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Geoff Edgers (born 1970) is an American journalist and writer whose work includes reporting for the ''Washington Post'' and ''Boston Globe'' as well as producing and starring in the 2010 music documentary ''Do It Again''. His articles have appeared in magazines such as ''GQ'' and ''Wired'', and he has worked as a reporter for several newspapers including the ''Boston Phoenix'', ''Raleigh News and Observer'', the ''Boston Globe'', and the ''Washington Post''. Edgers has also published two children's books on Elvis and The Beatles and contributed to WBUR Boston. In 2013, he hosted a Travel Channel reality TV series called ''Edge of America'', and in June 2013 he was awarded a New England Emmy for work on a video for the ''Boston Globe''. Edgers joined the ''Washington Post'' in September 2014 as the paper's national arts reporter and currently hosts the military history series ''Secrets of the Arsenal'' on the American Heroes Channel. ==Career== Edgers, now the national arts reporter for the Washington Post, attended Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts and graduated from Tufts University in 1992 with a degree in English.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tufts University - Career Services ("Jobs in Media: Tips for Seniors") )〕 Following his graduation he was employed as a reporter by several newspapers, including the ''Sudbury Town Crier'', ''Waltham News-Tribune'', ''Middlesex News'', ''Boston Phoenix'', and ''Raleigh News and Observer''.〔 He worked as an arts reporter from 2002 to August 2014 for the ''Boston Globe''. His work involved covering the Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and other arts-related organizations in the Boston area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Geoff Edgers - Boston Globe ''(BG bio)'' )〕 Edgers has also freelanced for several magazines including ''GQ'', ''Spin'', ''Wired'', and ''Salon''.〔 Examples of this work include an article on Monkee Michael Nesmith's New Mexico symposiums (for ''Wired'') and a series of pieces for ''Salon'', including one on Brian Wilson's 2000 ''Pet Sounds'' tour. Edgers has written three children's books: ''The Midnight Hour: Bright Ideas for After Dark'' (Penguin, 1997) and two installments in the Grosset and Dunlap "Who Was...?" series, ''Who Were The Beatles?'' (2006) and ''Who Was Elvis?'' (2007). Edgers has contributed to ''Radio Boston'', a show on public radio station WBUR. Geoff Edgers teamed up with director Robert Patton-Spruill in early 2008 to begin work on a film about his love of British Invasion band The Kinks, headed by the two feuding brothers Ray and Dave Davies. The documentary, entitled ''Do It Again'' follows Edgers throughout America and Britain on a quest to reunite the original members. Edgers meets with various personalities and Kinks fans to discuss the band, such as Sting, Paul Weller, Peter Buck, Zooey Deschanel, Clive Davis, Warren Zanes, Robyn Hitchcock, and Dave Davies himself. ''Do It Again'' premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in January 2010,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Screenings )〕 and was met with positive reviews. It traveled the film festival circuit throughout the rest of 2010 (making stops at locations such as the Independent Film Festival of Boston and London International Documentary Festival)〔 and was broadcast on multiple PBS stations throughout late 2011 and early 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Help bring "Do It Again" to TV )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Learning to restart the DIA machine )〕 In 2013 the Travel Channel aired ''Edge of America'', a TV series starring Edgers. The program, produced by Magilla Productions,〔 involved Edgers on a search for quintessentially American forms of entertainment and fun ("strange American things in scenic American places" according to the Boston Globe),〔 as well as "a quest to see what constitutes entertainment."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Travel Channel Picks Up Three Unscripted Series )〕 The Travel Channel showed strong initial confidence in the series.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Globe reporter gets Travel Channel gig )〕 But it failed to attract desirable demographics, and was not renewed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Rise and Fall of a Reality TV Star. In Nine Days )〕 Edgers was awarded a New England Emmy in June 2013 for work on a video for the ''Boston Globe''. He shared the award with producer Darren Durlach. The short, entitled "Behind the Curtain: Act One of Barbara Quintiliani's Story", is a ten-minute documentary about the success and struggles of acclaimed Massachusetts-based opera singer Barbara Quintiliani.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Globe wins four New England Emmys )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music is now a lifeline for ailing opera singer )〕 In April 2014, he released another documentary, entitled ''5 Runners''. The 30 minute film, based on Edgers' April 2013 ''Boston Globe'' article "Chance Leaves Five Runners Forever Linked", documents the lives of five runners leading up to, during, and directly after the attacks at the 2013 Boston Marathon. The five competitors, at the time all in the close vicinity of the explosion and directly affected by the trauma, share an ambition to run the race once more in order to achieve closure. Edgers wrote and narrated the film and shared directing duties with Darren Durlach.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=5 Runners (TV Movie 2014) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Boston Globe Debuts Boston Marathon Documentary, 5 Runners )〕 ''5 Runners'' premiered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on April 10, followed by a broadcast on April 14 at 9:30 p.m. on the New England Sports Network.〔 In August 2014 it was announced that Edgers would leave the ''Globe'' to join the ''Washington Post'' staff. He began his new position as national arts reporter in September 2014. A press release from the ''Post'' stated that "() will have a broad reach to write about arts, entertainment and cultural issues across the nation" and noted that he will remain based in Boston while still reporting to a senior editor in Washington and "appearing in the newsroom frequently." Following on the heels of this appointment, in November 2014 a new television show hosted by Edgers was announced, entitled ''Secrets of the Arsenal''. The series features Edgers exploring the stories and provenance behind military artifacts such as a German pistol from World War II or weapons from the Mexican-American War. After premiering on December 16 at 10:00 PM Eastern, the series will air each Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on the American Heroes Channel for a total of six episodes. ''The New York Times'' Neil Genzlinger described Edgers' "genuine enthusiasm" for the memorabilia he investigates, stating that in the same "gung-ho" spirit of his work with ''Edge of America'', "he applies that . . . passion to visiting museums and private collectors in search of artifacts with stories behind them."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoff Edgers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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