fiction.wikisort.org - WriterGreg Kot (born March 3, 1957) is an American music journalist and author. From 1990 until 2020, Kot was the rock music critic at the Chicago Tribune,[1] where he covered popular music and reported on music-related social, political and business issues. Kot co-hosts the radio program Sound Opinions, which introduces itself as "the world's only rock 'n' roll talk show", nationally syndicated through Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ.[2]
American music journalist and author
Greg Kot |
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Kot in 2009 |
Born | (1957-03-03) March 3, 1957 (age 65) |
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Occupation | journalist, author |
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Language | English |
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Genre | music journalism |
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A native of Syracuse, New York, Kot graduated from Marquette University.[3] Kot started his career at the Quad City Times in Davenport, Iowa in June 1978[4] and then joined the Chicago Tribune in 1980.[3] He was named the paper's rock music critic in 1990, and held that job until taking a buyout from the Tribune in early 2020.[3]
Kot has co-hosted the radio show Sound Opinions since its 1993 launch.[5] The show is syndicated to about 150 radio stations nationwide and also exists as a weekly podcast.[5] In 2020, Chicago's WBEZ terminated its production agreement with Sound Opinions, although the show will continue to be produced independently.[5]
Kot's books include Wilco: Learning How to Die, Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, and I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the March up Freedom's Highway.[6] He co-authored The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock 'n' Roll Rivalry (Voyageur Press) with his Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis.[7] His music criticism and journalism has appeared in Encyclopædia Britannica,[6] Cash: By the Editors of Rolling Stone, Harrison: A Rolling Stone tribute to George Harrison, The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock, The Rolling Stone Album Guide and MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide.[8] A longtime contributor to Rolling Stone, Kot has written for a dozen national publications,[9] including Details, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, Men's Journal, Guitar World, Vibe and Request.[6]
Kot lives on Chicago's Northwest Side and is a longtime youth basketball coach.[10]
Bibliography
- Wilco: Learning How to Die, Broadway Books (June 15, 2004)
- Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, Scribner (May 19, 2009)
- I’ll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the March up Freedom’s Highway, Scribner (January 21, 2014)[11]
See also
References
- "Greg Kot Biography". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- "The Sound Opinions Station List". WBEZ. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- Feder, Robert (February 5, 2020). "Music critic Greg Kot leaving Chicago Tribune". www.robertfeder.com.
- Schechter, Dave (September 23, 2009). ""The Boss" is 60". ac360.blogs.cnn.com.
- Feder, Robert (June 16, 2020). "WBEZ cuts 12 jobs, ends production deal with 'Sound Opinions' (but the show will go on)". www.robertfeder.com.
- "Greg Kot – Host of Sound Opinions". Biography. WBEZ. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- Reid, Graham. "The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot". Review. Elsewhere. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. xix.
- "Greg Kot". Host, Sound Opinions. Chicago Public Media. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- "Greg Kot". WBEZ Chicago.
- Kot, Greg (January 21, 2014). I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway. ISBN 978-1451647853.
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Грег Кот (англ. Greg Kot, род. 3 марта 1957, США) — американский писатель и музыкальный критик. Начиная с 1990 года Кот публикуется в газете в Chicago Tribune[1], где освещает популярную музыку и рассказывает о социальных, политических и деловых вопросах, связанных с музыкой. Кот является ведущим передачи «Sound Opinions» (англ.) (рус., которая, по его словам, представляет собой «единственное в мире рок-н-ролльное ток-шоу», организованное на национальном уровне через домашнюю базу Общественного радио Чикаго (англ.) (рус. и транслируется на волнах WBEZ-FM 91.5[2]
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