 He is also the co-author, with former US Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, of "How to Sweet-Talk a Shark," detailing their humanitarian trip to North Korea in 2013 and their attempts to negotiate the release of Korean-American detainee Kenneth Bae.Bleyer is the younger brother of sports anchor Keith Bleyer.Bleyer was raised in Washington and had a role in the movie "Twice in a Lifetime" as a teenager.