Steve Bassett was born and raised in Newark’s Third Ward and, although far removed during a career as a multiple award-winning journalist, he is proud of the sobriquet Jersey Guy. He has been legally blind for almost a decade, but has not allowed this to slow him down. Readers of Father Divine’s Bikes will share insights that earned three Emmys for investigative documentaries, and the California Bar Association’s Medallion Award for Distinguished Reporting on the Administration of Justice. Steve has authored two non-fiction books: "The Battered Rich" (Ashley Books), and "Golden Ghetto: How the Americans and French Fell In and Out of Love During the Cold War" (Red Hen Press under its Xeno imprint).