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John Wolcott, a professional journalist and photographer for 46 years, is co-owner of Features Northwest, a freelance writing business specializing in business, finance, technology, travel, and health topics, and editor of The Snohomish County Business Journal, Everett, Wash., a monthly business publication produced by The Herald newspaper. Past journalism experience includes publishing a base newspaper as USAF public information officer; writing as an aerospace reporter for the Sunnyvale Standard, Sunnyvale, Calif.; writing for the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury-News; business editor 12 years with The Herald, Everett, Wash.; full-time freelancer writer for 11 years for business, travel, aviation, construction, airline and other publications, and 11 years as editor of the Snohomish County Business Journal, Everett, Wash.
Freelance Clients and Publications
Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle; Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle, American Forests, Washington, D.C.; Horizon Air, Seattle; Northwest Travel, Florence, Ore.; Snow Country, New York City, NY; News Tribune, Tacoma; Portland Business Journal, Portland, Ore; Journal of Business, Spokane; Aviation & Business Journal, Centennial, Colo. (under my Terry Stephens byline), Northwest Construction (McGraw-Hill, Seattle); Catholic Digest; Catholic Northwest Progress, Seattle, and Falcon Press, Helena, MT (co-authored “The Backcountry Horseman’s Guide to Washington” with my wife, Roberta, who's also a writer and photographer).
Education
Michigan State University, journalism degree and USAF ROTC commission; National Energy Writers’ Fellowship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., six months of classes and North American field trips, including oil production in Prudhoe Bay, oil shale research in Colorado and a West Coast offshore drilling rig.