1. Bill Minutaglio is a journalist, educator and author of nine books.
24 Facts About Bill Minutaglio
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Bill Minutaglio is the recipient of a PEN Center USA Literary Award and has served as a professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where he was given The Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award.
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Bill Minutaglio was born in Brooklyn and is the youngest of five brothers.
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Bill Minutaglio attended Catholic schools and earned an undergraduate degree in history and Asian studies from Columbia University.
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Bill Minutaglio studied for one year at the Columbia University Graduate School of International Affairs, and graduated with a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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Bill Minutaglio is married to Holly Williams, former member of the Mark Morris, Jose Limon and Laura Dean dance companies.
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Bill Minutaglio is a Professor and was the senior associate dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Bill Minutaglio's daughter Rose is a journalist who writes for Esquire, Elle and other publications.
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In 1978, Bill Minutaglio became a police reporter and columnist at the Abilene Reporter-News in Texas.
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Bill Minutaglio covered regional, national and international events and issues, including strife in the Philippines, East and West Germany, the Soviet Union, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico.
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Bill Minutaglio interviewed Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Belushi, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson.
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Bill Minutaglio was a national writer for Sporting News, where he profiled Larry Bird and others.
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Bill Minutaglio wrote the first magazine stories about The Dallas Buyers Club.
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Bill Minutaglio was interviewed by United States and international news outlets, including CNN, about his work and the movie made about the club.
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Bill Minutaglio's work appeared in The Daily Beast, Politico, Men's Health, Mexico Business, Details and Texas Monthly.
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Bill Minutaglio was a columnist for several years with The Texas Observer and is a contributing writer at that publication.
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Bill Minutaglio joined the faculty as a Clinical Professor at the University of Texas at Austin in 2007.
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Bill Minutaglio was given The Regents Outstanding Teaching Award by the statewide university system before retiring in 2018.
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Bill Minutaglio appeared on Today, Nightline, NPR, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, C-SPAN and PBS.
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Bill Minutaglio has been interviewed by Katie Couric, Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, Terry Gross, Charlie Rose and others.
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Bill Minutaglio co-wrote the documentary film Cactus Jack: Lone Star on Capitol Hill which was broadcast nationally on many PBS stations.
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Bill Minutaglio's writing is included in these anthologies: Merchants of Misery: How Corporate America Profits from Poverty; Literary Austin; Echoes of Texas Football: The Greatest Stories Ever Told; Men and Masculinity.
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Bill Minutaglio has received awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, University of Missouri, National Headliners, Texas Headliners, Writers' League of Texas, Association for Women in Communications and other places.
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Bill Minutaglio's work has been listed in several editions of The Best American Sports writing.