Insights & Inspirations

Bruce Bouchard, former executive director of The Paramount Theatre and John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years and formerly the editor of “Hotel Voice,” a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council co-author this column collaborating to tell short stories on a wide range of topics.

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Courtesy Bruce Bouchard - Charley giving comfort at Castleton to students missing their pets back home.

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July 24, 2024
Charles Wallace the Magnificent – A tribute part 7 Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre. John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years, was formerly the editor of Hotel Voice, a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council. They are co-authoring this column to tell short stories on…

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July 24, 2024
Charles Wallace the Magnificent – A tribute part 7 Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre. John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years, was formerly the editor of Hotel Voice, a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council. They are co-authoring this column to tell short stories on…

Transitions: bonds grow deeper

July 17, 2024
Charles Wallace the Magnificent, a tribute part 6 Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre. John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years, was formerly the editor of Hotel Voice, a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council. They are co-authoring this column to tell short stories on a…

How he came to “Wallace,” a post-wedding disaster, and several more Charley mishaps

July 10, 2024
Charles Wallace The Magnificent: A tribute, part 5  Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre. John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years, was formerly the editor of Hotel Voice, a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council. They are co-authoring this column to tell short stories on a…

Big changes, and a new home for Charley

July 3, 2024
By Bruce Bouchard and john Turchiano Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre. John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years, was formerly the editor of Hotel Voice, a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council. They are co-authoring this column to tell short stories on a wide range…

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A Tribute, Part 3  Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre. John Turchiano, his friend for 52 years, was formerly the editor of “Hotel Voice,” a weekly newspaper on the New York Hotel Trades Council. They are co-authoring this column to tell short stories on a wide range of topics. …

Charles Wallace the Magnificent, a tribute: part 2

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May 22, 2024
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Two guys, Ives and Quinn, and the end of Baseball’s color barrier

April 17, 2024
By Bruce Bouchard, a Q&A with John Turchiano John Turchiano, a retired union official and a close friend of 50 years, and I often talk baseball. What follows is from a chat we had recently about Jackie Robinson and the reversal of the color barrier in baseball, which happened 80 years ago this week — April…