GREGORY ARCHER

Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA

Website: http://www.gregarcher.com

Professional Experience

Award-winning editor (15 years), journalist (20 years), author (5 years), on-air host (6 years). I write feature stories about agents of change, history, health, travel, celebrities, TV & Film. I am a seasoned editor--print, online, magazines, books, scripts. My work regularly appears in The Huffington Post and the San Francisco Examiner. As a long-time editor of Mainstreet Media's Good Times Magazine and extended publications, I helped build a multi-million dollar brand. I have also been published in Oprah, The Advocate, Bust, Palm Springs Life, The Sydney Morning Herald and other national and regional outlets. Learn more at www.gregarcher.com.

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Huffington Post (10+), Mainstreet Media (10+), Oprah Magazine (1-2), VIA Magazine (1-2), The Advocate (10+), CTV / GTV (10+), San Francisco Examiner (10+), Palm Springs Life (3-5), NorLights Books (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

San Francisco Media Group (10+), Desert Publications (6-10), Mainstreet Media (3-5)

Other Work History

Ghost writing, copy-writing, PR, publicity, book trailers for authors, marketing, creative consulting

Technical Skills

Web design, some photo editing and Final Cut

Foreign Language Skills

Some Spanish, some Polish

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, (OS 10+) HTML, In-Design, Quark, general web design, blogging, editing

Equipment

MacBook Pro, canon digital camera, audio recorder,

References

Leslie Katz (415) 359-2727 Stephanie Lutz (831) 345-8755 Duffie Bart (805) 563-0526

Awards

*FOUR Best Writer Awards in Santa Cruz County Readers' Poll; more than a dozen for the publication GT WEEKLY under my tenure. More than SIX feature story and video awards in the California Newspapers Publishers Association's Better Newspaper Contest

Associations

NLGJA (National Lesbian Gay Journalism Association, Santa Cruz AIDS Project, The Viktor Kee Foundation

General

Agents of Change

(Huffington Post 2/25/2015)

In my Agents of Change series, I spotlight forward-thinking individuals and groups.

Kathleen Turner

(Huffington Post 11/23/2014)

Secured interview and spotlighted Kathleen Turner, who revealed the inner workings of a one-woman show on Molly Ivins.

Red Carpet Coverage / Roseanne Barr Roast

(SF Examiner / HuffPo / SOWAT TV 8/8/2012)

Red Carpet coverage of Roseanne Barr's Comedy Central Roast

Beach Blanket Babylon

(VIA MAGAZINE / SF EXAMINER 6/19/2009)

Backstage interviews with iconic cast of Beach Blanket Babylon in San Francisco

Testicle Festival

(GTV 9/1/2010)

Having a ball. Watsonville, California's Testical Festival turns heads. I was there.

Henry Rollins

(The Advocate 11/3/2008)

The Henry Rollins Interview and Prop 8 agenda

Bill Maher

(Mainstreet Media / Good Times 10/5/2012)

The Bill Maher Interview

Mountaintop Removal: The Plight

(Mainstreet Media / Good Times 11/5/2013)

The plight of mountaintop removal takes a turn when two lesbian advocates for the environment take on the cause.

Jonathan Franzen

(Mainstreet Media / Good Times 6/13/2012)

An interview with celebrated and prolific writer Jonathan Franzen

Debra Messing

(The Advocate 10/10/2008)

An interview with Debra Messing

Cyndi Lauper

(Palm Springs Life 5/1/2013)

The Cyndi Lauper Interview

Eating Disorders: A New Approach

(Oprah Magazine 10/1/2008)

An article on an innovative treatment for those struggling with eating disorders and body image.

The Bay Lights

(VIA / AAA Magazine 6/1/2014)

The remarkable Bay Lights--coverage and reporting for VIA MAGAZINE

The Bay Lights

(GTV 3/18/2013)

Coverage of the illuminating BAY LIGHTS-- we actually managed to cover this on the Bay Bridge

Angela Davis

(Huffington Post 5/24/2013)

The Angela Davis Interview

Book Trailer(s)

(NorLights Press 1/11/2015)

One of several book trailers for Grace Revealed: A Memoir

GRACE REVEALED

(NorLights Press 1/11/2015)

Historical memoir -- a kind of Polish "Eat Pray Love" by way of David Sedaris meets Alex Haley --that chronicles my journey uncovering my Polish family's journey in the 1940s and the under-reported odyssey of Stalin's deportations.

Red Carpet Coverage / James Franco Roast

(San Francisco Examiner 8/30/2013)

My ongoing coverage of events--both red carpet-oriented and beyond-- including The James Franco Comedy Central Roast

Cirque Du Soleil's KA: Behind The Scenes

(SF Examiner / HuffPo / SOWAT TV 4/4/2010)

Behind the scenes reporting on Cirque's breathtaking show, "Ka," in Las Vegas.

Cirque Du Soleil's Amaluna: Behind The Scenes

(GTV 1/14/2014)

Riveting show. Cirque's Amaluna and my backstage coverage.

Voca People

(SF Examiner / HuffPo / SOWAT TV 6/10/2012)

Behind the scenes coverage/ reporting on Voca People, a striking new performance art show in San Francisco

Golden Girls - SF Style

(SF Examiner / HuffPo / SOWAT TV 12/6/2011)

Coverage/ interviews backstage with enterprising drag performers re-enacting classic holiday episodes from the Golden Girls.

Ali McGraw

(SF Examiner / HuffPo / SOWAT TV 2/27/2012)

Backstage coverage/ interview with Ali McGraw on the eve of the anniversary of LOVE STORY

GTV Talk Show

(GTV 12/6/2013)

Pilot episode of regional talk show spotlighting arts and culture. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/user/GTVSC

Visitor Guide

(Mainstreet Media / Good Times 6/15/2012)

In addition to overseeing weekly publication of award-winning weekly magazine in Santa Cruz, Ca., oversaw seven regional productions of special issues, including the V Guide--editing and more of annual visitor guide and more.