On my own now and doing things my way. I worked in the newspaper field since high school (Barblet, De Kalb High School, IL); Kishwaukee Kaleidescope (Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL); Daily Vidette (Illinois State Univeristy, Normal, IL); Bolingbrook Sun (Naperville, IL); Orange County News (Anaheim, CA); Buena Park Republican (Buena Park, CA); Crown Syndicate, Sports Features Syndicate, World Features Syndicate; Sauk Valley Newspapers/The Big E magazine (Sterling/Dixon/Rock Falls, IL); Withers Broadcasting (WSDR/WSSQ/WZZT, Sterling, IL); Have Fun Magazine (Sterling, IL); Yahoo (Associated) Content; Digital Journal and Examiner Content. In California, worked on many Hollywood TV shows, movies and commercials, while working at PIP Printing and MSAS Cargo International, along the way.