Troy Wolverton

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Troy Wolverton
Born (1971-06-13) June 13, 1971 (age 48)
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin, University of Missouri
Occupation Columnist, journalist
TitlePersonal Technology Columnist, San Jose Mercury News
Spouse(s)Tara [1]

Troy Wolverton (born June 13, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American journalist and the personal technology columnist for the San Jose Mercury News . [2] He is an occasional commentator on news programs such as the PBS NewsHour . [3]

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Prior to his current post, Wolverton was a senior writer for TheStreet.com and a writer for CNET. He began his career in journalism as a Web editor at the Mercury News. [4]

Wolverton has a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri. [4]

Professional

Wolverton is a technology and business journalist who writes Tech Files, a weekly consumer technology column in the San Jose Mercury News. In addition to Tech Files, Wolverton writes articles about the digital home and certain cutting edge technologies.

Previously, Wolverton covered Apple and the video game industry for the Mercury News and, before that, for TheStreet.com. He began his tenure at TheStreet as a retail and e-commerce reporter. During that time, he wrote a series of stories about eBay's use of stock options that won a Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and was a finalist for a Loeb award. [5] [6] [7]

Wolverton joined TheStreet after working as an e-commerce reporter for CNET News.com.

Awards and honors

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