newspaper reporter, covering the Inauguration in Washington, D.C. for the Danville Weekly and Pleasanton Weekly in California, as well as writing for his own blog, which includes his weekly political column, "The Sunday Political Brunch." He is now a National Contributing Writer on politics for Patch.com Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions Writing career In January 2009, Curtis published his first book; a first-person account of the historic 2008 Presidential campaign. "Age of Obama: A Reporter's Journey with Clinton, McCain and Obama in the Making of the President 2008" was released by Nimble Books, LLC. on January 20, 2009, coinciding with the Inauguration of Barack Obama. In 2010, the book won an International Book Award in the Current Events: Political/Social category and was a finalist in the Non-Fiction Narrative category. Education Curtis holds a B.A. in Broadcast Communication from Marquette University (1981); an A.S. in Computer Studies from the Community College of Rhode Island (2016); an M.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Florida (1986); and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from St. Mary's College of California in Moraga, California (2012). He has guest lectured at many universities and is currently an Adjunct Lecturer in Communication at Rhode Island College. References External links Official website American male journalists Journalists from Wisconsin University of Florida alumni Marquette University alumni 1959 births Living people Television anchors from San Francisco Saint Mary's College of California alumni Rhode Island College faculty Writers from Milwaukee People from Danville, California