Meet Our Authors - Jim Beviglia

As a full-time broadcaster and public relations professional, there’s always
been some element of writing included in my work. But I didn’t start freelance
writing until around 2004, when, on a lark, I started contributing, for free, to
a music blog. They liked my work enough to start paying me, and so began a
journey that has been more rewarding than anything I ever could have imagined.

My two passions have always been music and sports, so it’s been cool that
I’ve been able to write about those two subjects throughout my career. On the
music side, I’ve been a featured contributor for American Songwriter
magazine for nearing a decade now. Also, I’ve written five books on music. My
latest, Playing Back The 80s: A Decade Of Unstoppable Hits, featured
interviews with over 60 of the era’s top artists telling the stories of their
most famous songs. I love doing interviews with artists since I consider myself
a fan first and foremost and enjoy the chance to pick the brains of these people
with such immense musical talent.

I’ve also been a rabid sports fan since I was a kid, where if I wasn’t
playing a sport, I was watching one or simulating playing one (through video
games and Strat-O-Matic.) When I started freelance writing, I carved out gigs
writing about Fantasy Sports, the NFL, MLB, college hoops, and, thanks to this
excellent gig at GamblingSites.org, just about everything else. My full-time job
is as a broadcaster for horse racing, so I’ve enjoyed writing previews on major horse racing events, while also contributing articles about:

• Basketball
• Baseball
• The Oscars
• Grammy Awards

I’ve had about a million other writing gigs and might have about a million
more before all is said and done. I even do some part-time work ghostwriting
dating profiles, which might sound bizarre but is quite entertaining work. And
that’s usually how I try to choose which writing I do these days, based on the
quality of the experience, which is why I’m so lucky to have hooked up with
GamblingSites.org.

I’ve also been thrilled to be part of some fun videos with Drew Goldfarb and
Taylor Smith, as we give our picks for MLB and College Football. Also, I do a
lot of content writing for GamblingSites.org, learning cool stuff about the gambling
world and translating that into articles for anyone wanting to learn as well.

I was born and raised in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, and, save a four-year-stint
at Syracuse University, have lived here my whole life. I’m blessed by getting to
share my experience with my wonderful wife Marie and amazing daughter Daniele.

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