Writer/novelist Gary Ludwig was born into a family active in music and motorsports. He travelled after high school and worked on the fair and carnival circuit, later selling advertising and beginning a career in radio, eventually working as a news and sports writer and an on-air disc jockey. He was a columnist for the nationally circulated auto-racing tabloid Illustrated Speedway News while at the same time writing and anchoring the Speedsport Commentary Radio Network's sports segments.He wrote a series of magazine articles about the 19th century precedent setting murder story The Blue Eyed Six that later was published in booklet form and continues to be sold worldwide. He appeared in the documentary film about the crime. He owns Hodge Podge USA online bookstore, Basket Road Press Inc., and Marcan Advertising Inc.He has performed on stage, and has produced entertainment events and held marketing, media and public relations executive positions in a variety of entertainment, sports, and business venues.Ludwig has written to date two novels, a top selling sports biography, and a true crime book, He continues to reside in Pennsylvania writing fiction and non-fiction.