TONY PHYRILLAS
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Editor/Columnist |
| Location | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Introduction | Tony A. Phyrillas is a veteran newspaperman with three decades experience as a reporter, editor, photographer and columnist, Phyrillas received a first place award in 2010 for best column from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors and a first place award in 2007 for Best Opinion Column from Suburban Newspapers of America. He was recognized for column writing in 2007 by the Society of Professional Journalists, Keystone Chapter and in 2006 by the SPJ Greater Philadelphia Chapter. Phyrillas is ranked among the most influential political bloggers in Pennsylvania by BlogNetNews.com. Odyssey: The World of Greece magazine named Phyrillas one of the leading Greek-American bloggers in the world. A Penn State University graduate, Phyrillas is the editor/content manager of The Mercury, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper in Pottstown, Pa. Phyrillas made frequent appearances on talk radio and as a panelist on the "Journalists Roundtable" program on the Pennsylvania Cable Network. He co-hosted a weekly radio program on WPAZ 1370 AM for 2 years. |
| Interests | Blogging - More than 3.3 million page views at Tony Phyrillas on Politics. Over 5 million page views combined with my other blogs. |
| Favorite Movies | The Godfather, The Godfather Part II |
| Favorite Music | Green Day, The Who, The Beatles, Queen, Dwight Yoakam |