▁recorded ▁audio ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁flat ul ence . ▁ ▁Dub bed ▁the ▁" M ike ▁Walker ▁F art ," ▁the ▁audio ▁clip ▁was ▁played ▁often ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Walker ▁co - w rote ▁with ▁F aye ▁Res nick ▁the ▁# 1 ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best - s elling ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁O . J . ▁Sim pson ▁murder ▁trial , ▁N icole ▁Brown ▁Sim pson : ▁Private ▁Di ary ▁of ▁a ▁Life ▁Inter rupted ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁( which ▁as ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁had ▁reported ly ▁sold ▁ 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ). ▁ ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁# 1 ▁on ▁the ▁non - f iction ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Times ▁best s eller ▁list ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Walker ▁had ▁a ▁week ly ▁radio ▁show ▁on ▁K ABC , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ ▁Walker ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁En qu ir er ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁self - sty led ▁writer ▁and ▁TV ▁person ality ▁A . ▁J . ▁Ben za ▁twe et ed ▁that ▁Walker ▁had ▁died . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁male ▁journal ists ▁Category : American ▁column ists ▁Category : American ▁g oss ip ▁column