Jamestown  (CSi)  – Jamestown, native, Dave Munsey will hold a meet and greet in Jamestown on September 7,  and a book signing of  his autobiography, “ Munsey Business,” from 3:30-p.m., to 6-p.m., at the Dakota Store on First Avenue, South.

His book is available at the Dakota Store, along with Amazon and munseybusiness.com.

Munsey retired  last year, after a media career that took him from his native Jamestown to the  media, in Phoenix, Arizona.  He was inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Bruce Berg of Jamestown said, born and raised in Jamestown, Munsey relates growing up in Jamestown, and experiences that then led him to a long career in Phoenix, to retiring after 51 years in broadcasting.

During his weathercasting days in Phoenix, in addition to giving the local weather and forecasts he always mentioned what the weather was like that day in his hometown of Jamestown, North Dakota.

Bruce got Dave into speech class at Jamestown High School.   Bruce said Dave was  outstanding in speech class that help lead Dave to a successful career in T.V. and public speaking.

While in high school at the age of 15, Dave worked for his dad at the Jamestown Elks Club running errands and giving rides to patrons.

While serving in Viet Nam, Dave was asked to M.C. and introduce Bob Hope at one of Hope’s many entertainment shows for the troops in Viet Nam.

Dave also has interviewed Barry Goldwater, and became acquainted with Glen Campbell.

He also rode with the late CBS reporter and commentator, Andy Rooney with an hour drive to the airport a few years ago.

Bruce pointed out that Dave Munsey a 1966 graduate of Jamestown High School,  returns to Jamestown regularly to visit his dad.

Video of Dave Munsey in Phoenix, including a tribute to him, as he retired from the Phoenix T.V. station can be found on line at

Newsmaker Sunday: Dave Munsey, Part 1

Newsmaker Sunday: Dave Munsey, Part 2

During a portion of the interview he explains how he dedicated his life to water safety and how that came about.