WHB sportscaster Danny Clinkscale will discuss and sign his book, “Leaving Cancer for the Circus,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs.
Clinkscale tells the story of a year in his life that combines discovery, surgery, and treatment of cancer, covering two World Series, and embarking on a solo trip through the upper Midwest. It was, simply, a journey at the conclusion of a journey.
In “Leaving Cancer for the Circus,” Clinkscale takes the reader through the struggles of his radiation treatment, its side effects, and the changes it made to his life. Throughout the ordeal, Clinkscale worked on-air, and it was during this time that he conceptualized his plan and goal of taking a trip after his health began to normalize.
The solo trip is the heart of the story — tales of small towns, beautiful vistas, and the people and places he encountered on the way. Woven into the narrative are reminiscences of a long career in broadcasting, as well as biographical chapters highlighting important events that shaped his full life, a life forever altered by cancer.
Despite the serious nature of the inspiration for the story, “Leaving Cancer” is mostly an upbeat and sometimes humorous account of many places and times. It is also, at its heart, a love story, detailing the author’s faith that his wife would understand his whimsy.
Danny Clinkscale is an award-winning sports broadcaster who fills various hosting and reporting roles at 810 WHB in Kansas City. He is a co-host on the highly-rated “Between the Lines” afternoon drive show, hosts “Baseball Tonight,” “College Football Gameday,” co-host of Kansas City Chiefs postgame coverage, and is the station’s main traveling reporter covering events such as the Super Bowl, Final Four, Baseball All-Star game, MLB playoffs, and World Series.
He also has been a play-by-play announcer at the Division I level in hockey and basketball, MLS soccer, the Baseball Hall of Fame game, and many other sporting events and venues. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Clinkscale resides in Shawnee, Kan. “Leaving Cancer for the Circus is his first book.”
The Bonner Springs Library, is online at www.bonnerlibrary.org, telephone 913-441-2665.