About Our Staff

Role:
President / Co-Founder

Age:
31 (September 27, 1976)
Where'd ya go to high school?:
St. Louis University High School

Bio:
Born in South St. Louis. Went to St. Gabriel’s Grade School, St. Louis University High School, and The University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism School.

Co-host of The ITD Morning After on Team 1380

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Larry Sanders Show, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Primetime Glick, The View

Interests:
My favorite movies are The Graduate, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Rocky IV, The House on Chasey Lain

Email Address:
tmckernan@hotmail.com

Role:
Vice-President/Director of Web Operations and Marketing/Co-owner/Music Columnist/Graphic Designer
Age:
30 (August 10, 1977)
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Chaminade College Prep

Bio:
Spent a majority of my life in St. Louis. After graduating from Chaminade, I moved to Chicago and went to Columbia College and received a degree in Music Business. I've been working for major labels for the last 12 years. Now I work at the coolest website in the entire St. Louis Metro area!

Favorite TV Show(s):
Conan O'Brien, Family Guy, Survivorman, Dexter, The Shield, The Colbert Report, The Office
Favorite STL Personality:
Frank O. Pinion, Doug Vaughn
Interests:
My son, music (making it, listening to it, promoting it), sports (specifically Cardinal Baseball), my dogs, Mac's, boxing, drinking Bud Select, attempting humor, drums, acting like an idiot, softball, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Email Address:
tpickett@insidestl.com

Role:
Marketing and Web Operations
Age:
22 - March 27th, 1986
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Parkway West Highschool

Bio:
Born in Marietta, Georgia and left before I could stand on my own two feet.  Raised in St. Louis.  Attended Parkway West  for Jr/Sr Highschool.  Majored in Business Admin and Computer Science at Webster University. 

Favorite TV Show(s):
Dexter, Californication, Weeds, South Park, CSI (all kinds), Dirty Jobs, Deadliest Catch, Man Vs Wild, Rome, King of Queens.

Interests:
Soccer, Cars, Stand up Comedians...  And funny people in general

Email Address:
rpickett@insidestl.com

Role:
Columnist
Age:
27
Where'd ya go to high school?:
St. Louis University High

Bio:
Born and raised in St. Louis. After high school, I fled the city for 5 years to attend Truman State University in the picturesque town of Kirksville, MO, famous for having more mutants per square mile than any other city in the Midwest.

Upon reaching my saturation point for crappy sports media two years ago, I started joesportsfan.com and have built it into the massive conglomerate that it is today, with annual revenues approaching $0.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Gotta go with Saved by the Bell, but Bob Ramsey’s "The Early Bird" is a close second.
Favorite STL Personality:
As much fun as I have watching Rich Gould eat nachos while broadcasting from Busch Stadium, I'll have to go with Mike Shannon.
Interests:
Making fun of ESPN, eating Jack in the Box tacos and watching my 1985 Heck of a Year tape over and over.

Email Address:
joshbacott@joesportsfan.com

Role:
Columnist
Age:
22
Where'd ya go to high school?:
CBC

Bio:
Born in Manchester. After graduating from CBC, I made my way to Mizzou to study journalism. The one thing it has taught me is that TV reporting sucks. On another note, if you happen to be in Columbia over the next couple of months, give Papa John’s a call and I may just deliver your pizza (of course, I’m not joking).

Was able to join the sports empire known as joesportsfan.com a little over a year ago, after bribing Josh with an autographed Lee Tunnel rookie card. Since then, I have spent most of my time documenting the circus that is ESPN. While I find it highly entertaining, I’m pretty sure it isn’t normal.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Family Guy. Forensic Files is solid too
Favorite STL Personality:
Can’t go wrong with Joe Buck or Bob Costas. Also a fan of Bryan Burwell.
Interests:
Music, people, dogs, barbecuing, Sean Salisbury

Email Address:
pgi@joesportsfan.com

Role:
NightLife Mgr/Photographer
Age:
33
Where'd ya go to high school?:
North High School-Davenport, Iowa

Bio:
Born in Illinois. After my home burnt to the ground at the age of 4, our family moved to Davenport, Iowa, where I lived most of my life. Moved to Chicago for several years. Graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Film and Video, with a concentration in Documentary film. Also while living in Chicago, I ran an after school program in the Cabrini Green Housing projects. In 2005 I moved to St. Louis to be closer to my daughter, whose name is Sage. In addition to insidestl.com, I work in freelance production, where I work on feature films, commercials, music videos, etc. I also am the Project Coordinator, and Videographer for a cross-cultural film program based out of Los Angeles called The Urban Anthropology Project. This program travels the world teaching children about film and photography. So far our program has been to Japan, Panama, Jamaica, The U.S., Germany, and continues to expand.

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Biggest Loser, Smackdown, Entourage
Favorite STL Personality:
Alive- Randy Orton Dead- Miles Davis
Interests:
I enjoy outside activities, camping, hiking, biking. I work-out, love to watch movies, and play the guitar, among other things.

Email Address:
jdubpooter@aol.com

Role:
Co-owner/Editor of Golf Section/Part-time columnist
Age:
32 (August 1st, 1975)
Where'd ya go to high school?:
St. Louis University High School

Bio:
I was born and raised in St. Louis. Went to Our Lady of the Pillar grade school, Priory for an overly long cup of coffee, and graduated with our fearless leader from THE High School in 1994. Tried to play golf at Spring Hill College but learned I wasn't good enough. Naturally, I then gravitated towards the rugby squad. After college, I dabbled in the golf business for a year. Since then, I have been charging (some would say overcharging) the fine citizens of St. Louis to park their cars.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Californication, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, The Office, Lost, 24, Boston Legal
Favorite STL Personality:
Jenna Fischer (Pam on "The Office")
Interests:
Golf, Snow Skiing, TV/Movies, Music, Travel, Denver Broncos football, long walks by the beach, poetry, and anything that Kate Beckinsale does

Email Address:
rpohrer@insidestl.com

Role:
Music Editor
Age:
24
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Kirkwood

Bio:
I graduated from Missouri State with a degree in Sociology and minor in Advertising and Promotion. While in college I worked in a think tank at NOBLE advertising, ran promotions for four radio stations and headed promotions for Juanita K. Hammons music venue (Not all at the same time and as glorious as this sounds, at one point I have been dressed up as a "Drunken Ticket Moose" mascot for Q102).

Favorite TV Show(s):
Entourage, Law and Order, Next, Saved by the Bell (Original and The College Years), Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Favorite STL Personality:
Honey Tree Evil Eye
Interests:
I enjoy writing, hearing new sounds, painting, being an amateur restaurant reviewer, traveling and paying late fees to movie stores. You will find me on the Weekends involved in an eclectic mix of live music, good food and exceptional company.

Email Address:
Anthony.spina@insidestl.com

Role:
Sales
Age:
27
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Sequoyah High School

Bio:
Came to St. Louis for work over 2 years ago and fell in love with the city.

Favorite TV Show(s):
The OC, The Wire, Law and Order, all the MTV garbage
Favorite STL Personality:
Martin Kilcoyne
Interests:
Soccer

Email Address:
joepelusi@hotmail.com

Role:
Music Columnist
Age:
36
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Country Day

Bio:
Mini-Bio: After high school I went to UM-Rolla, picked up an engineering degree, DJ'd at KMNR, then returned to St. Louis, picked up a business degree from UM-St. Louis, and DJ'd at KYMC. Currenty contribute to the yourstandardlife.com music site.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Law and Order, Chuck, CSI, Hell's Kitchen
Favorite STL Personality:
Les Aaron
Interests:
Independent music and film, hockey, soccer, football, good pubs in the city

Email Address:
kymcunderground@gmail.com

Role:
Ladies Columnist
Age:
28
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Notre Dame

Bio:
Although I currently live in Port Orange, FL, I grew up in South St.Louis and still have family there. I am single and in a relationship

Favorite TV Show(s):
Studio 60...Two and a Half Men...How I met your Mother...The Wire...Sopranos
Favorite STL Personality:
Tim McKernan
Interests:
Listening to music, watching movies, and writing

Email Address:
Maggirl2k2@hotmail.com

Role:
Media Consultant/Sales
Age:
27
Where'd ya go to high school?:
St. Louis University High School

Bio:
After finishing up at SLUH in '99, I attended the University of Missouri for a semester of fun and quickly transferred to DePaul University in Chicago. I graduated from DePaul as the Programming Director of the University radio station with a Communications and Marketing degree in '03. My last day at DePaul was also my first day at Marketing Werks, a Chicago based experiential marketing agency. I stayed with Marketing Werks until January of '07 when I made the move back to St. Louis. Shortly thereafter I began working at insideSTL.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Family Guy, Dexter, Lost & Heroes.
Favorite STL Personality:
Ricky from The Tin Can.
Interests:
Music & Traveling.

Email Address:
mhurst@insidestl.com

Role:
Music Columnist
Age:
28 (August 22, 1979)
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Springfield High School, Springfield, IL

Bio:
Born in Springfied, IL. Graduated from Saint Louis University in 2001 (English, Communications). Has interviewed the likes of Dane Cook, Pegi Young, Patty Griffin, Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies), Billy Talbot (Crazy Horse), Kym Warner (The Greencards), and Tim Easton. Once talked to Neko Case at Off Broadway for 2+ hours without knowing it was her. Damn, girl.

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Office, 48 Hours Mystery
Favorite STL Personality:
Brian Henneman
Interests:
Illini Football and Basketball, my dogs (Maggie and Tucker), my wife (Kelly), sleeping during bad movies, mowing my lawn, donuts and corn dogs at Quick Trip, stretching, Izmir, Turkey, dinosaur bones, insect killer, lap steel, halloween heads, concerts, and respectful audiences.

Email Address:
jgonulsen2@yahoo.com

Role:
Photographer
Age:
25
Where'd ya go to high school?:
Wesclin High School in Clinton County, IL. Graduated with a whopping 76 students in our senior class

Bio:
I've lived in the St. Louis area my whole life and I've always been a Cardinals fan! Graduated from Webster University in 2005 with dual degrees in Photography and Media Communications. I've worked in photography for the last few years as the studio manager and secondary photographer of Joe Vavak Photography in Fairview Heights, IL. I'm psyched to be a part of the best website in St. Louis, InsideSTL. When I'm not photographing St. Louis nightlife, chances are you'll find me rockin' out at a live show.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Ghost Hunters, The Office, South Park, The Shield, It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia, Family Guy
Favorite STL Personality:
Living: Joe Edwards, Dead: Jack Buck.
Interests:
Photography, music, the St. Louis rock/metal scene, St. Louis and East Side nightlife, riding my two horses, my dog and cat, going to as many live shows as I possibly can, playing and watching sports (especially Cardinals baseball!), the outdoors, occasionally acting a fool, culinary endeavors

Email Address:
tarnold@insidestl.com

Role:
STL Cardinals Columnist

Age:
27

Where'd ya go to high school?:
Marquette (Alton)

Bio:
I’ve been dominating life since graduation without honors from Kentucky ’s Public Ivy University- Murray State . If something in your life is awesome, you can pretty much guarantee I had something to do with it. I model everything I do after Suge Knight and enjoy blogging about the Cardinals and other crap over @ CardinalsDiaspora.com

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Hills, How It’s Made, Howard TV

Favorite STL Personality:
Bob Richards (RIP)

Interests:
Blogging, Decorating My Mother’s Basement, Women of the Eastern Bloc

Email Address:
athooks@yahoo.com

Role:
Daily Redbird Columnist

Age:
30

Where'd ya go to high school?:
Mehlville, class of 1996

Bio:
A lifelong St. Louisian and a 2000 graduate of Webster University, Gabriel's career in journalism started as a sports reporter/editor for the Suburban Journals in St. Charles County where he covered prep, college and minor league sports. Today, he's the managing editor of Health Progress, a publication produced by the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

Gabriel is also a freelance writer with credits in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Magazine, Sauce Magazine, St. Louis
Cardinals Gameday Magazine, and several other publications and websites.
 
He has visited 17 major-league stadiums, including Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. His favorite "new" ballparks are PNC Park in Pittsburgh and AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Gabriel resides in Oakville with his wife, Dana, and their dog, Oli.

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Law & Order

Favorite STL Personality:
Martin Kilcoyne

Interests:
reading, traveling, exercising, spending time with family and friends

Email Address:
WillTheThrill22@gmail.com

Role:
STL Cardinals Columnist

Age:
26

Where'd ya go to high school?:
Marion High School in Marion, IL
 

Bio:
I graduated from MHS in the booming metropolis that is Marion, IL in ’99. I then went on to University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign where I graduated in ’03 with a degree in Political Science.  I made the journey to the good ole’ STL to start law school at SLU in the Fall of 2003.  I graduated from SLU Law in ’06 and now practice law at Evans Partnership in Clayton.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Dexter, Arrested Development, and Family Guy

Favorite STL Personality:
Jim “The Kitty Cat” Hayes

Interests:
sports, politics, arguing over sports and politics, drinking, drinking while arguing over sports and politics, and lastly arguing

Email Address:
murrie47@hotmail.com

Role:
STL Cardinals Columnist

Age:
32

Where'd ya go to high school?:
Classical (Providence)

Bio:
Lived in New York (upstate, not city), Rhode Island, Massachusetts (not Boston), Chicago, back to Massachusetts, three places in Israel, back to Rhode Island, Tucson (University of Arizona), Springfield, Mo (Springfield News-Leader), then on to lovely St. Louis in 2003. Married (she went to Rosary) with two kids (Fort Zumwalt West if we don’t move). Corporate sellout by day, writer by night. Got a poem published once.

Favorite TV Show(s):
Dexter, The Unit, NCIS, 24, The Shield, Numb3ers, Prison Break, Criminal Minds, 30 Rock, Survivor (yeah), The Office, South Park, Family Guy, The Ultimate Fighter

Favorite STL Personality:
Not Bob Costas because Syracuse sucks
 
Interests:
Order of relevance depending on the day: sports, politics, writing, watching tv, wife & kids, beers, jack & cokes, shuffle board

Email Address:
sethdoria@hotmail.com

Role:
Daily Redbird Blogger

Age:
30

Where'd ya go to high school?:
Carlyle High School, Carlyle, IL

Bio:
I grew up in Carlyle, IL and graduated from Carlyle High School in 1996.  I then attended Kaskaskia College for 2 years and graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2000 with a degree in Computer Management.  I currently work in O’Fallon, IL as a software engineer.  My current job involves writing web software for the United States Military.

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Office, Friday Night Lights, Family Guy, Prison Break, Chuck

Favorite STL Personality:
Jimmy “The Cat” Hayes

Interests:
Watching the Cardinals and all other sports, playing softball and fantasy sports


Email Address:
nfrnd3@hotmail.com

Role:
Columnist-The Daily Redbird

Age:
29

Where'd ya go to high school?:
Webster Groves

Bio:
After graduating from Truman State University in 2000 Chris Russell spent 6 years in the advertising world before breaking free and going solo.  He is currently a freelance sportswriter who is trying to save the world through humorous, intelligent baseball related content.  Chris enjoys beef jerky, has never been hang gliding and thinks rollerblading is emasculating. His work can be found right here every Monday on insideSTL and at bugsandcranks.com for more Cardinals coverage.  Edgy, pop culture-infused sports journalism at its finest.  Well… it’s not bad.

Interests:  baseball, rock and roll, fake mustaches, bathroom graffiti, washers, David Liebe Hart

Favorite TV Show(s):
Flight of The Conchords, Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!, 30 Rock

Favorite STL Personality: The bum who plays the saxophone outside of Busch Stadium

Email Address:
liverpool816@hotmail.com

Role:
WebMaster / Co-Founder

Age:
26 (October 1st, 1981)

Where'd ya go to high school?:
St. Louis University High School

Bio:
After attending the finest college-prep institution in the land, Matt graduated from the University of Evansville with a degree in Computer Science, while also playing college soccer (Purple Aces, baby). Screw it, I'm writing this damn thing...so I'll use first person.

My interests are long walks on the beach, 1987 Cardinal baseball, Cosmo Kramer, and a strong dosage of Ritalin.

And yes, I have quite a bit of product in my hair. (That should save some emails...)

 Favorite TV Show(s):
Seinfeld, Jeopardy, Curb Your Enthusiasm and 24

Interests:
My list of favorite things include Seinfeld, The Cardinals, and Tiffani-Amber Theissen...not necessarily in that order, but all at once, preferably.

Email Address:
matt_sebek@hotmail.com