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It's been 20 years now in the writing business and while I may not have done it all, I've done a lot. From interviewing presidents to covering municipal council meetings it's hard for me to imagine a type of story I haven't written yet. Business news has been the focus for the past two years or so, but I'm nothing if not flexible and am always looking to sink my teeth into a good news story, regardless of the topic. |
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| mediabistro.com Questions |
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What do you wish you'd learned sooner?
To do what you love and keep doing it, regardless of how convenient it might be to play it safe or go for the bigger paycheck.
Describe your dream assignment
My dream assignment from the day I became interested in journalism was to work in New York for a major national publication - and that's what I'm doing!
How cool is that?
What's the hardest work project you've ever tackled?
An eight-part series on child molesters that ran in The Express-Times. I'm really proud of the final product, but I think in retrospect I would have cut it in about half. Find it here: http://www.pennlive.com/specialprojects/childabuse/
In ten years, I want to be:
Writing books full-time.
What's your idea of a perfect Saturday night?
Early dinner, a couple drinks, then home with my wife and dogs in front of the fireplace.
What book is on your nightstand right now?
Who only reads one book at a time?
"The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob," by Frank R. Hayde.
"What's So Great About Christianity," by Dinesh D'Souza
"Up Till Now," by William Shatner
What's the best job you've ever had?
Tops would be my last two years working in national business media, most recently at CNBC.
Second would be covering courts and county government. The ultimate job for a daily newspaper reporter.
What's your idea of a perfect Monday morning?
Sleeping in until the afternoon. Or at least until mid-morning. Or at least until sunrise. I'm out the door at 5:30 a.m. Monday.
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| Work Samples |
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Newspaper clips |
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(dissidentvoice.org, 5/29/2006)
A proposal for a Hispanics-only Little League further divides my home town.
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(The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/8/2006)
This column, about 14-year-old Sam Smith and his refusal to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, generated tons of hate mail but lots of plaudits at the Inquirer. A columnist's dream.
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(freerepublic.com, 5/24/2005)
Good old-fashioned investigative journalism. This is a reprint of a story I wrote about previously unreleased details involving the shooting of an Easton cop inside police headquarters. Note feedback posts at the bottom. The E-T no longer has the original on archive.
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(The Express-Times, 2/22/2004)
An intro for the eight-part child molestation series, a well-done but ultimately overambitious effort by The Express-Times.
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(The Express-Times, 3/29/2003)
Nervous local residents deal with realities of war.
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(bishop-accountability.org, 1/14/2003)
bishop-accountability.org reprints an article of mine from The Express-Times. There's also a version of this on poynter.org.
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(Standard-Speaker)
Nice historical piece on the Lattimer Massacre. I used to be the editor in chief at the Standard-Speaker, the daily newspaper in Hazleton, Pa.
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Web magazine clips |
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(opednews.com, 8/21/2006)
A New Orleans photographer allegedly goes berserk and strikes a chord in the Lehigh Valley.
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(dissidentvoice.org, 5/29/2006)
Misguided effort by Latinos looking to create an exclusive Little League helps fuel dissent in a town already badly divided along ethnic and racial lines.
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(dissidentvoice.org, 12/31/2005)
A fun look back at the year that wasn't.
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My projects as an editor |
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(The Express-Times, 9/26/2004)
Another great four-part series in The Express-Times, this one taking a sharp look at how much it really costs to educate our children. This one scored an award from The New Jersey Press Association for public service journalism. I also was asked to speak about the series at Columbia University.
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(The Express-Times, 2/22/2004)
Eight-part series on child molestation. Some really compelling reading in here, but I think it was just a little too much.
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(The Express-Times, 6/1/2003)
Though it's now going on 3 years old, this four-part series is still relevant. The series helped open a dialogue within the community about the gang problem and was used as a teaching tool at local schools. PNA Keystone award-winner.
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Miscellaneous PR stuff etc. |
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(Lafayette College, 5/19/2006)
Some of the PR stuff can be a bit routine, but I really liked this article about a tribute to a Lafayete professor.
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(Lafayette College, 3/24/2006)
Lafayette College creates the world's largest print.
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CNNMoney work |
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(CNNMoney.com, 9/25/2007)
Ethanol is only made in a few areas across the country, even though the nation has staked its energy future on the biofuel. Another in a long line of ethanol stories that was well in front of what the rest of the national media is doing.
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(CNNMoney.com, 3/15/2007)
After nearly two years of legal wrangling, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), an oversight body created by Congress to settle royalty disputes in the music business, issued a new, higher fee structure for Web music broadcasts on March 5 that Web radio executives see as crippling.
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(CNNMoney.com, 3/7/2007)
Some owners of the recently released George Washington Presidential coins unwittingly got a little more bang for their buck - and they have God to thank.
Due to a glitch that still has federal officials befuddled, the U.S. Mint produced thousands of the new $1 coins without the "In God We Trust" ins
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(CNNMoney.com, 3/6/2007)
In his work as a personal financial adviser, Brian Jones' philosophy can be summed up in a few words: Don't be like Mike.
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(CNNMoney.com, 2/22/2007)
Pay as you go, or pay-go in Capitol Hill parlance, has retaken its place as the rule - though not necessarily the law - of the land as the Democratic majority begins its assault on the deficit-happy budget practices of the Bush administration. Not all the reviews, though, are raves.
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(CNNMoney.com, 1/5/2007)
The downside of the real estate boom: When property values increase, a surge in crime often follows.
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Money Magazine Best Places to Live |
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(CNNMoney.com, 7/7/2007)
These are all college towns except for Hoboken. All of the galleries took a tremendous amount of research, but we were really proud of the results. The site got a record 35 million hits the day this package debuted!
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(CNNMoney.com, 7/7/2007)
Like the others, Money mag crunched the numbers and I wrote the narrative for each town.
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(CNNMoney.com, 7/7/2007)
One of four galleries I composed. Money mag crunched the numbers and I wrote the narratives for each town.
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CNBC |
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(CNBC.com, 5/13/2008)
Analysis on a pivotal time for the stock market. Reading tea leaves is always a tricky proposition when it comes to Wall Street.
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(CNBC.com, 5/1/2008)
Primer on how to invest in currencies. These "how to" things have worked out well at CNBC.
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(CNBC.com, 10/25/2007)
My first market write story at CNBC.com.
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(cnbc.com, 10/19/2007)
A look at how proposed food safety regulations might affect businesses in the sector.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| I also work freelance for a public information office at a college |
3 Years |
| Editor |
10 Years |
| Writer |
10 Years |
Specialty |
| Lifestyle |
21 Years |
| Education |
21 Years |
| Politics |
21 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
21 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
CNNMoney.com (11+), The Express-Times of Easton Pa. (11+), Lafayette College (11+), CNBC.com (11+), The Philadelphia Inquirer (1-2) |
Other Work History
As previously indicated, I worked for more than 18 years in the newspaper industry. |
Computer Skills
Word, Photoshop, Quark, various database operating systems, INews, online publishing software including Workbench. |
Awards
2005 New Jersey Press Association public service award for four-part `The Cost of Education` series.
2004 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Press Award for four-part series `Losing Ground to Gangs.`
2002 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation Keystone Press Award, Division II, for column writing.
2002 New Jersey Press Association: Spot news coverage of 9/11 attacks.
2000 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation Keystone Press Award for column writing. Judges found writing brought `a big-city voice to a small-town newspaper.`
1991 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Award for special Pages from the Past edition, commemorating newspaper`s 125th anniversary.
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Associations
Past member, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
New Jersey Press Association |
Other
Invited to speak July 2005 at Columbia University`s Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media for the Harold W. McGraw Annual Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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