With funding pulled, racers form ASCA

January 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "after the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, racers Michael Duran and Daron Rahlves approached members of the ski cross community about forming the American Ski Cross Association (ASCA). The organization would supplement the costs of ski cross racers and serve to heighten awareness about the sport."

Top surfers make sponsorship noise

December 2010
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Over the course of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons -- the final event of the Association of Surfing Professionals' season -- some top pros underwent sponsorship adjustments."

Rockaway History Lesson

December 2010
Eastern Surf Magazine

Excerpt: "Brookins discovered the ocean as a kid living in the Philippines with his military family, but he’s called Rockaway home for over a decade"

Santa Cruz considered for WSR

December 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "A stretch of California coastline already saturated with surfing heritage may soon earn even more prestige."

Taylor Steele's "Innersection" to premiere on Black Friday

November 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "Ultimately, Taylor Steele's latest creation is an effort to bring surfing and filmmaking into a more mutually beneficial relationship between the athletes and their viewers."

MX for Children helmet auction

November 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "For the fourth year in a row, MX for Children's Giving Thanks charity event has teamed up with moto- and supercross pros for an eBay auction to raise money for children's hospitals throughout the country, with the specific intent of boosting research and awareness for hydrocephalous, a brain disease that affects one in 500 children."

Skateistan The Movie: coming soon

November 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "A small but growing skateboard scene has emerged in Afghanistan amid ongoing war and political turmoil."

Johnny Kicks Cancer benefit returns

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "The World Cup of Skateboarding-sanctioned tour stop raises funds expressly for cancer research, specifically childhood leukemia."

Duct Taped in Montauk

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Exceprt: "The semis started under gray skies and cold crosswinds. Still, the odd set pushed through noticeably to shore. The final round saw relatively better surf; the wind slowed slightly and the sun peaked through, in what were no doubt challenging conditions."

Nelscott Reef contest bans tow-ins

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "The 2010 Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic surf contest has opted for arms over jet skis for the first time in five years."

American Tourist Hordes to Cuba?

October 2010
Condé Nast Traveler
"Informer" blog

Exerpt: "So, as speculation abounds and political entities maneuver, I decided to ask two people who have traversed the country recently what they thought increased American traffic would mean for Cuba."

Tudor Duct Tape Invitational hits N.Y.

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "Vans announced the names of those expected to participate in the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational on Thursday, October 14, and Friday, October 15, in Montauk, N.Y., at Ditch Plains on the eastern most tip of Long Island."

Skateboarding argument turns deadly

September 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "A father-daughter shootaround session at a basketball court in suburban Tampa, Fla., ended tragically Sunday. David James, 41, was shot and killed in front of his 8-year-old daughter after an altercation"

All time for autism

August 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt:"Jodie Nelson arrived for her first circumnavigation of the city fresh from the U.S. Open circus. Last spring, she became the only woman to paddle the nearly 40 miles from Catalina Island to Dana Point, CA, to generate funds for breast cancer. After only an hour in New York, Nelson spotted a random woman in a t-shirt from her event. Smiling, she concluded, 'I'm obviously supposed to be here.'"

Boardwalk Classics

July 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "Last Friday, "Singlefins, Boardwalks, and Story Talks: A Night of NJ Surf History," featured four current and former lensmen -- Dick 'Mez' Meseroll, Dan Mittelman, Ray Hallgreen, and Rich McMullin -- showcasing their photography in Tuckerton, NJ."

Yet Another TSA Watch List—But Does This One Matter?

June 2010
Condé Nast Traveler
"On the Fly" blog

Excerpt: "Details on how the TSA protects its tally of personal information—and when can it be shared— are vague."

Castles Amid the Skyscrapers

May 2009
Eastern Surf Magazine

Excerpt: "For nearly 20 years, Taylor Steele has offered his interpretation of surfing and the world upon which the craft depends."

(Note: Text & video interviews written/conducted by Jeff DiNunzio. Video production and editing by Driggs Bros. Productions. Additional viewing (video footage only) at ESPN.com Action Sports.)

Mrs. Obama's Washington

May 2010
Condé Nast Traveler

Feature story research assignment. Included full fact-checking and minor editing.

Absolute Arabia

March 2010
Condé Nast Traveler

Note: My first feature story research assignment. Included full fact-checking and minor editing.

Gold List 2009

January 2010
Condé Nast Traveler

(An immense medley of hotel reviews, this was an internal freelance project for the annual Gold List report. Readers rate the various travel properties/companies on our online survey; we then do additional reporting on the highest scorers. The approximately 80 snippets I wrote are disbursed throughout the collection. Brevity and detail were demanded. There is no byline verification--for me or the other contributors--but I assure you there are pay stubs to prove it!)