Erik Wemple

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Erik Wemple (born August 18, 1964) is the editor of the alternative weekly Washington City Paper. He was raised in Schenectady, New York and attended Hamilton College in Hamilton, New York, graduating in 1986. In 1986-87 Wemple taught and coached sports at Trinity Pawling School, in Pawling, New York. In the fall of 1987, he moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue graduate studies at Georgetown University. From January 1999 to November 2000, he wrote the paper's political column, Loose Lips, after having contributed articles to the paper for a few years.[1] Before becoming editor of Washington City Paper, he was Washington correspondent for Inside.com and CableWorld magazine.[1]

In June 2006, Wemple accepted the Editor-in-Chief position at The Village Voice. A month later, he announced he would not assume the position.[1][2]

[edit] Awards

  • Association of Alternative Newsweeklies: Media Reporting (2004). Shared with co-author Josh Levin, for their article "Off Target" published in Washington City Paper.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Erik Wemple", brief biography in the People Directory of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN), accessed August 29, 2007. (Inc. hyperlinked archive to "In the News" articles by and about Wemple and his AAN award and honorable mention.)
  2. ^ Motoko Rich, "Before He Moves In, The Village Voice's Editor Moves On", The New York Times, June 16, 2006, accessed April 11, 2008.

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