William J. Wright
School
East Tennessee State University
Expertise
Food Television, Celebrity Chefs, Mid-century Cooking
- William J. Wright's writing has been twice nominated for the prestigious Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award.
- He is an active, voting member of the Horror Writers Association.
- He has interviewed numerous horror luminaries. including Dario Argento, Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, Robert Englund, and many others.
Experience
William J. Wright spent 14 years working in lifestyle and food television for Scripps Networks Interactive (the former parent company of such cable outlets as Food Network, Cooking Channel, and Travel Channel) where he reviewed countless hours of culinary content for air. While with Scripps he came into contact with such food luminaries as Alton Brown, Guy Fieri, and Susie Fogelson.
Education
William earned a bachelor of arts degree from East Tennessee State University in 1998, majoring in English with a minor in Film Studies. He helped establish ETSU's Film Studies minor with professor and film scholar Mary Hurd and was the program's first graduate.
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