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Peter Bailey Wiki Information
Peter Bailey
(born 1980) is an American journalist. Originally from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bailey is well known for his gritty, but yet inspirational profile stories on unsung heroes in Miami's impoverished inner city.
Bailey graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in English with a concentration in journalism. During his junior year he landed an internship at the Village Voice in New York City where his first assignment was to investigate a warehouse used by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to store documents. Upon graduation, he went on to write for Newsweek then Time Magazine. Bailey covered issues ranging from the AIDS epidemic to . His reporting landed him interviews with major figures including former President Bill Clinton, Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and recording executive Russell Simmons. [1] Bailey then went to the Miami Herald for what he calls its "grassroots appeal." [2] His series entitled won the 2007 award for best education reporting throughout Florida by the Society of Professional Journalists and the series was also awarded 2nd place Green Eyeshade Award for best videography. He was also honored by the National Association of Black Journalists for a project called "Shackled Education".
Bailey's work got the attention of Miami rap legend Trick Daddy who as of early 2009 is collaborating on his forthcoming autobiography in which Bailey will chronicle Trick's poverty-stricken childhood, crime-laden adolescence and eventual incarceration for drug trafficking, leading to his redemption and fame against the backdrop of Miami. "Magic City: Trials Of A Native Son" is to be published by MTV Books/Pocket Books in late 2009. [3]
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- PSS. , ESSENCE.COM
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