Who is Skip Hollandsworth?
Acclaimed writer Skip Hollandsworth digs into the mystery that’s torn this town apart in this eight-part true crime podcast series.
Who is John Hollandsworth?
He also has worked as a television producer and documentary filmmaker. Hollandsworth's true crime writing has been recognized by Byliner, Longform and Best American Crime Writing. Hollandsworth was interviewed for the podcast Criminal in their episode "Cowboy Bob" about the bank robber Peggy Jo Tallas.
What did Hollandsworth do on Friday nights in Texas?
In the June 2010 issue of Texas Monthly, Hollandsworth wrote about riding past the state hospital in the back of a pickup truck with his friends on Friday nights, looking for madmen.
What kind of movies does John Hollandsworth write?
Hollandsworth co-wrote the Richard Linklater movie Bernie (2011), a low-budget, black comedy film based on his own 1998 article in Texas Monthly, titled "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas".
Who is Skip Hollandsworth?
Period. 1981–present. Walter Ned " Skip " Hollandsworth (born November 9, 1957) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and executive editor for Texas Monthly magazine. In 2010, he won the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing from the American Society of Magazine Editors, for "Still Life", the story of John McClamrock.
What did Hollandsworth write about?
In the June 2010 issue of Texas Monthly, Hollandsworth wrote about riding past the state hospital in the back of a pickup truck with his friends on Friday nights, looking for madmen.
What awards did Hollandsworth receive?
The Charles Green award for outstanding magazine writing in Texas. Hollandsworth has been a finalist four times for the National Magazine Awards.
Where is Hollandsworth's mental health facility?
From an early age, Hollandsworth became equally fascinated with North Texas State Hospital, an in-patient mental health facility owned by the state of Texas, located in Wichita Falls, which he described as "a small, starkly normal city of about 100,000 people.".
Who are the Hollandsworth siblings?
His siblings are older sister Cathy, a doctor, and younger sister Laura, a minister. Hollandsworth grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, where his father was the pastor at Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church from December 1961, to December 1968.
Who is Jan Miller?
Jan Miller, who, in 1998, represented some of Hollandsworth's ghostwriting projects, told the Dallas Business Journal that she "retains ghostwriters like Skip Hollandsworth of Texas Monthly to assist nervous first-timers.".
Who is the sports reporter for Texas Christian University?
Hollandsworth began his career as the sports reporter for the Texas Christian University school newspaper, The Daily Skiff, covering the football team. In a September 2011 interview, Hollandsworth commented that he "found the cheerleaders far more interesting than the games themselves ..." During one game, Hollandsworth said, "a cheerleader ran onto the field during a timeout to do a cheer, and I watched, barely able to breathe, as the last of the late afternoon sun caught her blonde hair and smiling face, illuminating her like perfectly placed museum lights illuminate a painting."
