2024
June 6, 2024 (6-7 PM)- Dr. Brian appeared at the Grafton-Midview Public Library in Grafton, Ohio (southwest of Cleveland). The topic was cryptozoology with an Ohio focus.June 26, 2024- Dr. Brian appeared at the Perry County District Library in New Lexington, Ohio. The topic centered on cryptids with a focus on Ohio's creatures and myths.July 22, 2024- Dr. Brian appeared at the Canal Fulton Public Library in Canal Fulton, Ohio. The theme was cryptids and tied in with the library's summer reading theme of "Adventure" with an Ohio focus.September 6-7, 2024- Dr. Brian was a speaker at the fourth Pennsylvania Bigfoot Camping Adventure in Farmington, Pennsylvania. His topic was on the basics of cryptozoology and a focus on Bigfoot and with how the topic ties into his new book, "The Beast of Friday Lake".October 9, 2024- Dr. Brian was a presenter at the Westerville Public Library in Ohio (northeast of Columbus). The topic will surround the history and mystery of werewolves. This was his 16th consecutive year at the library and 17th overall appearance.October 15, 2024 (6-7 PM)- Dr. Brian presented at the Elyria Public Library (central location). The topic was on cryptids of the world with a focus on those that purportedly appear in the state of Ohio.October 24, 2024- Dr. Brian appeared at the Sandusky Public Library in Sandusky, Ohio. The presentation was on the basics of cryptozoology and focused on Ohio's strange creatures especially those in the northwest part of the state.October 28, 2024- Dr. Brian appeared at the Wadsworth Public Library in Wadswrth, Ohio. He appearing at part of the "Local Author" series discussing cryptozoology.November 16, 2024, 2024- Dr. Brian appeared during the Second Annual Books and Dragons event at the Cuyahoga Falls Library in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He spoke from 10:30-11:30 AM on mythical and cryptid creatures in popular culture.
Previous Appearances
Podcasts/Radio
- Brian was the host of the Paranormal News Insider radio show and podcast on various networks as well as on True Oldies 1270 WQTT broadcasting from Marysville, Ohio from September of 2008 until November of 2022.
- Brian was the first guest on the Grand Dark Conspiracy podcast and appeared numberous times as a guest and co-host. The show was also the home for the Paranormal News Insider from 2008 until 2015 when it went off the air. It was known as Darkest Hours Late Night in 2015 while on WQTT.
- Brian was a frequent guest and co-host of the ParaNexus Universe podcast.
- 94 Rock Morning Show live from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio.
- Spaced Out Radio with host Dave Scott discussing his background and how Ohio is just plain weird.
- Paranormal Road podcast.
- Crypto Kid Radio Show with host Colin Schneider (multi time guest).
- Real Ghost Stories Online radio.
- After Hours AM/America's Most Haunted radio show with hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen.
- Piercing the Veil Radio with hosts Kristi and Laura Ann broadcast on 93.9FM in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Paranormal King Radio with host Ross Raposo.
- Nightmare365 podcast.
- Beyond the Edge Radio with host Eric Altman (multi time guest).
- Arcane Radio with hosts Sean Forker, Lon Strickler, and Butch Witkowski (multi time guest).
- ParaTalk Radio.
- The Malliard Report with host Jim Malliard (multi time guest).
- Darkness Radio with host Dave Shrader.
- Paranormalities and Ponderings radio show (multi time guest).
- Spirit Watch Radio.
- Squatchdetective Radio with host Steve Kulls.
- Beyond Illusion Radio with host Leon Martin.
- Paranormal Experienced with host Kat Hobson.
- Spirit of Life Weekly Church Service from the International Church of Metaphysical Humanism (multi time guest).
- Beyond the Screen on LiveParanormal.com with host Tammy Deans.
- The Wicked Domain with host Alex Matsuo (multi time guest).
- Supernatural Realm with host Time Roxbury.
- Sunday Night Dead.
- Metaphysical Universe Radio (multi time guest).
- Chaos Descending.
- Mystic View Radio hosted by Dr. Kimberly Rackley.
- Let's Talk Ghosts.
- Inside the Paranormal with MVPRS.
- Keeping the Paranormal Friendly Community Show based in Manchester, England.
- Ohio Crypto Radio.
- West Georgia Paranormal Radio.
Journals/Magazines
- Brian was fortunate to appear in an article in the September-October, 2009 edition of The Journal Of Anomalous Sciences web-based magazine. The article was born from information he gathered for his group's handbook, information he felt all his investigators needed to know in dealing with the basics of science. The article was titled "The Science of Ghost Hunting and Paranormal Investigation" and focused on a brief history of how science began in the paranormal field, an overview of the scientific method and how ghost investigation fits in, and flaws that hold the paranormal field back. It was a great moment for Brian to realize one of his dreams of appearing in a scientific Journal.
- Brian wrote two articles for Cryptid Culture Magazine. The first one appeared in issue number 4 in November of 2016 with an article that discussed the strane story of the Loveland Frog of Loveland, Ohio fame. His second appearance came with issue number 7 in November of 2017 with an article discussed mysterious black panther sightings and how they might be explained.
- Brian has appeared in two issues of Skepitcal Inquirer Magazine. A favorable review of my book, Handbook for the Amateur Cryptozoologist appeared in the New and Notable section of the July/August 2014 edition of the magazine. Skeptical Inquirer? Yes, to have a book based on cryptozoology to be viewed favorably by the largest skeptical organization in the world is a huge honor. It would be far too easy to have others in the cryptid field give their stamp of approval for a book like this, but to appeal to true science and balanced-minded thinking was the goal with this book. I also provided a book review for Benjamin Radford's book, Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits.
- Brian appeared in the seventh issue of Beyond Parazine, a paranormal web-based magazine that is based in the United Kingdom. The issue was released in October, 2014. This magazine was a major sponsor for Paracon UK that took place in November of 2014 in which John Sabol was attending. The article in which Brian appeared served as a "who's who" for the "Ghost Excavation" team lead by John Sabol and Mary Becker.
Conferences/Conventions
- Pennsylvania Bigfoot Camping Adventure (all three years of the event; 2016, 2017, and 2019)
- Haunted Heights Paracon 2019 in Houghton Lake, Michigan.
- Brian presented the Twinsburg Paranormal Conference in 2018.
- Kecksburg UFO Festival in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania (2 time speaker).
- Un-Con XII (Unconventional) in Piqua, Ohio, discussing cryptozoology as part of the theme of "Freak Show".
- Albatwitch Day event in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
- Enigmacons at St. Albans Sanatorium in Radford, Virginia.
- 5th and 4th Annual Strange Encounters of Pennsylvania event in Johnstown, Pennslyvania (2 time speaker).
- The Gooz Project V2.0 MS Fundraiser Paracon at the Bell Nursing Home in Kimbolton, Ohio.
- The Excavation of Victorian Ghosts at Bedford Springs in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
- Butler Paranormal Conference in Butler, Pennsylvania (2 time speaker).
- Ghost Excavation Conference (3 time speaker).
- Mass Mysteria in King City, Ontario, Canada.
- VA ParaQuest in Bedford and Lynchburg, Virginia (2 time speaker).
- Ohio Paranormal Convention (both of the only two events).
- Mysteries and Paranormal Convention in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.
- Northeast Ohio Paranormal Convention in Rootstown, Ohio.
Libraries/Public events
- Brian has appeared at the Westerville Public Library just outside of Columbus, Ohio every year since 2009 (15 consecutive years including twice in 2016) and appeared via Go To Meeting in 2020 due to COVID. His topics have included varios aspects of ghost investigations including his own unique "E4" Method of client-based investigations, cryptozoology (with a focus on Ohio), UFOs, as well as wizards during the Wizards and Wands celebrations.
- Pickaway Country Public Library in Circleville, Ohio in 2018 and 2019. The program in 2018 centered on ghosts while in 2019 I discussed UFOs as it tied in with "A Universe of Stories" theme week at the library.
- Floyd E. Younkin Branch of the Pickaway County Library located in Ashville, Ohio. The program was on cryptids with an Ohio focus.
- Bio-Med Science Academy in Rootstown, Ohio for a group of teens interested in cryptozoology.
- On April 26, 2013 Brian conducted a Cryptozoology program at the Tri-C (Cuyahoga Community College) Eastern Campus for the Encore Campus Senior Adult Education Opportunity program for the "Explore, Enrich, Engage: A Speaker's Series" program.
- On April 12, 2013 Brian conducted a Cryptozoology program at the Tri-C (Cuyahoga Community College) West Campus for the Encore Campus Senior Adult Education Opportunity program for the "Explore, Enrich, Engage: A Speaker's Series" program.
- North Royalton Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library (cryptozoology).
- Community Library in Sunbury, Ohio (paranormal belief).
- North Coast Info Quest group in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Grafton-Midview Public Library with "Investigating the Paranormal" in 2009 and cryptozoology in 2024.