Experience
- Austin American-Statesman, a 190,000-circulation Cox daily in Austin, Tex.; chief film critic, movies, pop culture and features writer, daily blogger and Tweeter — February 1998 to January 2011.
- The Press Democrat, a New York Times-owned, 105,000-circulation daily in Santa Rosa, Calif.; arts & entertainment staff writer, theater and pop music critic, general interest lifestyles — February 1993 to February 1998.
- The Dispatch, a daily McClatchy newspaper in Gilroy, Calif.; Lifestyles and arts & entertainment staff writer from June 1991 to July 1992; education reporter from February 1991 to June 1991.
- Freelance, 1992 to 2011, The Wall Street Journal, Access DirectTV magazine, USA Today Weekend Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, Maxim magazine, East Bay Express, Paper magazine, Fangoria magazine, SOMA Magazine. Created, wrote and taught online course “Introduction to Film Noir” at www.barnesandnoble.com. Wrote and presented movie reviews on KUT, Austin’s NPR station.
Awards
- Nominated: 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Pulitzer Prize for criticism by the Austin American-Statesman. (Short-listed for the prize in 2006.)
- Second Place: Comment and Criticism, 2010 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Class AAAA, for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- Honorable Mention: Comment and Criticism, 2007 American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors Excellence in Feature Writing Contest for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- Second Place: Short Feature, 2006 American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors Excellence in Feature Writing Contest for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- Honorable Mention: Comment and Criticism, 2005 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Class AAAA, for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- Second Place: Comment and Criticism, 2001 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Class AAAA, for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- First Place: Criticism, 2000 American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors Excellence in Feature Writing Contest for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- First Place: Comment and Criticism, 1999 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Class AAAA, for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- First Place: Comment and Criticism, 1998 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Class AAAA, for work at the Austin American-Statesman.
- Second Place: Criticism, 1994 American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors Excellence in Feature Writing Contest for work at The Press Democrat.
- First Place: Arts and Entertainment Coverage, 1992 Better Newspapers Contest from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for work at The Dispatch.
- First Place: Feature Story, 1992 Better Newspapers Contest from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for work at The Dispatch.
