PATRICK J.KIGER
P.O. Box 5689 Takoma Park, MD
20913
(Toll-free)
888.631.7148
Who I am:
Independent journalist, author, blogger, web
content creator.
What I’ve written:
Articles in GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine,
George,
Mother
Jones, Regardie’s, Philadelphia, Orange Coast and other
print publications.
Content for www.discovery.com , http://channel.nationalgeographic.com , http://www.buyingofthepresident.org and other web
sites.
Creator of the Science Channel’s
weekly “Is This A Good Idea?” blog (http://blogs.discovery.com/good_idea).
Co-author ( with Martin J. Smith) of Poplorica: A popular history of the fads,
mavericks, inventions and lore that shaped America (HarperResource, 2004) and OOPS: 20 life lessons from the fiascoes that
shaped America (Collins,
2006).
Writing and research projects for the Center for Public Integrity and other organizations.
Read
samples of my work at www.patrickjkiger.com .
What else I’ve done:
Newspaper reporter for the Pittsburgh Press and Orange
County Register, 1984-1989
Senior writer for Baltimore Magazine, 1989-1993
Awards:
Best stories of the year, www.rockcritics.com 2004
Silver medal in “writer of the year” category, City and Regional
Magazines Association, 1997
First place, Benjamin Fine Award for Education Reporting, 1992
Second place, feature writing category, California Newspaper Publishers
Association, 1987
Education:
The Pennsylvania State University, BA in Journalism, 1979.