John is an award-winning journalist, content creator, teacher, and storyteller. He has written on a wide range of subjects for major news organizations, cultural institutions, corporate clients, and individuals. He is comfortable producing originally reported journalism, as well as taking client-curated information and turning it into a compelling narrative. He has covered everything from crime and current events to business startups to sporting events to feature profiles to complex government initiatives. Among many awards, he has been honored by the American Society of Newspaper editors for his role in team coverage of the wreck of Amtrak’s City of New Orleans train, the New England Press Association for coverage of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts’ efforts to revitalize its downtown business district, the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association for a feature-length profile of spree killer Andrew Cunanan, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons for coverage of research into the causes of injuries to high school baseball pitchers. He has been a staff reporter at the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, among other newspapers. And his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Forbes, and many other publications.
