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H.G. “ Buzz” Bissinger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Friday Night Lights. He was born on November 1, to Eleanor (née Lebenthal) and Harry Gerard Bissinger. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in , he became the sports and opinion editor for a small newspaper. In , while writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bissinger won the Pulitzer Prize for his report on corruption in the Philadelphia court system. Bissinger has gone on to write columns for publications like the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair. In , he left the Inquirer and moved to Odessa Texas to write Friday Night Lights. He was a consultant on the major motion picture that is based on his famous book. Bissinger continues to write, host his own radio show, and speak to audiences around the world. Bissinger is married and has three sons. According to his official web site, he and his wife divide their time between homes in Philadelphia and the Pacific Northwest.
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Harry Gerard (Buzz or H.G.) Bissinger III was born November 1st, in New York City. He graduated from Phillips Academy in and went on to attend the Univeristy of Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in Journalism in While attending the University, Bissinger was the sports editor of the local paper. His Journalism career started at the Ledger-Star paper in Norfolk,Virginia. He moved on, then writing for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and then the Philadelphia Inquirer. While Writing for the Inquirer in he won the Pulitzer Prize for writing an investigative series on the Philadelphia Court System. In Bissinger left Philadelphia and moved to Odessa, Texas to write a book on how small town life can be affected by a high School football team. Friday Night Lights was published in and was New York Times number one best seller, with nearly two million copies sold and still in print today. Bissinger moved to Chicago in and became an investigative journalist for roughly two years. In Bissinger left Chicago to write Prayer for the City, a new book back in Philadelphia. Prayer for the City is about mayor Edward G. |