Welcome to my website. Its immediate purpose is to tell you about my new book, Roads Less Traveled: Visionary New England Lives. You'll find excerpts from the book, ordering information, and a list of upcoming appearances and talks. I'll also be adding other writings and material and -- who knows? -- maybe even podcasts. Yep, building a bridge to the 21st Century, for sure. 

If my name rings a bell, you might be thinking of somebody else. There are a lot of John Walterses out there, including President Bush's drug czar, a prominent sportswriter, a British music writer, a British IT consultant, a dead British radio personality*, and a pro wrestler who fights under the name Hurricane John Walters. And a B&B in Denver, Colorado. 

*True story: the first time I ever Googled my own name, the first hit was "Broadcaster John Walters Dies." Bit of a shock, as I was working in radio at the time. After a moment of existential doubt, I checked my pulse and carried on.   

I am none of those people. I'm a freelance writer and editor, and a longtime radio personality. I was the host/creator of The Front Porch, a daily interview show that aired on New Hampshire Public Radio. I've also worked at Michigan Radio (the University of Michigan's public radio service), and at WAAM Radio in Ann Arbor. I'm a graduate of the University of Michigan.  I live in Montpelier, Vermont, with my wife Evan Eyler, a house rabbit, two cockatiels, and several zebra finches. Local residents may remember me from a two-year stint as Managing Editor of The Bridge, a Montpelier-based community newspaper.  

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What's New (or recent, anyhow)... on this site: 

12/28/11: Guest hosting the Mark Johnson Show on Radio Vermont/WDEV today and tomorrow. Information on guests and topics here. You can tweet your questions before or during the show to @johnswalters. 

10/21/11: Guest hosting the Mark Johnson Show on Radio Vermont/WDEV. Information on guests and topics here. You can tweet in your questions to @johnswalters. 

8/31/11: An Old Cowhand in the Granite State A profile of musician/storyteller Skip Gorman, whose passion is the real music and culture of the cowboys of the Old West. Not the prettified Hollywood stuff. (Article written for Kearsarge Magazine; this link actually takes you to KM's online archive.) 

6/13-15, 6/20-22, 6/27-29: Guest hosting The Mark Johnson Show on Radio Vermont/WDEV. Information on my guests and show topics.

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What's New (or recent, anyhow)... on my blog:

9/13/11: Entertaining a stranger I drove three hours to give a talk at a library. One person showed up. Didn't sell any books. And I'm glad I did it.

8/29/11: The creepiest TV commercial I know A rather lengthy commentary on the Abilify (antidepressant) commercial, which strikes me as profoundly weird.  

8/9/11: Life with CPAP A brief update on my adjustment to sleeping with a plastic mask over my nose, in a tone of resigned acceptance. 

8/5/11: The Pubradio Files, part 1: The rise of public radio An overview of public radio's history, from obscure origins to current prominence 

8/3/11: Prying Open Tin Can My interview with the co-creators of a new science fiction movie made in Vermont on a shoestring budget. A very good movie, I hasten to add. 

7/29/11: No swift surge of brilliance The first couple of nights with my CPAP machine are, shall we say, unpleasant. 

7/26/11: By this time tomorrow I expect to be a genius My newest acquisition: a CPAP machine for treatment of sleep apnea.