Media Coverage

TV Coverage:

• WNBC-TV "Today in New York," "What does your license plate say about you?" By Cat Greenleaf, broadcast 3/25/08
• News12 Westchester, "Morning Edition" with Matt Sampson, broadcast 3/21/08
• RNN Cable News, "Richard French Live," with Karen DePodwin, broadcast 12/21/07
  

Print/Radio/Internet Media Coverage:

• The Gazette, October 26, 2023, letter to the editor by M.H. Fryburg
• The Montauk Sun, "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace" by John Avlon - review by MH FRYBURG
• The Gazette, "No fooling: VANITY LICENSE PL8S DAY," April 21-27, 2022
• The Riverdale Press, "Why should Engel be re-elected? Climate change and coronavirus pandemic," by Marc H. Fryburg (posted on riverdalepress.com on 6-20-2020.)
• The Montauk Sun, "President Carter: The White House Years" By Stuart Eizenstat, Review by MH Fryburg, December 2019.
• The Montauk Sun, "Hissing Cousins," By Marc Peyser + Tim Dwyer, book review by MH FRYBURG, October 2019
• The Journal News (Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties, NY), "Proposal calls for renaming Croton Point Park the Eleanor Roosevelt Part at Croton Point," by Mike McKinney, Jan. 2018
• Montauk Sun, "It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs" - book review/author interview by MH FRYBURG, Sept. 2018
• Montauk Sun, "ON JUNE 6TH, CELEBRATE D-DAY WW2 REMEMBRANCE + INTERNATIONAL TOMATO PLANTING DAY," by STEFAN LONCE + MH FRYBURG, June, 2016
• The Gazette, "2ND 'VANITY LICENSE PL8S DAY'," 4-7- 4-13-2016
• Montauk Sun, "HAPPY VANITY LICENSE PL8S DAY," by Stefan Lonce, March 2016
• Hudson Independent, "The New Bridge Should be Named the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge," by Stefan Lonce and M.H. FRYBURG, November 2015
• Montauk Sun, "MY FATHER AT 100 - BY RON REAGAN" - BOOK REVIEW BY STEFAN LONCE + MH FRYBURG, September 2015
• Montauk Sun, "HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY SOCIAL SECURITY...AND MANY MORE!" By STEFAN LONCE, August 2015
• Montauk Sun, "LET'S NAME THE NEW TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE THE FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT BRIDGE!" By STEFAN LONCE and MH FRYBURG, July 2015
• Northern Westchester Examiner, "Inaugural Vanity License PL8S Day Celebrated in Croton," by Rick Pezzullo, 4-7-2015
• The Journal News (Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties, NY), "Another way to remember Pete Seeger," By Phil Reisman, published 4-17-2015
• WAG Magazine, "THE PUZLCAKE: SOLVE BEFORE SLICING," By Mary Shustack, July 2013
• Montauk Sun, "7-27-2013," By Stefan Lonce, September 2013
• Montauk Sun, "THE PUZLCAKE," By Stefan Lonce, July 2013
• Northern Dutchess News, "Social Security anniversary celebrated at FDR site," by Kristine Coulter, published 8-21-2013
• The Poughkeepsie Journal, "Social Security program to be honored at museum," by John Davis, published 8-14-2013
• The Montauk Sun, "BHEALTHY," By Stefan Lonce, June 2012
• The Montauk Sun, "DRIVING WITH FDR: A CALENDRICAL BIOGRAPHY," by Stefan Lonce, June 2012
• Westchester County Business Journal, "Vanity thy name is... Entrepreneur uses artistic license to create calendar, greeting cards," By Kathy Kahn, published 4-16-2012.
• Westchester County Business Journal, "There's no business like court business," by M.H. FRYBURG, 3-5-2012
• Wall Street Journal, "What Drives People to Take a Creative License?" By Nancy Keates, published and posted 6/23/11
• The Montauk Sun, "Understanding Lincoln," by M.H. Fryburg, September 2009
• The Montauk Sun, "CHANGENY," by Stefan Lonce, September 2010.
• The Montauk Sun, "CELEBR8! Ronald Reagan & 40 Years of CA Vanity PL8S," by Stefan Lonce, August 2010.
• The Montauk Sun, "How Promising is Obama?" by M.H. Fryburg, October 2010.
• The Montauk Sun, "Reality TV, Literarily: Review of 'The Guinea Pig Diaries' by A.J. Jacobs," by Stefan Lonce, August 2010.
• The Montauk Sun, "WAY2GO TEXAS!" by Stefan Lonce 4/2010
• Las Vegas Weekly, "GR8PL8T:There are two things Nevadans love-customized license plates, and the attention they draw ," by April Corbin, published 6/3/10
• Kenosha [WI] News, "Vanity, they name is on license plates," by Melinda Tichelaar, published 8/10/10
• Albany Times Union, "New York, thy fiscal solution is a vanity plate," by Stefan Lonce, published 11/25/09
• The State [S.C.], 'What does Sanford believe about license plates,' By Stefan Lonce posted 5/31/08
• MOVE Magazine, "PRE10D VNTY PL8S" [PRETEND VANITY PLATES] By Stefan Lonce, Summer 2009 - ANSWERS
• MOVE Magazine, "WHZ SO VN? [WHO'S SO VAIN?]" By Stefan Lonce, Fall 2007
• The Journal News (Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties, NY), "BEVAIN: Taking causes, messages to cars with plate talk," By Stefan Lonce, 6/27/09
• Sirius XM radio, Jay Thomas and Shuli Egar Interview Stefan Lonce About Vanity License Plates, 5-29-2009
• Bookofodds.com, "Oddsmakers: Stefan Lonce, Champion of the Vanity Plate," by Mark Micheli, posted 10/13/09
• Washington Post, "Vanity Tags Find a Bumper Crop of GR8 Plates," By John Kelly, 2/18/09
• Esquire Magazine, "Are offensive license plates allowed?" June, 2009
  
• National Public Radio, "Vt. Man Fights For Bible Verse Vanity Plate In Court," By Robert Smith, broadcast 12/9/08
• Detroit News, " We can't live without our wheels," By David Phillips, 5/28/09
• canada.com, "OMG! No naughty words 4YOR plates, please!" by Misty Harris, posted 4/28/09
• Wisconsin State Journal [& madison.com] , "Moe: Here's an Idea: Banned by the DOT," By Doug Moe, 7/7/08
• The New York Times, "Free Speech on Wheels," By Stefan Lonce, 7/5/08
• The Washington Times, "You can't spell Virginia without V-A-I-N," by Dena Potter (Associated Press), Nov. 12, 2007
• USA Today (print edition), "Drivers vs. DMVs on VANI-T-PL8S," By Charisse Jones, January 22, 2008
• US News & World Report (usnews.com), "Q&A with Stefan Lonce: A boom in personalized license plates," By Bret Schulte, posted January 16, 2008
  
• U.S. News & World Report, "License Plate Controversy: 2Xtian4aPl8?" By Bret Schulte, posted 5/16/08 (usnews.com)
• Chicago Tribune, "States' plates in question," By Tribune News Services January 4, 2009 (chicagotribune.com)
  
• Charlotte Observer, "Vanity plates send message in N.C.," By Amy Baldwin, 11/7/08
• Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "License plates offer unique method to tell GR8 stories," By Jodi Rogstad, December 1, 2008
  
• The Journal News (Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties, NY), "The story behind vanity plates," By Phil Reisman, February 12, 2008
• Rockford [IL] Register Star, Wood on Words: "Sound cool by 'condenserizing' your language," By Barry Wood, 4/20/08 (column syndicated by GateHouse News Service, which is published in U.S. newspapers with a combined circulation of 10 million)
• Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent, "H8BUSH? Not on Wisconsin license plates," By Ben Jones, February 12, 2008
• Capital Times (Madison, WI and madison.com), "Vanity plates allow poetic license," By Doug Moe, 11/13/07
• Richmond Times-Dispatch, ""We're tops in vanity plates," By Rex Springston, November 26, 2007
• Slideshow accompanying story
• Toronto Sun, "We're so vain - Ontario tops for personal plates," By Don Peat
• Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads, VA), "GR8! Poetry's in Motion on Virginia Vanity Plates," By Mike Gruss, November 17, 2007
• AP slideshow, By Tim McGuire
• Christian Science Monitor, "02 BE ME: Motorists send messages via vanity plates," December 18, 2007
• Barre Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, “Vermonters keen on vanity plates,” By Alan J. Keays, December 30, 2007
• Rapid City Journal (S.D.), "Bill would dump vanity license plates in S.D.," By Joe Kafka (Associated Press), January 7, 2008
• Press & Sun Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), "Vanity plates stamp drivers' personalities on their vehicles," By Elizabeth Cohen, March 16, 2008
• Seacoastonline.com (N.H.), 'GR8 PL8S: State 2nd in number of vanity plates,' By Catherine Salerno, posted March 30, 2008:
• The News Journal (DE), "Put your story on your bumper," By Summer Harlow, 5/26/08:
• The Morning Call [Allentown, PA] ,"Can any Pennsylvania group get a specialty license plate," by Dan Hartzell, 6/9/08:

Other Coverage of AP Story

Radio:

• National Public Radio, "Vt. Man Fights For Bible Verse Vanity Plate In Court," By Robert Smith, broadcast 12/9/08