George Shirk

George Shirk
Editor
Mammoth Monthly

Advisory Board Member
University of Iowa

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Teaching
City College of San Francisco
Internet Journalism
1999-2001

University of California, Berkeley
Graduate School of Journalism
2000-2001
Business Models in Internet Journalism


Professional

1998 - 2002 -- Editor-in-Chief
Wired News
1995 - 1998 -- News Director
SF Gate -- The Online Service of the
Chronicle Publishing Co.

1987 - 1995 -- Sportswriter
The San Francisco Chronicle
1985 -1987 -- Sportswriter
The San Jose Mercury News
1980 - 1985 -- Sportswriter
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1975-1980 -- Reporter
The Des Moines Register and Tribune
1974-1975 -- Reporter
The Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette
1973-1974 -- Reporter
The Cherokee (IA) Times
1972-73 -- Reporter
The (U of Iowa) Daily Iowan

Errata
Awards

Inland Daily News Assn.
Investigative Reporting
Pro Basketball Writers Assn. of America
Best Feature Story
Western Publications Assn.
Finalist, Best Fiction

E-Mail: george@mammothmonthly.com
Age: 52
Residence: Mammoth, California