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OUR JOURALISTS

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. He is passionate about great wine and food and enthusiastically enjoys
them every day!

Maribeth Mellin

Maribeth Mellin is an award-winning journalist whose travel articles have appeared in End-
less Vacation Magazine, U-T San Diego and Dallas Morning News among others. She also
travels and writes for several websites including CNN Travel, Concierge.com and Zagat, and
has authored travel books on Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, Hawaii and California.
Though known as a Mexico pro, Maribeth has written about every continent and was espe-
cially thrilled by the ice, air and penguins in Antarctica.

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 pub-
lications 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.

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.
Stacy Taylor

After receiving a degree in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Florida, Stacy Taylor
entered the radio field where he worked for nearly 40 yrs, the final 30 as a talk show host. His
last gig was at the legendary KGO in San Francisco. After retirement, he moved to Northern
Baja Mexico where he lives today.

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