 2006,[19] having appeared in numerous commercials as a spokesman for the San Antonio-based Dianne Flack Furniture. He was also that company's director of Marketing and Advertising. Between 2001 and 2004, Caridi was the host of a popular morning news trivia segment "Brain-Teasers" which aired on KENS-TV. In 2005, Caridi was cast as the lead character, Coach Joe Foster, in the Nashville soap opera, Coach Foster Fights Back.[20] Produced by Nashville attorney Bart Durham, the series is about a Little League Baseball coach who is paralyzed after being struck head-on by an eighteen-wheel truck and his long road to recovery. The series which only aired in the Tennessee market, included scantily clad women, Miami Vice-style boats, and was filmed in Malibu, California, San Antonio, and Nashville. Former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding appeared in two of the series segments.[21][22][23]

The Alamo
Tony Caridi and Pee-Wee Herman touring the Alamo basement (August 5, 2011)

From 2009 through January 20, 2012, Caridi served as Director of Marketing, Development and Public Relations for the Alamo Mission, employed by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. He joined the organization during the group's tumultuous period of highly publicized in-fighting between factions of its governing body.[24] Caridi was involved with the DRT's application for a federal trademark of the words "The Alamo" and a $900,000 promotions contract with the Beverly Hills-based William Morris Endeavor Entertainment group. Caridi organized what was to be a nationally televised symphony concert with pop star Phil Collins, Ricky Skaggs, and other stars to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the March 6, 1836 battle of the Alamo.[25] Caridi is credited with leading Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman) on a tour of the Alamo basement, while Reubens was at the Alamo complex taping an episode of Bravo's Top Chef.[26]

Ricky Skaggs and Tony J. Caridi discuss concert details at Skaggs' Hendersonville, Tennessee studio/offices August 2010.

[27] Caridi still resides in San Antonio, Texas where he is president of Taylor-Caridi Marketing & Media,[28] a marketing-public relations firm, also known as "TC Marketing". Some of Caridi's graphic design creations include; the official Alamo logo, the official 175th Anniversary of the Alamo, and Texas Independence logos, George Strait and Tom Cusick's Texas hill country golf resort "Tapatio Springs Resort" logo, and Strait's "Vaqueros Del Mar" brand logo, the annual charity golf tournament and auction raises money for David Feherty's Troops First Foundation.[29][30][31][32] Caridi is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).[33]

Books
  • Sleepy Hollow Massacre(2020). ISBN 978-0-578-64760-9
  • Deadly Sins of Father Hans Schmidt (2020). ISBN 978-0-578-64942-9
  • Diary of a New York City Quarantine ISBN 979-8-657-43145-2
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References
  1. ISBN 978-1-329-97263-6
  2. https://books.google.com/books/about/Deadly_Sins.html?id=ACBTzQEACAAJ
  3. https://www.bookwire.com/book/USA/deadly-sins-9780578649429-tony-j-caridi-74495908
  4. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sleepy_Hollow_Massacre/6w9TzQEACAAJ?hl=en
  5. https://www.bookwire.com/book/USA/sleepy-hollow-massacre-9780578647609-tony-j-caridi-74101078
  6. https://www.bookwire.com/books/author/Tony-J-Caridi/Forthcoming-Books?authorId=75685659
  7. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54294218-diary-of-a-new-york-city-quarantine
  8. https://suntup.press/keys-to-the-kingdom/bill-thompson-part-one
  9. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/17/stephenking.fiction
  10. https://suntup.press/keys-to-the-kingdom/bill-thompson-part-one
  11. http://www.lethaltrust.com//Default.aspx
  12. http://www.wfaa.com/story/money/consumer/2014/08/12/13699916/
  13. http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2014/06/19/10862397/
  14. http://m.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/daughters-trip-over-critics-script/nRZHt/
  15. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20100609-Alamo-foundation-disbands-apparently-without-raising-2836.ece
  16. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Alamo-s-175th-birthday-party-is-on-hold-over-1685679.php
  17. https://www.archwaypublishing.com/Default.aspx
  18. http://www.lethaltrust.com//Default.aspx
  19. http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Expos-to-blow-lid-off-DRT-s-exploits-3042615.php
  20. http://www.nashvillesoapopera.com
  21. http://inmyroom.org/?p=260
  22. http://www.coachfosterfightsback.com
  23. Huddleston, Scott (February 4, 2012), "Exposé to Blow Lid Off DRT Exploits", San Antonio Express News
  24. http://www.texasmonthly.com/daily-post/never-surrender-or-retreat
  25. Huddleston, Scott (January 6, 2011), "Alamo Concert Now On Hold", San Antonio Express News
  26. Huddleston, Scott (August 6, 2011), "Pee-Wee's Big S.A. Adventure", San Antonio Express-News
  27. Huddleston, Scott (August 6, 2011), "Pee-Wee's Big S.A. Adventure", San Antonio Express-News
  28. http://www.taylorcaridi.com
  29. http://www.taylorcaridi.com/design.html
  30. http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2014/06/27/10612334/
  31. https://www.facebook.com/tapatiosprings/photos/pb.106590821613.-2207520000.1453473924./10152044881066614/?type=3&theater%5B%5D
  32. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/print-edition/2012/11/09/george-strait-invests-in-tapatio.html
  33. SPJ member #550047

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