Ray Kroc is the man who transformed McDonald鈥檚 from a family restaurant in San Bernardino, California to one of the biggest corporations in the world.
His life was a rags to riches story, and he was known to be tempestuous both in his business and personal life. The story that is not as well known is that of his wife Joan Kroc. She lived a lavish lifestyle, and used a private jet as others would a sedan. Yet she also became a formidable philanthropist. Writer and journalist profiles Joan Kroc in her book 鈥溾�� (Dutton/2016).
Napoli speaks with host Frank Stasio about the enigmatic character and riffs on what the new Hollywood movie 鈥淭he Founder鈥� got right and wrong about Joan and Ray鈥檚 story.
This segment originally aired Oct. 11, 2017.
