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Ed Kleven
Name: Ed Kleven After graduating from Tufts in 1966, I spent a VERY brief time teaching 5th graders in Carlisle, MA... I realized very quickly that getting up and driving to work before the sun came up was not for me. I am sure many of my students would agree teaching was not for me... I started my career in the entertainment business in the Winter of 1966 by joining The Kingsmen as their Road Manager... after 3 years of listening to "Louie, Louie" 320 days a year, and the group not wanting to tour on a regular basis, I joined Dionne Warwick's management team in 1968 and traveled the world with her through 1975... my tenure ended long before Dionne started her infomercials for the Psychic Hotline, so no jokes please... From 1975 till present time I have represented various professional baseball players, radio and TV news and sports anchors and a few sportswriters... Currently my concentration is on the media folks as my tolerance of the egos in Major League Baseball became quite thin... Shigetoshi Hasegawa of the Seattle Mariners is my lone baseball client... I was diagnosed with MS 21 years ago, but have been very fortunate as it has not prevented me from pursuing my profession... no marathons or extended physical activity for me, but I can talk on the telephone with no problems... the main tool of the trade for an agent... Best regards to the Class of 62... I have many fond and zany memories of my 4 years at GDA... too many to detail here.... I will look forward to reading and hearing about the reunion... Tarbs is doing a wonderful job of keeping me updated... I hope to see him in NY during my next visit... Ed Kleven |