Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney began his career as a newspaper journalist in Colorado, where he won the award for Best Column Writing from the Colorado Press Association at the age of twenty-three. Born in Massachusetts, he attended Eckerd College in Florida, then lived most of his adult life in California, Australia, and the French Alps. He's been a magazine editor, a radio sports anchor, an advertising copywriter, and a marketing professional for premium sports brands. He's written for a number of magazines...See more

Tim Sweeney began his career as a newspaper journalist in Colorado, where he won the award for Best Column Writing from the Colorado Press Association at the age of twenty-three. Born in Massachusetts, he attended Eckerd College in Florida, then lived most of his adult life in California, Australia, and the French Alps. He's been a magazine editor, a radio sports anchor, an advertising copywriter, and a marketing professional for premium sports brands. He's written for a number of magazines including Skiing, SKI, Powder, Pebble Beach, Palm Desert, and Palm Springs Life, and also studied improv and hosted a YouTube series. Yank Down Under is his first book. See less