Professional Experience
Country, Folk, and Americana music are my specialities but I write about all things celebrity and entertainment related including television and lifestyle/profiles.
My work appears in USA Today, Country Weekly, The Washington Times, Relix, Paste, Cowboys & Indians, Rolling Stone.com, The Washington Post, and other national publications and Web sites.
Expertise
Reporter
25 Years
Editor
15 Years
Writer
15 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
20 Years
Other, Specify
15 Years
Music
20 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
Newspaper - National
15 Years
Online/new media
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Relix (10+), Country Weekly Magazine (3-5), USA Today (3-5), Paste (1-2), The Washington Times (1-2)
Other Work History
Reporter, various Gannett Newspapers (7 years); Executive Editor, various healthcare magazines; editor, national news magazine.
Technical Skills
Basic HTML
Foreign Language Skills
some French
Computer Skills
Full Microsoft Office Suite, basic HTML, photography, Access
Equipment
Laptop, digital camera, audio
Work Permits & Visas
US Resident
References
Upon request or via "Linked In."
Awards
Investigative reporting, regional award, Associated Press; General news, regional award, Associated Press; Best of Gannet, internal national award, Gannett News; Excellence in looseleaf book publication, national award, Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association; APEX, regional award for publication excellence, best rewrite of a news article.
