2 WACKO! Echoes From the Purple Palace

by Ronald Lee Thomas (Illustrator), Jerry Colangelo (Introduction), Tom Ambrose

Overview

When it comes to the humorous back-story of the Phoenix Suns basketball franchise, "2WACKO!" picks up where "Notes From the WACKO! File" left off. Looking at Suns history since the team moved to their new downtown arena, the focus now falls on Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers, Mark West, Kurt Rambis, Shaquille O'Neal along with other Suns players and coaches of more recent vintage. There will still be plenty of flashbacks, cross-overs and double-dribbles going back to the early days of the Suns. The book also explores the history of downtown Phoenix and examines the decisions that went into the design and construction of the Suns' "Purple Palace."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466386143
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/29/2013
Pages:	356
Sales rank:	996,949
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

Tom Ambrose is a public relations professional who spent 37 years (1973-2010) in the front office of the Phoenix Suns of the National
Basketball Association.

He was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York, where he attended Iona Prep. Later, he matriculated at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in English.

Following his 1970 graduation from Notre Dame, he moved to Arizona to begin his public relations career with Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. Two years later, he entered the world of sports management as public relations director for the Suns. During his first 16 years with the Suns franchise, he directed the team's media relations, communications programming and later, its advertising strategy.

On a league level, Ambrose founded the NBA's Public Relations Directors Association (NBAPRDA), authored its code of ethical standards and served as the organization's first president. In 1996,
the NBAPRDA honored Tom with its "Splaver-McHugh Tribute to Excellence Award" for his contributions to the profession.

Throughout his career with the Suns, he managed the team's public relations, community relations and played a key leadership role with the team's non-profit, community foundation, Phoenix Suns Charities.

Tom remains active in the Phoenix non-profit community. He lives in Phoenix with his wife, Alice.

In 1992, Tom teamed up with Jim Brewer to co-author the book, "A Silver Anniversary Celebration of the Phoenix Suns."

In 2011, Ambrose released the first book in this series, "Notes From the WACKO! File and Tales from the Madhouse on McDowell."