As a veteran travel writer, entertainment journalist and digital content creator, I'm probably most in my element when I'm writing a blog and editing a video while watching a movie during an international flight. Whether it's TV or online, written material or video, hosting or behind the scenes, I pride myself on being a true multi-platform storyteller.
After graduating from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, I took a vocational left turn and started a media/journalism career at CNN Headline News (now known as "HLN") in Atlanta. During my progression from production assistant to executive producer, I helped cover some major news stories — including the death of Princess Diana, the 2000 Presidential election, and the 9/11 attacks.
Wanting to indulge my lifelong passion for entertainment (and for New York City), I left my beloved Atlanta for the Big Apple in 2005 to help launch HLN's new primetime entertainment news show, "Showbiz Tonight." During its award-winning 9-year run, I helped build "SBT" into a valued brand that became THE place for provocative celebrity news. I produced video packages and segments that have amassed nearly one million online views. Along the way, I interviewed numerous celebrities, including Jerry Seinfeld, Daniel Craig, Kevin Hart, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Chris Rock, Tina Fey, Justin Timberlake and many others. You can find my musings on entertainment/pop culture in the various online news articles, reviews, and essays I've written for CNN.com, HLNTV.com, and Yahoo.
At Yahoo Travel, I indulged my other passion as a contributing editor for the award-winning online travel magazine. An expert in the airline, hotel and luxury travel industries, I've won a number of travel writing awards, including a North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Gold Medal Award for Best Cruise Article (Online) in 2017 (I also won the Bronze Award in that category the previous year). I've shared my travel insights a number of times as a guest on Frommer's "The Travel Show."
When I'm not traveling the world, you can find me at home in Los Angeles as a proud husband, dog owner, poker player, gamer (that was probably me who fragged you on "Call of Duty" — sorry), Trekker, runner, Superman fan, James Bond wannabe, and, of course, a TV/movie/travel addict.
After graduating from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, I took a vocational left turn and started a media/journalism career at CNN Headline News (now known as "HLN") in Atlanta. During my progression from production assistant to executive producer, I helped cover some major news stories — including the death of Princess Diana, the 2000 Presidential election, and the 9/11 attacks.
Wanting to indulge my lifelong passion for entertainment (and for New York City), I left my beloved Atlanta for the Big Apple in 2005 to help launch HLN's new primetime entertainment news show, "Showbiz Tonight." During its award-winning 9-year run, I helped build "SBT" into a valued brand that became THE place for provocative celebrity news. I produced video packages and segments that have amassed nearly one million online views. Along the way, I interviewed numerous celebrities, including Jerry Seinfeld, Daniel Craig, Kevin Hart, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Chris Rock, Tina Fey, Justin Timberlake and many others. You can find my musings on entertainment/pop culture in the various online news articles, reviews, and essays I've written for CNN.com, HLNTV.com, and Yahoo.
At Yahoo Travel, I indulged my other passion as a contributing editor for the award-winning online travel magazine. An expert in the airline, hotel and luxury travel industries, I've won a number of travel writing awards, including a North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Gold Medal Award for Best Cruise Article (Online) in 2017 (I also won the Bronze Award in that category the previous year). I've shared my travel insights a number of times as a guest on Frommer's "The Travel Show."
When I'm not traveling the world, you can find me at home in Los Angeles as a proud husband, dog owner, poker player, gamer (that was probably me who fragged you on "Call of Duty" — sorry), Trekker, runner, Superman fan, James Bond wannabe, and, of course, a TV/movie/travel addict.