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Our Journalists

Ron James

Ron James is the "wine, food and travel guy." He is a nationally award-winning print and online
journalist, graphic designer, television producer and radio personality. The native Californian's
nationally syndicated wine and food columns have appeared in newspapers and magazines
around the world. Ron is founder and co-publisher of Wine Dine & Travel Magazine. He is pas-
sionate about great wine and food and enthusiastically enjoys them every day!

Mary James

Mary Hellman James is an award-winning San Diego journalist and editor. After a 29-year-
career with the San Diego Union-Tribune, she currently is a freelance garden writer and a
columnist for San Diego Home-Garden/Lifestyles magazine and co-publisher and editor of this
magazine.

Priscilla Lister

Priscilla Lister is a longtime journalist in her native San Diego. She has covered many subjects
over the years, but travel is her favorite. Her work, including photography, has appeared in the
San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Alaska Airlines’ magazine and numerous other publica-
tions throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is the author of “Take a Hike: San Diego County,” a
comprehensive hiking guide to 260 trails in amazing San Diego County. But when the distant
road beckons, she can’t wait to pack her bags.

Robert Whitley

Robert Whitley writes the syndicated “Wine Talk” column for Creators Syndicate and is pub-
lisher of the online wine magazine, Wine Review Online. Whitley frequently serves as a judge at
wine competitions around the world, including Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Sunset Magazine
International and the Dallas Morning News TexSom wine competitions. Robert also operates four
major international wine competitions in San Diego: Critics Challenge, Winemaker Challenge,
Sommelier Challenge and the San Diego International.

Amy Laughinghouse

London-based writer and photographer Amy Laughinghouse has attempted to overcome her
fears (and sometimes basic common sense) through her adventures in 30 countries around the
world. She dishes on the perks and perils of globetrotting for publications like LonelyPlanet.com,
AAA Journey Magazine, Virtuoso Life, and The Dallas Morning News. Her travel tales can also be
found on her website, www.amylaughinghouse.com.

Jody Jaffe & John Muncie

Jody and John are the co-authors of the novels, “Thief of Words,” and “Shenandoah Summer,”
published by Warner Books. John was feature editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, arts editor
of The Baltimore Sun and writer-editor-columnist for the travel department of The Los Angeles
Times. His travel articles have been published in many major newspapers; he's a Lowell Thomas
award-winner. Jody is the author of "Horse of a Different Killer,"'Chestnut Mare, Beware," and "In
Colt Blood,” As a journalist at the Charlotte Observer, she was on a team that won the Pulitzer
Prize. Her articles have been published in many newspapers and magazines including The New
York Times and The Los Angeles Times. They live on a farm in Lexington, Va., with eleven horses,
three cats and an explosion of stink bugs.

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