Peter Savodnik
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Experience
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The Free Press
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Media and Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Editor
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May 2021 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Founder/Executive Producer
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May 2013 - May 2017
Los Angeles Making short movies for the interwebs with some of the most talented filmmakers on the planet.
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The New York Times
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Magazine writer
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Oct 2006 - May 2013
New York/Moscow/Colombo Contributor to NYT Magazine et al. Favorite topics included Russian serial killers, Qatari comedy troupes, inflatable extras. Also: interviewing heads of state, riding in fast cars w/Azeri minigarchs.
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The Hill
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United States
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Online Audio and Video Media
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100 - 200 Employee
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Political Editor
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Mar 2003 - Mar 2006
Washington, D.C. Covered congressional campaigns, presidential primaries, the occasional gubernatorial race. Favorite interviewees: former Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, Larry Flynt, the Terminator.
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The Daily Progress & Central Virginia Media Group. A Division of BH Media Holdings, Inc.
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Beat reporter
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Jul 1999 - Mar 2003
Charlottesville, Virginia Area Wrote 1,000+ articles about the politicos, preachers, hedge-fund managers, gentlemen farmers, cops, criminals and horse enthusiasts of central Virginia. Among other blockbusters.
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Education
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University of Chicago
M.A., Social Sciences -
Middlebury College
Bachelor's degree, Political Science, Classics