Paul MacArthur: Editor, Publisher, and
Contributing Writer
An Assistant Professor of Public Relations at Utica College, Paul MacArthur is a veteran of the cable television and
radio industries and an accomplished freelance writer.
His writings have been published in Down Beat, The Jazz
Report, Event Magazine, Listener, Cadence, Seven Days, VERMONT
Magazine, The Houston Press, Gambit Weekly, Creative Loafing
(Charlotte), The Ottawa Citizen, LEAK CD Music Magazine, Lounge,
Jazziz, Experience Hendrix, The Atlanta Jewish Times, LareDos, The
Star-Times (New Zealand), Northern Express, houston.sidewalk.com, and
CountryBeat.
He's the co-author of The Speech: A Guide to Effective
Speaking, published in 1993, and contributed more than 40 entries to
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide, published in 1998.
MacArthur has also several made presentations at national conferences
on the cable television and radio industries and has taught at Indiana University, Lyndon State College, Sam Houston State University, Cazenovia College and Onondaga Community College.
An articulate wrestling analyst, MacArthur has been quoted
in the Hartford Courant, the Providence Journal, Broken Pencil, and the
trade magazine Amusement Business. He's appeared on MSBC’s Real Time
and also consulted on ESPN's Outside the Lines special on pro
wrestling. MacArthur has also been profiled in a doctoral dissertation
about pro wrestling. When not devoting time to pro wrestling, MacArthur
enjoys snowboarding, water-skiing, and hanging out on the beach.
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David Skolnick: Editor, Publisher, and Contributing Writer
A newspaper reporter since 1988, David has written for The Vindicator,
a 70,000-daily newspaper in Youngstown, Ohio, since May 1995. David was
named in September 2000 as the newspaper's head political writer, a
position held by only three other people in the past 65 years. David's
journalism honors including Best Investigative Reporting, First Place,
and Best Use of a Public Record, Second Place, awarded by the Ohio
Society of Professional Journalists in 2004; Best Enterprise Reporting,
Third Place and Honorable Mention, by the Ohio Associated Press
organization in 2004; Best Deadline Reporting, Second Place, awarded in
2002 and 2000 by the OSPJ; Best Use of a Public Record, First Place,
awarded in 1998 by the OSPJ, and Best Sports Coverage, First Place,
given in 1988 by the New York State Newspaper Publishers Association.
He has also worked at The Record in Troy, NY; the Watertown (NY) Daily
Times and the Palladium-Times in Oswego, NY. The Associated Press
frequently reprints his articles, and distributes them to hundreds of
newspapers worldwide. His coverage and critical analysis of the
Bush-Kerry presidential election have been hailed by officials with
both campaigns as insightful and portions of articles he's written
appear on the candidates' Web sites. His reporting on the presidential
campaign received praise by the prestigious Columbia Journalism Review
and the National Journal.
David has appeared as a guest on numerous radio programs on stations in
Cleveland, San Francisco, Boston, Des Moines, Cincinnati, Albany,
Akron, Youngstown, Dayton, and Florence, Ky. He is a semi-regular guest
on WKBN-AM radio in Youngstown, one of the largest stations in
northeast Ohio. He has been featured on CNN's Burden of Proof, Voice of
America, and National Public Radio's On the Media, and has been quoted
by Salon.com and Kiplinger Forecasts.
Dave resides in
Austintown, Ohio, with his wife, Elise, and his two daughters, Spencer
and Logan.
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The Phantom of the Ring:
Senior Writer
The Phantom of the Ring is pro wrestling's most insightful,
literate and respected historian. He began his career at the ground
breaking magazine Wrestling Eye in the mid-eighties and was the first
columnist in a major newstand wrestling publication to break kayfabe
(ie. tell the truth about pro wrestling). In so doing, he angered many
old school promoters and wrestlers, and became a legend in the
process.
He was a regular columnist for Wrestling Forum and Ringside
Reflector in the late '80s and early '90s, wrote a column for WOW
magazine for a few years, and is also a contributor to
ProWrestlingDaily.Com
The Phantom of the Ring joined Wrestling Perspective in 1991
and he shares the history of pro wrestling in a lively and thoughtful
manner in every issue that will make you look at pro wrestling in a
different light.
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Bill "Potshot" Kunkel:
Contributing Writer
An important figure in wrestling journalism, Kunkel joined
Wrestling Perspective in 1993. Something of renaissance man, he
co-published Main Event magazine from 1974 - 1975, and co-hosted the
Main Event Radio Show in New York City during the same time frame, both
with longtime associate Arnie Katz.
A one time contributor to Pro Wrestling Torch, Kunkel was
voted that publication's top columnist two years in a row and,
following in the footsteps of Mr. Mike, also became a force in
satirical wrestling cartoons. He is also a contributor to
ProWrestlingDaily.Com.
Along with Katz, Kunkel co-designed the first electronic
wrestling simulation licensed from an actual promotion, MLSA's WWF
Wrestling in the mid-eighties. Kunkel co-hosted WrestleTalk, a Las
Vegas radio show from 1989 - 1991 with Ric Carter and Mike Tenay. One
of the most gifted writers ever to grace the newsletter scene, Kunkel
is known for his biting satire and quick wit. He's also very
funny. His cartoons are a regular feature of Wrestling
Perspective.
Bill Kunkel passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011. We will forever miss him.
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