Cindy Elavsky
Encyclopedia
Cindy Elavsky authors Celebrity Extra, a syndicated column distributed by King Features Weekly Services
, a division of North American Syndicate of the Hearst Corporation
holdings, which has a subscribership of approximately 175-200 weekly newspapers in the U.S. (as well as a handful in Canada). Celebrity Extra has a weekly readership of 875,000 to 1,000,000. She also writes its companion blog.
She also co-writes the King Features/North American Syndicate
column Daytime Dial with Dana Block. Elavsky and Block took over writing duties for the column in April 2006 when original columnist, Seli Groves, died. Daytime Dial is published four times a week under four different subjects: Gossip, Interview, Q&A and Summaries. Elavsky writes the Interview column, while Block writes the Gossip, Q&A and Summaries sections.
on September 12, 1972. She and her family moved to Orlando, Florida
, in the summer of 1987. She graduated with honors from Oviedo High School
in 1990.
, in Oviedo, Florida
. She later received her Bachelor's degree
in English
, with a concentration in Creative Writing
, from the University of Central Florida
in 1996. She was an active member of the Sigma Tau Delta
honors society. She also obtained a Bachelor's degree in Theater, with a concentration in performance, from UCF in 2001, where she was an active member of the Alpha Psi Omega
honors society.
in Orlando (a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation
, also linked to King Features/North American Syndicate) in 2001, working her way up from Proofreader to Assistant Managing Editor to Syndicate Editor.
Daytime Dial and Celebrity Extra are syndicated throughout the United States
and Canada
.
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
, a division of North American Syndicate of the Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
holdings, which has a subscribership of approximately 175-200 weekly newspapers in the U.S. (as well as a handful in Canada). Celebrity Extra has a weekly readership of 875,000 to 1,000,000. She also writes its companion blog.
She also co-writes the King Features/North American Syndicate
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
column Daytime Dial with Dana Block. Elavsky and Block took over writing duties for the column in April 2006 when original columnist, Seli Groves, died. Daytime Dial is published four times a week under four different subjects: Gossip, Interview, Q&A and Summaries. Elavsky writes the Interview column, while Block writes the Gossip, Q&A and Summaries sections.
Personal life
Elavsky was born in Massillon, OhioMassillon, Ohio
Massillon is a city located in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately 8 miles to the west of Canton, Ohio, 20 miles south of Akron, Ohio, and 50 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 32,149 at the 2010 census....
on September 12, 1972. She and her family moved to Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, in the summer of 1987. She graduated with honors from Oviedo High School
Oviedo High School
Oviedo High School is a grade 9-12 public secondary school set on a campus in Oviedo, Florida, a growing community situated in southeastern Seminole County operated by Seminole County Public Schools. The “Oviedo School” was established in 1932 as a comprehensive K-through-12 educational facility; ...
in 1990.
Education
Elavsky graduated from Oviedo High SchoolOviedo High School
Oviedo High School is a grade 9-12 public secondary school set on a campus in Oviedo, Florida, a growing community situated in southeastern Seminole County operated by Seminole County Public Schools. The “Oviedo School” was established in 1932 as a comprehensive K-through-12 educational facility; ...
, in Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,316 as of the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 32,961...
. She later received her Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, with a concentration in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
, from the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
in 1996. She was an active member of the Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta is an international collegiate honor society for students of English. It presently has over 800 active chapters located in Europe, the Caribbean, the United States, and 1 chapter in the Middle East , with more than 1,000 faculty sponsors...
honors society. She also obtained a Bachelor's degree in Theater, with a concentration in performance, from UCF in 2001, where she was an active member of the Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society is an American recognition honor society recognizing participants in collegiate theatre. The Alpha Cast was founded at Fairmont State College on August 12, 1925 by professor Paul F...
honors society.
Career
She began working for Reed Brennan Media AssociatesReed Brennan Media Associates
Reed Brennan Media Associates is a service owned by Hearst Corporation, and was a unit of Hearst Holdings, Inc., that handles current King Features Syndicate comic strips and columns...
in Orlando (a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
, also linked to King Features/North American Syndicate) in 2001, working her way up from Proofreader to Assistant Managing Editor to Syndicate Editor.
Daytime Dial and Celebrity Extra are syndicated throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.