Lonesome B. Augustine heads to FOX 5 San Diego with two books and a mentorship mission

Author and Army veteran Lonesome B. Augustine will make his West Coast TV debut on FOX 5 San Diego’s The LOCAList SD, bringing attention to two novels shaped by 35 years in federal service and a decade of youth mentorship. The appearance also spotlights Football Faith, his Virginia nonprofit, and a feature-film adaptation of ICE now in development.

Why it matters: - Lonesome B. Augustine is using a local TV appearance to expand reach for a writing career built on federal-service experience, Black history, and faith-based mentorship. - The FOX 5 San Diego segment puts his work in front of a large Southern California audience and could widen interest in both his books and his nonprofit ministry. - A feature-length adaptation of ICE is already in development, adding a screen-business angle to the literary push.

What happened: - Augustine, the pen name of Robert Crutchfield Sr., is set for his West Coast broadcast debut this season on KSWB-TV’s FOX 5 San Diego and KUSI News affiliate. - The feature will air on The LOCAList SD, hosted by Emmy-nominated journalist Ashley Jacobs. - The segment date is listed as June 18, with the show airing weekdays at 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM. - The appearance is intended to introduce viewers to Augustine’s two novels, his 35 years of federal service, and the mentorship ministry he has built over the past decade.

The details: - Augustine spent 35 years in the U.S. federal government in geospatial intelligence before turning to fiction in his 60s. - His debut novel, ICE: A Story of Love, Crime and Politics, follows a Black private investigator pulled into a federal money-laundering scheme that moves from Las Vegas to Mount Weather and the diamond fields of Sierra Leone. - ICE draws on Augustine’s insider experience with federal infrastructure to create scenes he says feel authentic. - His second novel, Dark Prairie: Forged by Blood, Bound by Choice, is a Black historical Western centered on forgotten frontier figures including Nat Love, Mary Fields and John Ware. - The book arrives amid a broader wave of interest in Black cowboy stories fueled by Peacock’s High Horse: The Black Cowboy, The Harder They Fall and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. - Augustine founded Football Faith in 2014 as a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) ministry. - Football Faith mentors fatherless boys, at-risk youth and their families through faith, discipline, leadership and lessons from football. - Augustine says the ministry is the real-world proof behind the themes in his books. - Booknality, Augustine’s marketing and screen-development partner, is managing the ICE screenplay campaign. - Both novels are available now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. - Augustine lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia. - He is also a Christian speaker and the author of work focused on identity, faith, justice, manhood and survival. - His websites are lonesomeaugustine.com and footballfaith.org.

Between the lines: - Augustine is being positioned as more than a novelist. His pitch combines insider government experience, cultural storytelling and direct youth mentorship. - The FOX 5 segment could help frame his books as part of a broader brand built around witness, discipline and social purpose. - The timing around Black cowboy narratives may help Dark Prairie find an audience already primed for the subject.

What's next: - Augustine’s segment will air once the broadcast date is finalized. - Booknality will continue developing the ICE screen adaptation. - Augustine is likely to keep promoting both novels alongside Football Faith as the broadcast and screen interest build. - Social media links provided in the release include Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.