Christopher Gigley

Greensboro, NC USA
Website: http://chrisgigley.com
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Professional Experience

Accomplished freelance writer specializing in food writing with a focus on regional specialties, travel writing with a focus on U.S. destinations, and sports writing with a focus on baseball and ice hockey.

Expertise

Editor
16 Years
Writer
16 Years
Reporter
16 Years

Specialty

Travel
7 Years
Food
7 Years
Sports & Recreation
7 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
7 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
7 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
16 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

16 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Los Angeles Dodgers (10+), Our State (NC state magazine) (10+), St. Louis Cardinals (10+), Winston-Salem Monthly (10+), Seattle Magazine (1-2), National Geographic Traveler (1-2)

Other Work History

Editor, Giftware Business, 1993-2002

Computer Skills

Mac OS X, Word, Excel

Equipment

MacBook, iPod voice recorder

Showcase

Sports Writing Samples

The Puck Stops Here
(Winston-Salem Monthly 10/8/2009)
A humanizing feature on the new minor league hockey team in Winston-Salem.
Ian Kinsler: A Good Sign
(Texas Rangers 4/1/2009)
Feature on Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, shortly after the team signed him to a long-term contract. I traveled to spring training in Arizona to work on this piece.
The Pudge Factor
(Houston Astros 5/1/2009)
Profile on Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, not the most media-friendly baseball player on the planet. With little to go on, I managed to write a feature about his significance to his new team.

Food/Drink Writing Samples

Kings of Beer
(Greensboro Monthly 3/1/2008)
A feature on a local brewer I pitched to Greensboro Monthly.
Baseball Nut
(Our State 10/1/2009)
An Our State piece that I pitched for October, using the World Series as a hook for this North Carolina peanut producer, which happens to supply most of the Major and Minor League ballparks in the U.S.

Travel Writing Samples

Tar Heel Town: Sneads Ferry
(Our State 10/1/2009)
Based on a story I wrote about a farmer's market vendor who sold fresh North Carolina shrimp, I pitched and won an assignment focusing on this small fishing village.
Hotel Perks
(North Carolina Signature 1/1/2008)
A feature on boutique hotels across North Carolina, highlighting the particular room in which I stayed, key perks and the overall atmosphere of the hotel. This was also my pitch.