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Dave Norman is an experienced outdoor writer, author and editor, whose adventures afield have taken him across 23 countries. A lifelong shooter, he has competed regionally, nationally and internationally in a variety of disciplines, including USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge, service rifle, small-bore rifle and with airguns. He hunts small and medium game in the Northeast.Dave began his writing career with newspaper reporting, then served for 11 years as a freelance correspondent for Beckett Media’s “Action Pursuit Games” magazine.In addition to extensive publications in magazines and newspapers, Dave is the author of the books “501 Paintball Tips, Tricks, and Tactics,” “Following Josh,” “A Small Town Celebration” and “White River Junctions.” He holds a Master’s of Arts degree from Dartmouth College. |
| Craig Hodgkins Craig Hodgkins, who joins Beckett Media’s Outdoor Group this week as Editor of Gun World magazine, has more that three decades of experience writing, editing and developing content for books, corporate publications, newspapers, magazines, video and websites.After completing his studies in Communications at California State University, Fullerton, Hodgkins joined the editorial ranks at Disneyland, where he wrote features for the park’s weekly newsletter. In 1988, he joined The Walt Disney Studios team in Burbank, where—as head of Corporate Employee Communications—he developed articles, seminars and classes, produced videos and wrote speeches for top company executives.From 1991-2000, Hodgkins led editorial and training teams for The Disney Stores, Disney Art Editions and Walt Disney Art Classics, and traveled the country as the host of dozens of live audience events featuring Disney Legends such as Mary Costa (Sleeping Beauty), Fess Parker (Davy Crockett), Dick Sherman (Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, etc.), Dick Jones (Pinocchio) and Kathryn Beaumont (Alice in Wonderland).Hodgkins left Disney fulltime in 2000, but continues to develop material and host events, conferences and conventions for Disney and other clients. From 2000 to 2009, he was Director of Media and Content Development for two of the nation’s larger evangelical churches, Mariners and Saddleback. Since 2009, he has written or ghostwritten seven non-fiction books published by Zondervan, Group, Moody Press and Thomas Nelson.The son of a career California Highway Patrol officer and homemaker, Hodgkins was raised in Napa and several other Northern California communities. He is an avid outdoorsman who coaches high school sports and enjoys hiking, biking and camping. He and his wife, Diane, live in Westminster, California with their three children: Emily (19), Erin (15) and Eric (9). |
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