Geoffrey Gray
{{short description|American journalist}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2014}}
{{for multi|the basketball player|Geoffrey Gray (basketball)|the British composer|Geoffrey Grey}}
{{similar names|Jeff Gray (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Geoffrey Gray.jpg
| caption = Gray in 2015
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|2|19}}
|birth_place=Binghamton, New York, U.S.
|occupation=Author, producer, journalist
|employer=New York magazine
}}
Geoffrey Gray (born February 19, 1979) is an American author, documentary producer, and journalist. He is a contributing editor at New York magazine.{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymag/author_200|title=Geoffrey Gray Archive|website=NYMag.com}}
Biography and education
Gray was born in Binghamton, New York. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, and also studied in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1997, he enrolled at the University of Rochester and later dropped out to move to New York City and pursue a career in journalism.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
Work
He published his first essay for The New York Times.{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Geoffrey|title=FIRST PERSON; With Luck and Buckskins|date=2000-07-30|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/30/nyregion/first-person-with-luck-and-buckskins.html|publisher=NYTimes}} He worked there until moving to the Village Voice, where he investigated poverty pimps, and cases against the wrongfully accused.{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Geoffrey|title=Jailhouse Salsa|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-27/news/jailhouse-salsa/|publisher=Village Voice|date=2005-12-27}} In 2003, Gray began covering boxing for the New York Times, writing about underdogs in their industries, laborers and legends like Mike Tyson.{{cite news|last1=Geoffrey|first1=Gray|title=BOXING; Tyson Looks in the Mirror And Sees a Troubled Man|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/sports/othersports/23tyson.html|work=The New York Times|date=2004-06-23}}
.{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Geoffrey|title=BOXING; Heavyweight Dreams|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/sports/boxing-heavyweight-dreams.html|publisher=NYTimes|date=2003-06-26}} Two years later, Gray started work at the New York City Police Department headquarters, covering the crime beat for the New York Sun. In 2006, he became a staff writer and later contributing editor at New York magazine.
Gray is known for his eccentric choice of subjects, profiling a tour bus driver that also served as a Nigerian king, the world’s most daring fragrance expert, and the world’s most gored matador.{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Geoffrey|title=The Invisible Scent|url=http://nymag.com/news/features/perfumer-christopher-brosius-2011-5/|work=New York}}{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Geoffrey|title=The Dangerous Obsession Of Antonio Barrera|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2011/05/09/106066410/the-dangerous-obsession-of-antonio-barrera|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=2011-05-09}}{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Geoffrey|title=Reasons to Love NY: Because Where Else Would a Tour-Bus Driver Also Be a King?|url=http://nymag.com/news/articles/reasonstoloveny/2008/52953/|work=New York|date=2008-12-14}} Gray’s interest in underdogs is a common theme in his works. In 2008, he produced and narrated a segment of the Showtime series This American Life, which featured a pair of troubled boxers in Tennessee.{{cite web|last1=Geoffrey|first1=Gray|title=The Journeyman|url=http://www.hbo.com/boxing/features/article/geoffrey-gray-the-journeyman.html#/| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124224237/http://www.hbo.com/boxing/features/article/geoffrey-gray-the-journeyman.html | archivedate= November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, ESPN: The Magazine, and Departures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/10/sports/boxing-boxers-who-are-losers-promoters-who-love-them.html|title=BOXING; Boxers Who Are Losers; Promoters Who Love Them|first=Geoffrey|last=Gray|date=10 May 2004|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/magazine/archives/news/story?page=magazine-20041011-article43|title=SISTERS IN ARMS|date=10 July 2012|website=ESPN.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.departures.com/lifestyle/food/bountiful-bouillabaisse|title=Bountiful Bouillabaisse|website=Departures}} He has also been featured as an expert on Good Morning America, NBC Today and CNN.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/meta/search/imageDetail?format=plain&source=https://abcnews.go.com/images/GMA/abc_gma_garrett_110803|title=VIDEO: Brad Garrett and Geoffrey Gray discuss the 40-year-old high jacking case. - ABC News|website=go.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/current-tv-episode-32-1396523/|title=Countdown with Keith Olbermann: Current TV Episode 32|first=|last=TV.com|website=TV.com}} Gray lives in New York City. Gray is also the founder of True.Ink, an interactive magazine devoted to expertise and adventure.
Publications
In 2011, Gray published his first book, Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B Cooper, based on the infamous D. B. Cooper case and on thousands of confidential case files. The book made The New York Times Best Seller list after the first week of publication. Gay Talese called the book "a delectable adventure from a talented new author."{{cite news |last1=Talese |first1=Gay |title=Geoffrey Gray. Skyjack: The Hunt For D.B. Cooper Reviews |url=http://www.onceuponacrimebooks.com/gray.html |publisher=Once Upon A Crime Mystery Bookstore |date=2011-08-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025030834/http://www.onceuponacrimebooks.com/gray.html |archivedate=2014-10-25 }}
In 2013, Gray produced a feature film, Patrolman P, a documentary about a legendary and corrupt police detective in the 1970s. It premiered in New York City.{{IMDb title|qid=Q123597376|title=Patrolman P (2013)}}{{cite web | url=http://www.patrolmanp.com/ | title=Patrolman P: A Documentary Film By Ido Mizrahy | accessdate=April 19, 2018}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.geoffreygray.com/ Gray's website]
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