Résumé
Peter B. King
113 4th Street
Aspinwall, PA 15215
412-781-1560
JOB OBJECTIVE
Writer/editor/copy editor/multimedia producer for online/print publications, free-lance or full-time
EMPLOYMENT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Content editor/producer, arts and features, 2006 to May, 2009 (received a buyout, still writing for the PG).
Edited stories for Web and print for accuracy, readability and interest.
Wrote creative, concise headlines. Produced and hosted weekly music podcast with growing audience called “Believe Your Ears.”
Built story and podcast audience via social networking, search engine optimization and marketing.
Re-designed and published print stories to the Web quickly and cleanly using Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
Wrote (and continue to write) knowledgeable, readable features, interviews and reviews on subjects from classical guitar to historical fiction to Brazilian travel.
Copy editor, arts and features, 1994-2006
Edited and designed for print with InCopy, InDesign and Quark.
Wrote, edited and assigned stories for four-times-a-week column called “Life Support.”
Free-lance jazz critic (mostly Post-Gazette), 1992 to 1994
Interviewed master jazz musicians from Sonny Rollins to Sergio Mendes, reviewed concerts and CDs. Other papers frequently published my stories via wire services.
The Pittsburgh Press
Staff pop music critic, 1988 to 1992
Interviewed pop's biggest stars from Paul Simon to David Bowie, write criticism and analysis of styles from Afro-pop to Celtic, reported music news from crowd arrests to traffic jams to soaring ticket prices.
Appeared on TV and radio, boosting newspaper’s visibility.
Staff features writer, 1984 to 1988
Generated ideas and crafted stories on topics from the DPT vaccine controversy to dog sled racing to a convicted killer’s life behind bars.
The Norristown (Pennsylvania) Times Herald
Hard news reporter with feature writing specialty, 1981 to 1984
FREE-LANCE WRITING
Billboard, Spin, The (Philadelphia) Bulletin, The (Philadelphia) Drummer
EDUCATION
M.A., music, Duquesne University, 1992-94 (jazz guitar performance)
B.S.W. (Bachelor of Social Work), Temple University, 1979-81 (interviewing techniques, cross-cultural project with Hmong immigrants)
Music major, Penn State University, 1972-76 (classical music composition, theory, history)
JOB-RELATED TRAINING
Knight New Media Multimedia Training Seminar, U.C. Berkeley, 2007
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association editing workshop, 2001
American Press Institute writing/reporting symposium, 1987
WRITING/REPORTING AWARDS
Twice finalist, Golden Quill awards
Finalist, Matrix Awards
Second prize, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Honored by Norristown Council for eight-part series on Vietnam veterans
RELATED SKILLS
Compose, perform, record, and promote my music, including the CDs “The Road to Ubatuba” and “Dancing on a Long Leash” (Web site: www.PeterKingMusic.com)
Speak conversational Portuguese.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Online News Association
Committee of Concerned Journalists
The American Copy Editors Society
REFERENCES
Outstanding references available on request