Kenneth Alfred Millman shows that retirement is just a chance to start a new, more thrilling chapter. His professional life was defined by the intensity of the press, spanning a career that took him to nine major newspapers. This journey began at The Denver Post and culminated with his prestigious role as Editor of Special Publications at The Miami Herald, from which he retired at the age of 55 in 2001.
But the editor’s chair was only one of his many posts. Millman, a man who truly never sits still, served as a diver and assistant navigator aboard a submarine as a Navy Vietnam veteran before earning his journalism degree from the University of Colorado.
After his newspaper tenure, he continued to lead as editor-in-chief of Wave and Worldwide Angler magazines, but the sea soon called him back. He traded his deadlines for docklines, spending the next decade as a sailing charter captain in the Bahamas. A role he proudly calls his dream job.
Having worn many hats, firefighter, coach, sailor, diver, submariner, editor, father, and storyteller, Millman now resides in Sebastian, Florida. Married, a proud father of four, and grandfather to ten, he remains highly active, traveling, enjoying life on the water, and helping to coach the local high school wrestling team. His memoir is a collection of the unbelievable, honest, and hilarious tales gathered from his remarkably well-lived life.
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A retired Miami Herald editor, Navy Vietnam veteran, and former Bahamas sailing charter captain, who proves that the most unbelievable stories are often true.