Joe DePaolo

Joe DePaolo has written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, the Associated Press, ESPN.com, and a host of other notable print and Internet outlets. He is also the producer of the syndicated radio program “America Weekend with Rob Carson.” His three previous features, “Pride of the City,” “No Finish Line,” and “The Importance of Being Francesa,” have been cited by a number of longform curators, and his work can be found on Byliner.com, Longreads.com and Longform.org. He lives in New York City, and can be followed on Twitter at @joe_depaolo.