Glenn Rubenstein
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Glenn Rubenstein (born 1976) is a journalist based in Northern California.
He has been a columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, Sports Illustrated for Kids, CNET's GameCenter, Wizard Magazine, New York Times, TechTV/G4, and many other national publications. He was one of the original Contributing Editors for Wired Magazine, and the founding editor at the console section of GameSpot. He has also contributed dozens of reviews and previews to the television show X-Play
He began writing for his hometown paper, The Argus Courier, in 1990 (at the age of 14). His writing has mainly focused on topics relating to video games and technology.
Rubenstein also wrote Guide to Sports Video Games, published by Scholastic in 2002.
From 1993 to 1995, he co-hosted the nationally syndicated On Computers radio show with Leo Laporte and Gina Smith. He also made frequent appearances on MSNBC's The Site (with Soledad O'Brien), G4's Icons show, and was a frequent guest on Live 105's The Alex Bennett Show
In addition to his journalism career, Rubenstein also founded and served as the front-man of the rap-pop-rock group Headboard (1995 to 2002). He is credited as the producer on their CD releases, including Brendan Goes to College, The End Is Near and Nothing is Static.
[edit] External links
- Headboard's Official Website
- Entertainment Weekly Feature Article about Glenn Rubenstein published 12/02/94
- A 1992 episode of Computer Chronicles containing a game review segment featuring Glenn Rubenstein
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