Lew Irwin

Lew Irwin was the founder of comedy groups The Credibility Gap (when it was known as Lew Irwin and the Credibility Gap) and the Fifth Estate. He also interviewed Dick Clark and Elvis Presley for the Pop Chronicles while at KRLA 1110 radio. He wrote several editions of a book about Frank Sinatra and now publishes Studio Briefing. Irwin's autobiographical website wrote: While … an undergraduate at USC, he … host[ed] News Today, a nationally syndica... more
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