Mark Di Ionno | |
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Born | December 22, 1956 |
Alma mater | Rutgers-Newark |
Occupation | Journalist |
Mark Di Ionno (born December 22, 1956) is an American journalist and writer.[1]
Di Ionno is a former general news columnist at New Jersey's top newspaper, The Star-Ledger.[2][3] He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Rutgers University–Newark. He is a 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist in news commentary for his columns on Hurricane Sandy, the suicide of Tyler Clementi, and other local events and issues.[4][5][6] He later worked with TAPinto.[7]
Di Ionno has written extensively about New Jersey in several books that serve as guides to the landscape and history of the state.[8] Two of his books published with Rutgers University Press, New Jersey's Coastal Heritage: A Guide and A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail won the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Award.
Di Ionno was raised in Summit, New Jersey[9] and graduated Summit High School and Rutgers University–Newark. He served in the U.S. Navy. He is father of six and resides in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey.[10][11]