Author Bio Michael Essany is a published author and columnist who has been featured on Oprah and The Tonight Show and in Time, People, TV Guide, and Entertainment Weekly. Michael has produced and written for local and national television since 1997. A graduate of Valparaiso University, he hosted The Michael Essany Show on E! Entertainment Television for two seasons prior to the program's syndication overseas. Michael is currently married and resides in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is the Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Indiana Grain Company, LLC. He can be reached at michaelessany@comcast.net.