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If you need evidence that Ted Mann is a somebody, just Google me. You'll get like a gajillion hits! Of course, all of those pages are referring to other Ted Manns (the mayor of Newton, MA, a theatre owner, and a soap actor -- natch!), but who am I to argue with free publicity?
If you're looking for the real me, you'll have better luck searching "turkeymonkey," the only term that I exclusively own on the web. And if you'd like to know what kind of writer I am, just call up any of my editors, who I guarantee will say that I'm prompt, professional, and rather dashing in a v-neck sweater.
In addition to being a Senior Editor at InTown, a group of lifestyle magazines published by Gannett and The Journal News, I spend my free time devising elaborate gadgets to entertain my cats, massaging my wife's feet, and refining my masterpiece--a creme brulee recipe eight years in the making.
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First Person Essays |
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(InTown Westchester, 9/1/2007)
Ever wanted to learn how to fly a plane, race a speedboat, or ride a motorcycle? Well, fellow adrenaline junkies, follow my lead.
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(Rockland Magazine, 5/1/2007)
What does it take to become an airplane pilot? I enrolled in flight school to find out.
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(The New York Times, 8/25/2002)
Even ball boys can experience the agony of defeat.
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(The Villager, 1/30/2002)
Fencing Christmas gifts through my favorite homeless boxer.
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(New York Press, 1/2/2002)
The bizare relationship between advertising and religion.
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Sports |
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(Rockland Magazine, 9/1/2006)
A new breed of online recruiting services promise athletes a full ride to college—for a fee. But do they deliver? And what if a North Rockland sports legend began offering the same service for free?
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(Ivy Basketball, 9/16/2002)
When Jack Molinas played basketball for Columbia in the early 1950s, he broke records, became an All-American, and was picked fifth in the NBA draft. He also engineered the biggest point fixing scandal in basketball history -- 27 schools, including Columbia, were implicated in 43 games.
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(Ivy Basketball, 3/11/2002)
An interview with bestselling author John Feinstein about the state of Ivy League basketball.
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Business |
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(InTown Westchester, 11/1/2006)
How does the chain decide where to open shop? Its New York real-estate guru, David Firestein, showed us the green mermaid's secrets.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 2/1/2006)
In Scarsdale, real estate flippers earn million-dollar windfalls -- and super-sized headaches.
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 10/17/2002)
Entrepreneurs are tapping the lucrative market of wet-your-pants entertainment.
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Art |
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(The Pennsylvania Gazette, 3/1/2004)
The little known story of a cadre of Penn-trained architects who returned to their native China and forever changed the course architecture in that country.
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 10/24/2002)
Philadelphia's Mural Arts program has helped redefine the conventions of urban art. The program's latest project, community art gardens, may be their most inspired, and controversial, work yet.
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(Rockland Magazine, 12/1/2007)
A countdown of the top 20 Rockland residents who hogged all the headlines in 2007.
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(InTown Westchester, 12/1/2007)
A countdown of the top 20 Westchester residents who hogged all the headlines in 2007.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 12/1/2006)
Did Clement Clarke Moore rip off "The Night Before Christmas"? Scarsdale rare-document sleuth Seth Kaller says he's finally solved the mystery of the poem's authorship.
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(InTown Westchester, 12/1/2006)
They might look garish and Griswold-esque, but so what? These five Westchester homes show off their holiday spirit loud and proud.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 11/1/2006)
With kids, bills, and high-stress jobs, these middle-aged fathers seem primed for a meltdown. But instead they’ve joined bands and rediscovered their musical mojo.
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(InTown Northern Westchester, 8/1/2006)
The inside story of what really goes on behind the scenes--and who really builds the houses--on ABC's hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
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(InTown Sound Shore, 6/14/2006)
All over the country, real-life Caddyshacks have been replaced by golf carts. Yet for some strange reason, Westchester's love affair with loopers perserveres. Why?
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(InTown Sound Shore, 4/1/2006)
Andy Spano didn't start the campaign for the Westchester Children's Museum, but he's determined to finish it.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 3/1/2006)
Why Central Park Avenue is the Greatest Parkless Parkway on the Face of the Earth.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 3/1/2006)
A round-up of the most notorious residents of Westchester's most exclusive village.
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(Rockland Magazine, 2/1/2006)
The new Congers train depot, Sushi on 303, Sweet Pete's, Angelo and Sons, and more.
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(Putnam Magazine, 2/1/2006)
10 ways to see Mahopac like you've never seen it before.
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(InTown, 12/1/2005)
He knows if you've been bad or good, but how much do you really know about The Westchester's man in red?
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(Rockland Magazine, 12/1/2005)
Veterans' Park, the M Shoppe, extreme take-out, and much more.
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(InTown Northern Westchester, 9/1/2005)
With all the CEOs living in Northern Westchester, how were Donald and Martha cherry picked to be the Apprentice's top dogs? Here's one theory.
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(InTown White Plains, 8/1/2005)
A week inside the bizarre world of White Plains karaoke.
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(Penn Arts & Sciences, 12/1/2004)
100 years after Ezra Pound sent a lightning bolt through Penn's English department, poets like Susan Stewart and Charles Bernstein are finally bringing his message into the classroom.
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(The Pennsylvania Gazette, 3/1/2003)
For three young Penn alumni trying to make it in New York, comedy is serious business.
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 1/9/2003)
Genealogy 101 at the Philadelphia branch of the National Archives.
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Science |
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(Penn Arts & Sciences, 9/1/2004)
Paleontologist Ted Daeschler has discovered new fossils that may finally be the missing link between bi-peds and our fishy ancestors. And guess what? They look an awful lot like a certain car-bumper ornament -- the Darwin fish.
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(The Pennsylvania Gazette, 7/1/2003)
Two studies by Penn researchers prove that maybe Dr. Atkins wasn't such a heretic after all.
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(The Pennsylvania Gazette, 3/1/2003)
What killed the woolly mammoth?
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Profiles |
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(The Journal News, 2/16/2007)
Inside Robert Hanssen's first days as an FBI double-agent, while he lived in Scarsdale and Yorktown and initially began trading government secrets to the Soviets.
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(Rockland Magazine, 7/1/2006)
An unauthorized look at born-again actor Stephen Baldwin, New City's Pentecostals, and their passionate crusade to shut down a porn store in Nyack.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 5/10/2006)
A profile of Carl and Clarence Aguirre, craneopagus conjoined twins who were surgically separated in 2004, and now live in donated home in Scarsdale, New York.
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(InTown Rye, Harrison, Purchase, 1/1/2006)
At home in Purchase with WPLJ radio legend Scott Shannon and his wife, Trish.
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(InTown Northern Westchester, 10/1/2005)
Profiles of AirLifeLine pilot Sid Ellner, creator of "A Treasure's Trove" Michael Stadther, and Tsunami aid ambassadors Diana and Bart Tyler.
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(InTown White Plains, 8/1/2005)
Profiles of female boxer Ann Marie Saccuratto and advertising pioneer Larry Woodard.
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(Penn Arts & Sciences, 5/1/2004)
Unlike most archaeologists, Clark Erickson doesn't begin his research in excavated holes; he starts in the sky, reading the landscape for markers of vanished civilizations.
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(Penn Arts & Sciences, 12/17/2003)
In 2004 Penn sociologist David Grazian published a book that exploded the idea of the authentic hole-in-the-wall. But even more surprising, his recent research shows that many blues clubs operate just like con games, complete with "ropers," "insiders," and "marks."
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Food |
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(Rockland Magazine, 7/1/2007)
The ultimate griller’s guide to pork, chicken, fish, beef, and veggies. Heck, we even show you how to sear an apple!
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(Putnam Magazine, 10/1/2006)
Ciao Bella brings Italian flair and café culture to Carmel.
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(Scarsdale Magazine, 3/1/2006)
In White Plains, Sunset Grille has become an overnight sensation.
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(Rockland Magazine, 12/1/2005)
Relish is Sparkill's best-kept secret.
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(Putnam Magazine, 10/1/2005)
In search of the best burger in Putnam County.
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(InTown River Towns, 7/1/2005)
Does a spectacular view signal superior food at River Town restaurants?
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Editor |
3 Years |
| Copy Editor |
4 Years |
| Writer |
8 Years |
Specialty |
| Lifestyle |
1 Year |
| Arts & Humanities |
2 Years |
| Technology |
1 Year |
Total Media Industry Experience
8 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
The Journal News / InTown Magazine (11+), Penn Arts & Sciences (3-5), Philadelphia City Paper (3-5) |
Other Work History
Senior Editor, InTown Magazine Network, The Journal News Acquisitions Assistant, University of Pennsylvania Press Editorial Assistant, Philadelphia City Paper Editorial Intern, The Atlantic Monthly Account Executive, Grey Worldwide |
Computer Skills
Mac, Windows, Office, Quark, HTML, Movable Type, WordPress, Photoshop |
Other
Check out my blog! http://www.turkeymonkey.com
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Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. 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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