- Marty Wombacher
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Marty Wombacher is an American writer and photojournalist who lives in New York City.
From 1989 to 1993 he was the editor, publisher and one of the primary writers for People of Peoria (later shortened to POP) magazine. The magazine was published and distributed out of Peoria, Illinois. The quarterly publication was popular with positive write-ups appearing in the Peoria Journal Star, Chicago Tribune and Spin magazine.
In 1993, Wombacher moved to New York City and has written for the NY Post, NY Daily News, Time Out New York, Gadfly magazine, Nerve magazine and NY Press among others.
From 1993 to 2000 he was the editor, publisher and primary writer for 'fishwrap' magazine, a satirical magazine whose focus was mainstream media, in particular magazines. The magazine was based out of New York City and was given favorable write-ups and reviews in: USA Today, Men's Journal, The Peoria Journal Star, NY Post, NY Daily News, Men's Journal, Chicago Tribune and the NY Press. It had national distribution from Big Top Publishing out of San Francisco.
In 2002, Wombacher wrote the book, '"99 Beers Off The Wall."' He wrote another book, '"The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck"' in 2009.
Wombacher finished his website, A Guy Walks Into 365 Bars, on January 10th, 2011.
He's currently blogging as Marty After Dark.
References
- Wombacher on The Morning Show in Australia
- Gladstone, Neil (July 23, 1998). "20 QUESTIONS: Marty Wombacher". fishwrap magazine. Philadelphia City Paper. http://citypaper.net/articles/072398/20q.shtml.
- Bell, Bill (July 31, 1995). "It's His Mag Mag Mag Mag World". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1995/07/31/1995-07-31_it_s_his_mag_mag_mag_mag_wor.html.
- Peoria Journal Star review by Phil Luciano
- Lulu author interview by Dan London
- Weichselbaum, Simone (March 10, 2010). "Marty Wombacher plans to visit 365 city bars in 365 days and blog about each experience". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/03/10/2010-03-10_marty_wombacher_plans_to_visit_365_city_bars_in_365_days_and_blog_about_each_exp.html.
- 365 Bars at Cleveland.com
- Gray, Billy (March 10, 2010). "Man Visits 365 Bars In 365 Days, Stays Sober Enough To Write About It". GuestofaGuest.com. http://guestofaguest.com/nyc-blogs/man-visits-365-bars-in-365-days-stays-sober-enough-to-write-about-it/.
- NBC Niteside feature article
External links
Categories:- American journalists
- Living people
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