Matt Dellinger
Encyclopedia
Matt Dellinger is a journalist and writer who has written for The New Yorker
, the Atlantic, the Oxford American, Smithsonian, and the New York Times and has reported on transportation and planning for the public radio show The Takeaway. He lives in Brooklyn
, New York
, and blogs for public radio’s TransportationNation.org.
In 2010, he published his first book, Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway, which the Wall Street Journal called "an American-civics reality show, featuring pitched battles among special interests, grass-roots activists, environmentalists, politicians and Beltway bandits."
Dellinger was born in Indianapolis
, Indiana
, attended Pike High School
, and graduated from DePauw University
in 1997. He worked for ten years on staff at The New Yorker
as an illustrations editor, multimedia editor, and the producer and host of The New Yorker Out Loud, the magazine's first weekly podcast. He also coached The New Yorker’s softball team for eight seasons.
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, the Atlantic, the Oxford American, Smithsonian, and the New York Times and has reported on transportation and planning for the public radio show The Takeaway. He lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and blogs for public radio’s TransportationNation.org.
In 2010, he published his first book, Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway, which the Wall Street Journal called "an American-civics reality show, featuring pitched battles among special interests, grass-roots activists, environmentalists, politicians and Beltway bandits."
Dellinger was born in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, attended Pike High School
Pike High School
Pike High School is a public high school on the northwest side of Indianapolis, Indiana.-Academics:Pike High School serves students in grades 9–12 in the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township....
, and graduated from DePauw University
DePauw University
DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association...
in 1997. He worked for ten years on staff at The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
as an illustrations editor, multimedia editor, and the producer and host of The New Yorker Out Loud, the magazine's first weekly podcast. He also coached The New Yorker’s softball team for eight seasons.