Selected published work in The Morning Call:
**Note: Since The Morning Call archives all of its stories that are more than 30 days old, links to the online versions of my stories don’t exist anymore. All of these clips are in Microsoft Word Document (.doc) form, which you can download by clicking on the links. If you’d like to see any of the stories in their original print form, contact me and I’d be happy to send you PDFs of the copies.*
Howie Mandel: ‘I just want not to be forgotten’ (feature interview, originally appeared 9/5/09)
Troubadour Wainwright mixes it up, from lavish opera to pure pop (feature interview, originally appeared 8/2/09)
Hey teacher, don’t leave those kids alone (feature on the School of Rock Lehigh Valley, originally appeared 6/8/09)
Bleepin’ funny: Steve Hofstetter’s biting and raw social commentary is a hit with young crowds (feature interview, originally appeared 8/22/09)
Funny on the fly: The Associated Mess, the Valley’s only improv troupe, creates a scene (feature, originally appeared 7/18/09)
Bethlehem native lives a dream in John Legend’s band (feature, originally appeared 8/9/09)
Clubbing at the casino (feature, originally appeared 6/6/09)
The Eagles are landing: A fan’s guide to Eagles training camp (feature/sports, originally appeared 7/23/09)
Tapping into history: Historic Bethlehem puts beer brewing on display (feature, originally appeared 8/20/09)
All things Sands: 13 essential questions, 13 essential answers in this guide to the new casino (feature, originally appeared 6/27/09)
Downtown Allentown’s the summer place to be (news article, originally appeared 7/9/09)
Symphony Association unveils lineup (news article, originally appeared 7/8/09)
Selected published work on Lehigh Valley Live:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats (TV recap, originally appeared 11/18/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Dee Reynolds: Shaping America’s Youth (TV recap, originally appeared 11/11/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Gets a New Member (TV recap, originally appeared 11/4/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Mac and Charlie: White Trash (TV recap, originally appeared 10/14/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Mac’s Big Break (TV recap, originally appeared 10/8/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Buys a Boat (TV recap, originally appeared 10/1/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Dennis Gets Divorced (TV recap, originally appeared 9/24/10)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Mac Fights Gay Marriage (TV recap, originally appeared 9/17/10)
Published work on The Morning Call’s Lehigh Valley Music Blog:
Downpour doesn’t stop reunited Blink-182 from rocking Hershey (live review, originally appeared 8/13/09)
Third Eye Blind predictable but strong, Matt Nathanson charming at Riverplace show (live review, originally appeared 8/5/09)
Wainwright’s return to Zoellner a personal affair (live review, originally appeared 8/8/09)
Blogging my way through Musikfest: a recap (live review, originally appeared 8/6/09)
Something special at Dr. Dog’s Americaplatz show (live review, originally appeared 8/4/09)
State Radio rocks through the rain at Riverfusion (live review, originally appeared 5/4/09)
Too much of nothing: Were you disappointed by Dylan’s performance? (blog post, originally appeared 7/15/09)
The show must go on: School of Rock LV triumphs with “The Wall” performance (live review, originally appeared 6/15/09)
DMB scores big first week sales, unveils kooky new video (blog post, originally appeared 6/10/09)
Vegan Treats so tasty it spawns its own jingle (blog post, originally appeared 6/9/09)
Two new Black Crowes albums not so hard to handle (blog post, originally appeared 6/10/09)
Third Eye Blind impresses die-hard and casual fans (live review, originally appeared 4/19/09)
The Roots rocked Lehigh (live review, originally appeared 4/19/09)
Selected published work on Stark Online:
The top 20 albums of 2009 (year-end list, originally appeared 12/16/09)
The top 25 albums of 2008 (year-end list, originally appeared 12/5/08)
Dr. Dog enjoying the ride (interview, originally appeared 7/29/09)
A little bit heiress, a little bit Irish (full interview with Rufus Wainwright, originally appeared 8/3/09)
Hoots and Hellmouth interview (originally appeared 8/4/09)
Look what happened (full interview with Less Than Jake, originally appeared 6/20/08)
Dr. Dog at Rittenhouse Square (live review, originally appeared 8/14/08)
A Saturday in Bethlehem: The Roots, The Thermals, Third Eye Blind (photo essay, originally appeared 4/20/09)
Selected published work on Arts Lehigh:
Summer in the City: An Introduction (blog post, originally appeared 6/14/2010)
And We’re Rolling: #SSFF Night 1 (blog post covering the South Side Film Festival in Bethlehem, Pa. originally appeared 6/15/2010)
…I’ve Just Got Something in My Eye, That’s all: #SSFF Night 2 (blog post covering the South Side Film Festival in Bethlehem, Pa. originally appeared 6/16/2010)
I’m Scared. So Su-Mi: #SSFF Night 3 (blog post covering the South Side Film Festival in Bethlehem, Pa. originally appeared 6/18/2010
Selected work from Lehigh University:
**These three stories combined to win first place in the 2009 Williams Prize for Excellence in Writing in the category of class work, a monetary award. All are in .doc form.**
Unexpected places (saturation feature chronicling a day in the life of Brenda and Jerry Driban, of local venue Brenda and Jerry’s. Written for Feature Writing class at Lehigh, under Prof. Glenn Kranzley. Dec. 2008)
Second to none (freelance feature about the aftermath of Lehigh Valley resident Ben Schenkel’s appearance on Jeopardy. Written for Freelance Writing class at Lehigh, under Prof. Charles Butler. May 2008)
What’s left behind (feature telling the stories of World War II veteran Ray Christman. Written for Feature Writing class at Lehigh, under Prof. Glenn Kranzley. October 2008)
