Marty Wombacher Explained

Marty Wombacher (born ^[1]) is an American writer and photojournalist,

Wombacher's first publishing success was Trivial Trivia, The Idiot Edition, which he created The 1985 game was a satire of Trivial Pursuit and it became a success^[2] The U.P.I. wire service picked the story up and it was featured in newspapers, radio shows and TV news across the country. The peak of the success came when Wombacher and Owens appeared on The Today Show in New York City and were interviewed by Jane Pauley in 1986.^[2]

to 1993 he was one of the primary writers for People of Peoria (later shortened to POP) magazine. The magazine was published and distributed out of Peoria, Illinois.^[1]

In 1993, Wombacher moved to New York City^{[1] [3] [2]}

From 1993 to 2000 he was the editor, publisher and primary writer for fishwrap magazine, a satirical magazine whose focus was mainstream media, in particular magazines.^[2] The magazine was based out of New York City^[2]

In 2002, Wombacher wrote the book 99 Beers Off The Wall.^[2] He wrote another book, The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck, in 2008.^{[1] [2]}

He's currently blogging at Meanwhile, Back In Peoria...

References

• Wombacher on The Morning Show in Australia
• Splice Today: Drinking Beer With Marty Wombacher - interview video
• Web site: Marty Wombacher plans to visit 365 city bars in 365 days and blog about each experience . . Weichselbaum, Simone . March 10, 2010.
• 365 Bars at Cleveland.com
• Web site: Man Visits 365 Bars In 365 Days, Stays Sober Enough To Write About It . Gray, Billy . March 10, 2010 . GuestofaGuest.com.
• NBC Niteside feature article
• Web site: Prolific blogger Marty Wombacher finds an audience back in Peoria . . Hatch, Danielle . April 3, 2013.
• Web site: Marty Wombacher: herald the hometown hero's artery-hardening hamburger . . Tarter, Steve . July 10, 2013.
• Web site: Meanwhile, back in Peoria…there's Marty taking pictures . . Tarter, Steve . July 8, 2014.
• Web site: Marty Wombacher Celebrates One Year At GDCI . . Mickelberry, Taylor . March 1, 2017.

External links

• 365 Beers Website
• Marty After Dark Website
• Tripping With Marty Website
• Meanwhile, Back In Peoria...

Notes and References

1. News: Lighting a fire in the publishing world . July 23, 2008 . . November 11, 2015.
2. Wombacher . Marty . Lulu Author Interview: Marty Wombacher . . February 10, 2009 . 2015-11-11 "by Dan London" in old edit, but not shown in source -->.
3. News: It's His Mag Mag Mag Mag World . . Bell . Bill . July 31, 1995 . November 11, 2015.