:: About Us ::

OUR EDITORIAL MISSION

Wireless Review provides a unique editorial perspective for an industry in motion. Through profiles of top executives, marketers, network technicians and technology innovators, Wireless Review offers comprehensive coverage of the technology and business issues shaping the wireless industry. Wireless Review is inside the wireless industry, providing readers with insight about what's coming and what it's worth, who's betting on it, and what's at stake.

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EDITORIAL

Jason Meyers, Editorial Director

Jason Meyers oversees all editorial processes and staff and guides the editorial strategy of Telephony, Wireless Review, their online efforts and several weekly e-newsletters. He also hosts the e-newsletter TelephonyOnline Update and the publications’ Inside Telecom series of webcasts. Meyers has covered the telecom industry since 1993, when he joined Telephony as an assistant editor, and frequently represents Telephony and Wireless Review at industry events.

Carol Wilson, Editor-at-Large

Carol Wilson returned to Telephony in 2004 as editor-at-large. She has been covering the telecommunications industry for the past 20 years. Over that period of time, she has been a founding editor of two magazines--Inter@ctive Week and The Net Economy--as well as a news and information Web site, Broadband Edge. Carol began her telecom career as news editor at Telephony in 1985, becoming Editor three years later.

Vince Vittore, Executive Editor

Vince Vittore covers the access, switching and transport technology sectors for Telephony’s print and online publications. He also contributes wireless content to Wireless Review, hosts Telephony’s Access Edge e-newsletter and helps guide content development for both magazines. Vittore has more than 13 years covering the telecom industry. He joined Telephony in 1997 as New Media Editor, covering the Internet access and video communications.

Nikki Golden, Managing Editor

Nikki Golden supervises the weekly editorial production processes and staff of Telephony, Wireless Review and Mobile Radio Technology. She also supervises department coverage and edits content for technology sections. Golden rejoins Telephony and Wireless Review after being group managing editor of several residential construction magazines. Prior to that, she was deputy managing editor for Telephony and Wireless Review.

Dan O'Shea, News Editor

Dan O’Shea oversees the news department of Telephony, writes features and department content for Telephony and Wireless Review, contributes news and other content to TelephonyOnline, and helps guide the content strategy of both Telephony and Wireless Review. O’Shea has more than 10 years of telecom journalism experience. He joined Telephony in 1993 as Assistant News Editor, covering the long-distance sector and emerging data access technology.

Chip Howard, Web Editor

Chip Howard oversees the online publication of TelephonyOnline, WirelessReview.com and MRTmag.com. Howard most recently served as Managing Editor for the print versions of those products--Telephony, Wireless Review and Mobile Radio Technology. Howard formerly was Telephony’s Associate Web Editor and a member of Primedia Business Magazines’ New Media Division. He joined Telephony in 1996 as an assistant editor.

Tim McElligott, Senior Editor

Tim McElligott joined the editorial staff of Telephony in 1999 following a 14-year career in the telecom service provider sector. As a Senior Editor for Telephony and Wireless Review, McElligott oversees coverage of operations support systems and other network software, in addition to intelligent networking and test and measurement. He contributes news, technology articles and features to Telephony and TelephonyOnline and is a regular contributor to Wireless Review.

Ed Gubbins, Senior Writer

Ed Gubbins covers the optical networking technology beat for Telephony and TelephonyOnline and is a regular contributor to Wireless Review. Gubbins joined Telephony in 2001 after a two-year tenure at Upstart, a sister publication to Telephony, where he covered the competitive local exchange carrier industry. He has covered a variety of topics, including legal and regulatory matters, switching and access technologies and various aspects of the wireless market.

Kevin Fitchard, Senior Editor

Kevin Fitchard covers the wireless beat for Telephony and TelephonyOnline. He also is a regular contributor to Wireless Review. Fitchard has worked for the telecom division of Primedia Business Magazines for three years. He began as a Senior News Editor for TelecomClick in 2000 and later became a roving correspondent for multiple publications, including Wireless Review, Telephony, MRT and RF Design. He joined the Telephony staff full-time in 2001.

Stephanie Dell, Associate Editor

Stephanie Dell assists with the editing and production of the print and online editions of Telephony and Wireless Review. She writes Telephony’s “Wavelengths” column and is an occasional writer for Wireless Review as well as TelephonyOnline. Prior to joining the publications in 2003, she was associate editor at Fire Chief magazine, where she covered fire service news and legislation, coordinated online news efforts and launched a weekly e-newsletter.

Sheila Schirz, Senior Art Director

Sheila Schirz is the senior art director for Telephony, Wireless Review and Mobile Radio Technology. Prior to joining the editorial staff in 2001, she was the art director for Global Telephony magazine. Upon graduation, she worked at a publication group in Columbus, Ohio, starting in weekly newspaper production and leaving as a magazine advertising designer. She is a member of The Society for Publication Designers.