Turns out auto journalism isn’t impossible to join, it’s just a small world. Of all the writers in the Geneva Auto Show press room, I ran into Motor Trend’s Angus MacKenzie. Ezra Dyer lives 20 minutes south of me here in Boston. We even talk on the phone. Well, one time.
Category Archives: Autowriters Spotlight
Autowriters Spotlight: Randi Payton
Randi Payton If Frank Sinatra were alive to introduce Urban Wheels Awards host Randi Payton he might well sing, “a pauper, a poet, a musician, a boxer, a writer, a prince and a king.” Maybe not royalty but he is founder and head of On Wheels Media recently morphed into Decisive Media whose publications reach… Continue Reading
Autowriters Spotlight: Steve Purdy
Steve Purdy “Shunpiker” is an uncommon enough word to prompt an inquiry into the Shunpiker Journal and Shunpiker Productions and the person behind them. Turns out, it aptly fits how the man producing and hosting the hour-long web radio journal and a number of other auto-related endeavors arrived where he is. Steve Purdy “shunned” the… Continue Reading
Autowriter Spotlight: Paul Eisenstein
Paul Eisenstein affirms there’s life, challenge and satisfaction in freelance auto writing as he relates the back story of his journey from dispirited radio reporter to www.DetroitBureau.com partner and busier-than-ever work for hire. I truly believe that you make your own luck. Much of life is simply beyond your control, so it’s important to know… Continue Reading
Autowriters Spotlight: David Sedgwick
If there’s someone out there undecided about becoming an auto writer, Dave Sedgwick’s recounting of his career should tip the scales. Many journalists get involved in automotive reporting because they love cars. I got involved because it was such a great story. It was in the late 1980s, and I was a business reporter for… Continue Reading