Troy Wolverton (born June 13, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American journalist and the personal technology columnist for the San Jose Mercury News.[2] He is an occasional commentator on news programs such as the PBS NewsHour.[3]
Troy Wolverton | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1971 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin, University of Missouri |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, journalist |
| Title | Personal Technology Columnist, San Jose Mercury News |
| Spouse | Tara[1] |
Prior to his current post, Wolverton was a senior writer for TheStreet.com and a writer for CNET. He began his career in journalism as a Web editor at the Mercury News.[4]
Wolverton has a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.[4]
Professional edit
Wolverton is a technology and business journalist who writes Tech Files, a weekly consumer technology column in the San Jose Mercury News. In addition to Tech Files, Wolverton writes articles about the digital home and certain cutting edge technologies.
Previously, Wolverton covered Apple and the video game industry for the Mercury News and, before that, for TheStreet.com. He began his tenure at TheStreet as a retail and e-commerce reporter. During that time, he wrote a series of stories about eBay's use of stock options that won a Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and was a finalist for a Loeb award.[5][6][7]
Wolverton joined TheStreet after working as an e-commerce reporter for CNET News.com.
Awards and honors edit
Journalism awards:
- Best in Business Awards, Winner (2009). Part of a team at the Mercury News recognized by SABEW for its coverage of Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo.[8]
- Gerald Loeb Awards, Finalist (2004). Recognized for series about stock options practices at eBay.
- Best in Business Awards, Winner (2004). Recognized for eBay stock options series.
- Online Journalism Awards, Finalist (2003). Recognized for eBay stock options series.[9]
- Society of Professional Journalists, First Place (2000). Recognized by Northern California chapter for breaking news coverage.[10]
- Computer Press Awards, Finalist (2000). Recognized in the Best Online News Story category for story about independent merchants offering weapons and porn for sale on Amazon.com.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Troy.Wolverton.net Homepage". Troy Wolverton. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "Troy Wolverton LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "Search Results PBS NewsHour". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ a b "Troy Wolverton TheStreet.com Senior Writer". TheStreet.com. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "Plenty of Options for eBay". TheStreet.com. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "2004 News: SABEW Best in Business Winners Announced". SABEW. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "Loeb Award Finalists". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "SABEW names 2008 Best in Business winners". SABEW. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "2003 Finalists Enterprise Independent". Online News Association (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on October 14, 2003. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Excellence in Journalism Award Winners". Society of Professional Journalist Northern California Chapter. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "Results of the 2000 Computer Press Awards". Computer Press Association (via Internet Archives). Archived from the original on December 13, 2000. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Weapons, porn found for sale on Amazon". CNET News. Retrieved 2011-08-23.