Brian Goslow

About

PROFESSIONAL WRITING EXPERIENCE (FULL-TIME)2006-present artscope magazine, Quincy, MA; managing editor, overseeing 25+ freelancers from throughout New England while writing two regular features each issue.2003-2005 Worcester Magazine, Worcester, MA, Reporter. Covered local news, arts and entertainment; received first place award for investigative reporting for story on water quality issues in Central Mass. in 2005 and second place awards for history reporting and transportation/commuter reporting 2004.1995-2002, Phoenix Media Group, Boston, MA1995-May 2001, Worcester Phoenix, events editor until the paper closed; Duties included compiling complete music, art gallery & museum, author & poetry readings & area event listings, and community calendar; also wrote "Eight Days a Week" and "On the Rocks" music column, managing editor for 2000 "Best of Worcester" guide, working with 10 writers, half regular staff, half first-timers, and worked with news writers on story ideas and major edits, and when time allowed, wrote feature stories.Was Listings Coordinator at Boston Phoenix from June 2001 to June 2002.PROFESSIONAL WRITING PART TIME2006-present Fifty Plus Advocates, Worcester, MA; staff reporter covering baby boomer & senior beat. Received 2013 NAMPA (North American Mature Publishers Association) Division B first place award for feature writing.2007-2008 Central Mass Magazine, West Boylston, MA, music writer2002-2008 Mothertown Monthly, Lancaster, MA; freelancer2006-2008 The Pulse, Worcester, MA; freelance writer covering local music, arts and culture2003, 2005-2006 InCity Times, Worcester, MA, Freelance Writer. Covered community issues, local music. 2005 Worcester Tornadoes Inaugural Season Program. Wrote three-page article on history of professional baseball in Worcester.2001-2009 Wormtown.org, Worcester, MA, content editor and writer; responsible for twice-weekly updating of music listings & weekly music & art-related news stories.Specialties: Ability to gather information of all kinds and put it together in a way the average person can read it and hopefully find something in it they can apply to their lives. This can be listings or contacts or a story.Also, I'm quite good at going through the millions of pieces of information on the Internet and finding what's pertinent to the story or project I'm working on, whether information related to a specific subject or tracking down people I'd like to interview.