Mark Di Ionno Explained

Mark Di Ionno
Birth Date:	22 December 1956
Alma Mater:	Rutgers-Newark
Occupation:	Journalist

Mark Di Ionno (born December 22, 1956) is an American journalist and writer.

Di Ionno is a former general news columnist at New Jersey's top newspaper, The Star-Ledger.^{[1] [2]} He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Rutgers University–Newark. He is a 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist in news commentary for his columns on Hurricane Sandy, the suicide of Tyler Clementi, and other local events and issues.^{[3] [4] [5]} He later worked with TAPinto.^[6]

Di Ionno has written extensively about New Jersey in several books that serve as guides to the landscape and history of the state.^[7] Two of his books published with Rutgers University Press, New Jersey's Coastal Heritage: A Guide and A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail won the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Award.

Personal

Di Ionno was raised in Summit, New Jersey^[8] and graduated Summit High School and Rutgers University–Newark. He served in the U.S. Navy. He is father of six and resides in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey.^{[9] [10]}

Books

• New Jersey's Coastal Heritage: A Guide (Rutgers University Press) 1997
• A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail: for Families and History Buffs (Rutgers University Press) 2000
• Backroads, New Jersey: Driving at the Speed of Life (Rutgers University Press) 2002
• The Last Newspaperman (Plexus Publishing) 2012
• Gods of Wood and Stone (Atria Books) 2018^{[11] [12]}

External links

• Muckrack

Notes and References

1. Web site: A farewell love note from columnist Mark Di Ionno. Mark. Di Ionno. December 14, 2018. NJ.com.
2. Web site: Newark Department of Public Safety Welcomes Mark Di Ionno as Public Information Officer. Insider NJ.
3. Web site: Finalist: Mark Di Ionno of The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ . The Pulitzer Prizes . . October 3, 2020.
4. News: 2013-04-13 . 2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners . The New York Times . 2020-10-02.
5. Web site: Mark Di Ionno page at Simon and Schuster . October 13, 2020.
6. Web site: Mark Di Ionno joins TAPinto chain. February 19, 2019. New Jersey Globe.
7. News: Bannon . Melissa . 2002-09-15 . BY THE WAY; Two-Lane Tour Guide . The New York Times . 2020-10-03.
8. https://www.nj.com/independentpress/2012/09/star_ledger_columnist_mark_dii.html "Star Ledger columnist, Mark DiIonno, will speak at Summit Public Library"
9. https://www.civicstory.org/interweave-discussion-news/2015/4/22/what-drew-you-into-journalism "What Drew You Into Journalism?"
10. Lusardi, Anthony. "Mountain Lakes author will read, sign books in Boonton", The Citizen of Morris County, July 16, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2020. "Mountain Lakes author Mark Di Ionno will bring his latest novel to Bobby’s News & Gifts store on Main Street at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19."
11. Web site: Columnist Mark Di Ionno hits it out of the park with 'Gods of Wood and Stone'. Jacqueline . Cutler . July 15, 2018. NJ AdvanceMedia for nj.com.
12. Web site: Summer Reading 2019: Through the Past Darkly for NJ Hall of Famer. August 22, 2019. NJ Spotlight News.