Alan Paul (author)
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September 7, 1966
- Journalist
- author
- musician
- blogger
Alan Paul | |
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| Born | Alan Robert Paul September 7, 1966 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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| Spouse | Rebecca Blumenstein |
| Website | alanpaul |
Alan Robert Paul (born September 7, 1966) is an American journalist, author, musician, and blogger.[1]
Paul was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He attended the University of Michigan and worked at the Hudson Reporter in Hoboken, New Jersey for one year after graduating in 1988. In 1991, he became Managing Editor of Guitar World and stayed in that job for five years. Paul also took on the duties of senior writer and Online Editor, while writing articles for diverse publications such as SLAM Magazine, The New Yorker, People, and Entertainment Weekly.
He and his wife, Rebecca Blumenstein, moved from New Jersey to China when she was appointed bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. There he formed the blues quintet Woodie Alan, which he named in honor of the late Allen Woody, as well as making a pop-culture nod to American film autuer Woody Allen. The guitarist was Woodie Wu; the remaining members were made up of two Chinese and one American musician.[2][3][failed verification] In May 2008, Woodie Alan was named 'Beijing Band of the Year' in City Weekend Magazine's readers poll.[4] The group began recording sessions for an album that would eventually be released in May 2009 as Beijing Blues.
Paul was named 'Online Columnist of the Year' by The National Society of Newspaper Columnists in honor of his WSJ.com The Expat Life column.[5] One month later, he began covering the Beijing Olympic Games for NBC.com, as the "Beijing Blogger", as well as for the WSJ. He wrote hundreds of posts, covering the Games and events, and how the Olympics were being viewed in Beijing.[3][failed verification]
In September 2008, Woodie Alan toured outside of Beijing, appearing at the Xiamen Beach Festival. Their performance was recorded and later broadcast on television throughout Fujian Province. They then traveled to Changsha, where they appeared live on three radio shows as well as performed live.[3][failed verification]
