Hi AliGW,
This is why you "Da Man!!"
I hope that I am not violating any gender pronoun forum rules by saying that.

I came up with a formula too:
=MID(A2,FIND("written by",A2)+10,FIND("(RE:",A2)-FIND("written by",A2)-10)

Does this work too or, could there be any hidden pitfalls in my formula ?
Best
Doofus