Geoff Edgers

Geoff Edgers (born 1970) is an American journalist, author, filmmaker, television host, and podcast host. He is currently the national arts reporter for ''The Washington Post'' and was previously a staff arts reporter for ''The Boston Globe''. Edgers currently hosts the ''Edge of Fame'' podcast, a collaboration between ''The Washington Post'' and WBUR-FM, Boston's NPR National. In addition, Edgers produced and starred in the 2010 music documentary ''Do It Again''. His articles have appeared in magazines such as ''GQ'' and ''Wired'', and he has worked as a reporter for several newspapers, including the ''Boston Phoenix'', ''Raleigh News and Observer'', ''The Boston Globe'', and ''The Washington Post''. Edgers has also published children's books on Elvis, the Beatles, and Stan Lee, and co-wrote a book on Julia Child with his wife, Carlene Hempel. In 2013, he hosted a Travel Channel reality TV series called ''Edge of America'', and in June 2013 he was awarded a New England Emmy for work on a video for ''The Boston Globe''. He also hosted the military history series ''Secrets of the Arsenal'' on the ''American Heroes Channel''. Edgers joined ''The Washington Post'' in September 2014 as the paper's national arts reporter. Provided by Wikipedia