Matthew Rudy
Bridgeport, CT USA
22 Years Experience
Professional Experience
Experienced staff writer, editor and columnist with advanced business training. I've written about everything from cars to steroids to drones for some of the largest sports magazines in the world. Elite ghostwriter with 24 published books and more than 30 magazine cover stories for professional athletes, coaches and business leaders.
Expertise
- Book Author 18 Years
- Editor 18 Years
- Writer 22 Years
Specialty
- Business (general) 10 Years
- Sports & Recreation 22 Years
- Automotive 6 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 22 Years
- Online/new media 10 Years
- Book Publishing Consumer 18 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- GolfDigest.com (columnist/blogger)(10+)
- Random House(1-2)
- Conde Nast Entertainment(1-2)
Other work history
Golf Digest (1999-present) Digest (front of book) Editor (1999-2001) Travel Writer (2002) Instruction Editor (2003-2005) Senior Writer, Columnist (2005-present) Reporter, Sports Illustrated (1995-1998) Author or ghostwriter of 24 sports, business and self-help books
Technical skills
Ghostwriting Creative writing Technical writing Project management Editing Creative development Photo/video direction and editing Video scripting
Computer skills
InCopy InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Acrobat Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Excel WordPress CMS Movable Type CMS HTML
Equipment
Apple iMac Apple MacBook Pro Zoom H4N digital microphone/recorder Final Cut Pro Adobe Photoshop Audacity iBooks Author
References
Portfolio and references at www.matthewrudy.net
Awards
Multiple Golf Writers Association of America annual writing awards
General
Real Steel
(Golf Digest 1/10/2015)
Inside the one-of-a-kind world of custom putter making
Drone Strikes
(Golf Digest 6/1/2014)
An examination of how consumer drones are being used within the golf world.
Steroids in Golf?
(Golf Digest 10/1/2007)
An award-winning investigative piece on the new phenomenon of steroid use by professional golfers. Notable for hall-of-fame golfer Gary Player's comments on his belief that current stars were using performance-enhancing drugs--the first comments of their kind in the sport.
Retro Rocket
(Golf Digest 1/1/2010)
One of a monthly series of "Long Drives" auto review columns for Golf Digest. The column ran for more than five years, from 2008-2013.