ABOUT THE AUTHOR

THROUGH JOURNALISM, MEDIA, public speaking appearances, and the blogosphere, Billy Hallowell has worked as a journalist and commentator for more than a decade. He has been published and featured in political and cultural books, textbooks, articles, and websites that focus on the youth of America and their role in the future of our world.

Hallowell is the faith editor and an assistant editor at TheBlaze, and he has contributed to The Washington Post, Human Events (blog), The Daily Caller, Mediaite (blog), and The Huffington Post, among other news sites. He has also appeared on Fox News, FOXNews.com LIVE, and HuffPo Live, among others.

Hallowell’s career in journalism and commentary began at an early age. Following the Columbine shooting in 1999, the then fifteen-year-old launched Teen Web Online, a website intended to address violence, discrimination, and other social issues facing America’s young generation. In 2002 he founded Pathufind Media, an ongoing project that subcontracts affordable speakers to colleges and community groups. In 2003 Hallowell was selected to represent the United States at the World Bank’s conference on youth development in Paris, France.

Following this experience, he was honored by the International Youth Foundation with the YouthAction Net Fellowship. On the educational front, he was a Rhodes Scholar nominee in 2006 and the recipient of the prestigious Clark Fellowship during the same year. In addition to these honors, Hallowell has received a number of journalism and community awards for his work.

Hallowell was educated at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York, and graduated with a BA in communications, with concentrations in broadcasting, corporate and journalism, and a minor in writing. In June 2008 he completed his MS in social research from Hunter College in Manhattan, New York. You can follow him on Twitter (@BillyHallowell).