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Rob Preskill is a California-based media lawyer and blog writer.


Mark Swartz

Mark Swartz

 A color-blind art lover, a tone-deaf music fan, Mark Swartz is author of the novels Instant Karma (City Lights, 2002) and H2O (Soft Skull, 2006). Mark lives in Takoma Park, MD, and helps organizations tell their stories. β€‹

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Mike Datz

Mike Datz is an invaluable resource to Journola, being our key consultant on audio research, editing, deconstruction and podcasting. He is a music editor and TV and film composer. He plays lead guitar in the band, Big Mother Gig.


Steve Karras

Steve Karras

Steve Karras is the consummate guy who "knows a guy" and has published interviews and features profiling rockers, icons, actors, comedians and other entertainers. He’s an author, a filmmaker and plays in bands.