On August 23, 2022, Stoddard Media and the Rotary E-Club of the South Will Host Shelton Stevens, Retired 25 Year Executive Director of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Shelton Stevens was the late humor columnist and author Lewis Grizzard’s UGA fraternity brother and occasional roommate. Following a successful career in the sporting goods industry, Shelton was asked to take over fundraising at Egleston. That became Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. - July 02, 2022
Atlanta Author Peter Stoddard Published Two Very Different Books in One Week: Puritans & Lewis Grizzard
Peter Stoddard’s 2019 first book, “Lewis Grizzard: The Dawg That Did Not Hunt,” was an effort to revive the legacy of a legend who many deem to be the finest humorist America ever produced. His two new books reveal interesting forks in the road. - September 21, 2021
Author Peter Stoddard Produces CD of Lewis Grizzard Humor Few Have Heard Since 1981
Many consider Lewis Grizzard to be the finest humorist America ever produced. His books and recordings are still popular 26+ years after he left us in 1994 at the tender age of 47. Called the Will Rogers or Mark Twain of the South, Lewis Grizzard is easier to relate to by virtue of his contemporary messages. In 1981 Ronald Reagan had just been elected, and the Georgia Bulldogs had just won a National Championship. Politically incorrect as always, Lewis delivers edgy stories that still resonate. - January 03, 2021
"Lewis Grizzard: the Dawg That Did Not Hunt" by Peter Stoddard Recalls Tales of a Cultural Icon of the South and American Newspaper Legend
A Collection of Lewis Grizzard Stories the world has never heard, as told by many who knew him best. Lewis Grizzard was perhaps the greatest American humor columnist of all time. Sadly he died at age 47 in 1994. In November 2018 Peter Stoddard set out to learn why Grizzard's legacy was fading. He talked to people who knew Lewis casually & others who knew him well. Stoddard then launched an intense yet entertaining journey to relate stories that only Lewis' closest friends could tell. - April 20, 2020