Photo by Bradley Stookey
Based in Jacksonville, Fla., writer Kerry Speckman (aka The Specktator) is obsessed with pop culture, which explains Stargazing in Jacksonville, a daily-ish round-up of what celebs are in town, coming to town and saying about our town, as well as D-list stalkings for your enjoyment; and POPulocity, a travel site for people who care more about where Paris Hilton danced on a table than where Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
During her career, Kerry has written for AOL, Fodors, Southwest Spirit Magazine, AAA Going Places, Zagat, FoxNews.com and is a contributing writer for Jacksonville Magazine. In 2000, she wrote a book called The Hooky Book, which has been featured in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Florida Times-Union and Men’s Health, as well as on To Tell the Truth and the Clark Howard Show. One of these days, she’ll get around to updating it and creating a new website, but considering the book is about playing hooky from work, that’s not likely to happen anytime soon.
Kerry also appears on “Around Town,” an entertainment segment on First Coast Connect on WJCT 89.9 FM, Thursdays around 9:45 a.m.—when she doesn’t oversleep.
5 Comments
Bethany Kline on March 2, 2012 at 9:37 am.
Kerry,
I realized I don’t have your e-mail address so thought I would try reaching you through here.
Love your updates on TWITTER but I was following your juice fast and didn’t see your last 5 days of it, and the results? Are you going to post them on your blog still? Thanks for all your entertaining twitter updates on CELEB spottings too!
Please send me an e-mail address when you get this I have an eccentric news article to send you.
Thanks
Bethany Kline
904-338-0964
kaspeckman on March 6, 2012 at 9:17 am.
Hi, Bethany: Thanks for your kind words. I did finish the juice fast (13 pounds lighter than I started, I might add) and will eventually finish posting about those last couple days. It was actually must easier than I thought it would be—especially considering how much I despise vegetables.
Feel free to e-mail me at info@thespecktator.com.
Sophie Hoeller on March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm.
Hi Kerry,
My name is Sophie Hoeller and I’m an editor at GO Magazine, AirTran’s inflight magazine with a readership of two million. Our “On The Town” section for June includes Jacksonville, so I was wondering whether you would want to pitch/write for us.
Please email me if interested.
Best,
Sophie
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kaspeckman on March 6, 2012 at 9:23 am.
Hi, Sophie:
Thanks so much for finding me! I just send you an e-mail from my AOL address (please don’t hold that against me; I’ve had it for 15 years!). Looking forward to hearing from you!
Ed Wolanski on August 7, 2012 at 12:27 pm.
Just checking in to see if this thing still works!
If it does, ask me about my son who is also a writer…sorta