Journalism
While writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer Bissinger won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his story on corruption in the Philadelphia court system in 1987.
In 1998 his article "Shattered Glass," an exposé of the career of New Republic writer Stephen Glass, was published in the magazine Vanity Fair, where he is a contributing editor. The article was later adapted for the 2003 film of the same name.
His magazine work has also appeared in the New York Times and Sports Illustrated. Bissinger's article for Vanity Fair, "Gone with the Wind" (August 2007), about the saga of 2006 Kentucky Derby Winner Barbaro, has been optioned by Universal Pictures. Bissinger's most recent article in Vanity Fair, "Inventing Ford Country" (March 2009) details the role Monument Valley played in the birth of American cinema.
In 2008, Bissinger wrote "The Throwback," an online sports column for The New York Times.
Buzz is currently a columnist at The Daily Beast.
Using the name "Buzz Boy," he hosts a daily radio talk show on WPHT Philadelphia 1210 with Steve "Steve Man" Martorano.
On Oct. 8, 2012, Buzz endorsed Mitt Romney for president.
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