H. G. "Buzz" Bissinger is an author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He was born November 1, 1954 in New York City, New York. In 1987, while writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer he won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his story on transgressions of Justice in the Philadelphia Court system. He is also the author of the article "Shattered Glass," featured in the magazine Vanity Fair, where he is a contributing editor. The article was later adapted for the 2003 film Shattered Glass. He is perhaps best known for his book Friday Night Lights, which documents the 1988 season of the high school football team in Odessa, Texas. This work went on to become a movie as well, released in 2004. Bissinger was educated at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, The University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University. He has written two books in addition to Friday Night Lights: Prayer for the City (1998) and Three Nights in August (2005). Listen to this article (help) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1985 for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shattered Glass (2003) is a film about prominent journalist Stephen Glasss 1998 fall from grace at The New Republic magazine. ... Friday Night Lights is a 1990 book and 2004 movie that documents the coach and players of a high school football team and the small, economically-depressed Texas town of Odessa that supports and is obsessed with them. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Odessa is a city located in Texas. ... Official language(s) None. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply PA) is a coed high school for boarding and day students grades 9-12 located in Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston. ... Andover is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Resources

• Article on Bissinger's return to UPenn
• Short biography on BarnesandNoble.com
• Pulitzer Prize winners of 1987

External links

• Friday Night Lights official website
• Interview with Buzz Bissinger
• Vanity Fair official website