Professional Experience
Great research. The best sources. Concise, clean, accurate and engaging prose. Available for short gigs and longer-term projects, with experience in technology, sports, travel, medical, and business writing.
Expertise
Content Editor (online) 21 YearsEditor 33 YearsWriter 32 Years
Specialty
Business (general) 20 YearsSports & Recreation 20 YearsTechnology 22 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 13 YearsOnline/new media 22 YearsMagazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 15 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- Slate (1-2)
- Computers.net (10+)
- ESPN (10+)
- Durham Magazine (6-10)
- Chapel Hill Magazine (3-5)
- Information Week (1-2)
- Macworld (10+)
- MedTech Journal (10+)
- Nonprofit Technology News (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- Outer Banks Marathon (10+)
- U.S.A. Track & Field (1-2)
- The Coker Group (1-2)
Other Work History
The Progressive Physician (formerly MedTech Journal)
Contributing Editor
Nonprofit Technology News
Contributing Editor
ESPN.com (Sept. 2001-Aug. 2006)
Contributing Editor/Page 2 Columnist
SportsJones Magazine (1998-2001)
Executive Editor
IBM (Nov. 1995-Aug. 1997)
RTP, North Carolina
Corporate Communications
BYTE Magazine (Feb. 1987-April 1988)
Peterborough, NH
Associate News Editor
Other positions: Philadelphia Inquirer (sports intern); Princeton Packet (sports editor); USA Today (research consultant; Wisc. Public Radio (prod. asst.). Have also written for dozens of newspapers, magazines, Web sites, and newsletters.
Full time professor of journalism and mass communication (six years); also taught part time at UNC-CH and New School in NYC.
Technical Skills
digital editing and audio production (spoken word); desktop publishing; multi-media blogging; "hidden Internet" or "deep Web" research
Computer Skills
iPad and Macintosh expert
Equipment
high-end digital audio recorder, laptop, high-quality digital camera, broadband Internet, direct-to-digital phone recording, photocopier, fax, etc.
Profiles
(ESPN.com 9/17/2005)
A profile of former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone.
(Chapel Hill magazine 9/1/2007)
John Hinton, once one of the country's top high school milers, is 45 years old and running nearly as fast has he did 30 years ago. He often wins races, on both the track (against collegians) and the road (against competitors of all ages). And he's now, at age 45, a world record holder.
(ESPN.com 5/19/2003)
A profile of Michelle Wie, age 13, including interviews with both her and her father.
General
(ESPN.com 10/28/2008)
A "bracket" of 16 great cold weather sports games and achievements.
(Slate.com 3/16/2006)
Sure, take a break—and help cost the U.S. economy $588 billion.
(Slate.com 3/31/2006)
Why former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is wacky -- but not, as an opponent says, close to a nervous breakdown.
(108 Magazine 4/7/2007)
The true story of the strangest cancellation in baseball history.
(Consumers Digest 8/1/2007)
Fee-based services aimed at making your fantasy baseball, football, or basketball teams better can be found all over the Internet, and we found plenty of services that won't necessarily benefit your team. You don't have to pay $50 for specialized analysis or $10 for someone to settle disputes within your league to get the best value out of your fantasy-sports experience.
(Creative Living Magazine 7/1/2012)
How to do a "media fast" or take a "digital sabbath" and why.
Culture and History
(ESPN.com 3/7/2002)
When did the NCAA Tournament become "March Madness"? When did the semifinals become the "Final Four"? When did the NCAA men's basketball championship tournament arrive as an Event, on a par with the World Series, even surpassing the NBA playoffs, and deserving to be mentioned with the Super Bowl?
Many believe it was March 26, 1979, Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird.
(ESPN.com 6/9/2026)
In 1965, Sandy Koufax refused to pitch in Game One of the World Series because it was Yom Kippur, a Jewish holy day. Instead of Koufax, Don Drysdale pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he gave up seven runs in 2 2/3 innings. "I bet right now you wish I was Jewish, too," Drysdale said to Walter Alston when the manager came to pull him from the game. The Dodgers lost to the Minnesota Twins, 8-2.
Entertainment
(ESPN.com 7/26/2006)
The classic Bill Murray movie is surprisingly autobiographical.
(Durham Magazine 4/1/2008)
On the 20th anniversary of its release, a look at how the film "Bull Durham" captured and helped spur change in Durham. Includes interview with producer Thom Mount, one-time president of Universal Pictures.
Personal essays
(ESPN.com 11/19/2003)
A personal look back at sports in the 1970s
(ESPN.com 6/17/2005)
A Father's Day tribute to my dad.
Consumer and Business Technology
(Macworld/Techhive 4/3/2016)
An archive of my "Digital Reading Room" column that I wrote for Macworld, as well as other articles and reviews that I've written for Macworld.
(Information Week 11/6/2007)
Cities around the country seem to be backing away from their promises of widespread, free municipal Wi-Fi services. Are they abandoning the idea of public Wi-Fi, or just retrenching?
Interviews
(ESPN.com 7/26/2004)
An interview with the presidential candidate.
(ESPN.com 12/8/2008)
An interview with the New Yorker staff writer about his most recent book, the No. 1 bestseller "Outliers," and its sports-related implications.
