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Spotlight: Local Author's Tupperware Book Heads to Hollywood

Local author and reporter Bob Kealing's book 'Tupperwear Unsealed'
Local author and reporter Bob Kealing's book 'Tupperwear Unsealed'

Brownie Wise was a pioneering business woman heading up the sales division of the Orlando-based Tupperware company.

Local news reporter and author Bob Kealing chronicled her life in the company and Central Florida in his 2008 book ‘Tupperware Unsealed.’

The book is set to be made into a movie, staring Sandra Bullock and directed by Tate Taylor. 90.7’s Matthew Peddie spoke with Kealing about the life of Brownie Wise in Central Florida.

Brendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program. Byrne also hosts Central Florida Public Media's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and the weekly news roundup podcast "The Wrap."