(619) 887-0627
rondonoho@gmail.com
I’m a FREELANCE WRITER & CONTENT CREATOR with a wide range of experience crafting reported features, compelling and SEO-driven blogs, and social media posts/campaigns. My experience as a print and web-based JOURNALIST is built on a foundation of strong research, writing and editing that carries over to my work today.
Give me a topic and a deadline, and I’ll do the rest. I was top editor at San Diego Magazine and San Diego CityBeat and my pieces have appeared in Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, HuffPost.com, PopSugar.com, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Ranch & Coast and more than three dozen media outlets.
I’ve done multi-platform content work in the fields of: workplace software, meeting planning, hospitality & travel, commercial real estate, diamond sales, swimming pool management and more.
I’ve also been a ghostwriter and editor for business books and memoirs; and founded the travel website Junkets & Jaunts (here’s the Media Kit).
FREELANCE WRITING
HUFFPOST.COM
On ‘America’s Got Talent,’ A Homeless Choir From San Diego Strikes Gold
MEN’S HEALTH
10 New Ways to Protect Your Heart
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
Casinos focus on health and safety protocols
SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE
RANCH & COAST
Literary icon Mike Sager is a mentor to generations of aspiring writers.
POPSUGAR.COM
Don’t Be a Turkey When Booking Your Thanksgiving Flight — Save Time and Money With These 7 Tips
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
Left-Leaning San Diego Pundit Reveals What It’s Like to Play In the Opposition Sandbox
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Ron Donoho is one of the rare ones who can write well AND edit well. I have read his work for many years and always love how he approaches his subjects with skill and passion. He has also been my editor, and he always made my work better. If you’re looking for someone with a creative and professional eye to communicate a message, Ron is your person.” –Dean Nelson, Ph.D., founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego
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“Ron is a pro: a great writer who turns a story around well ahead of deadline, with engaging copy and an attention to detail in his reporting. But more importantly, he’s a great guy to work with — responsive, friendly and always upbeat.” –Alex Palmer, Deputy Editor, Northstar Meeting Group
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“Ron was my first wave of defense in the editing process. He challenged me on concepts as well as made the book grammatically correct. Knowing him, he may tweak this recommendation for grammar.” –Ryan Berman, author of “Return On Courage”
RESUME
Nov. 2016 – present: Freelance Writer/Content Creator, various outlets (see below)
Sept. 2018 – present: Founder, JunketsAndJaunts.com
Jan. 2018 – May 2018: Adjunct Professor, Point Loma Nazarene University
March 2015 – Nov. 2016: Editor-in-Chief, San Diego CityBeat
March 2014 – March 2015: Chief Content Officer, Ballotpedia.org
Sept 2012 – present: Freelance Writer, various publications (see below)
Jan. 2011 – Aug. 2012: Editor-in-Chief, SD Home/Garden Lifestyles
Jan. 2009 – Jan. 2011: Editor-in-Chief, SanDiego.com
Oct. 1996 – Dec. 2008: Executive Editor, San Diego Magazine
Oct. 1988 – Oct. 1996: Writer/Editor, various publications
Published in: Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Maxim, Glamour, Stuff, HuffPost.com, popsugar.com, San Diego Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Baltimore Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Westways, Child, Christian Science Monitor, The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Business Journal, Pacific San Diego, Ranch & Coast, San Diego CityBeat, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles, Hemispheres (United Airlines), Successful Meetings, Restaurant Business, Capital-Gazette Newspapers, IVN.us, The (Havre de Grace) Record, The Hanover Sun, StadiumTalk.com, FarAndWide.com, Independent Voter News
Content creation for: ServiceTitan.com, Blue Haven National Management, Cal-A-Vie, Coronado Company LLC, Crowe PR, Hadar Diamonds, Hughes & Marino, Humanity Death Watch, Return On Courage.
EDUCATION
Loyola University Maryland, Communications
AWARDS
San Diego Press Club Awards: JunketsAndJaunts.com won three in 2020 and two in 2019 for feature writing; San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles team won 17 Press Club awards, 2012; “Best General Web Site” for SanDiego.com, 2012; Personally awarded two in 2011, two in 2007, two in 2004, two in 2003; Best of Show in 2002 and 2000; first and second-place for In-depth reporting in 1998; four for In-depth Reporting, Features and Commentary in 1997.
Society of Professional Journalists Awards: JunketsAndJaunts won one in 2020 and two in 2019; personally awarded two in 2007; three in 2006; two in 2002; five in 2001, including “Best of Show;” five in 2000; three in 1999; and 1st and 2nd for Features in 1998.
Southern California Journalism Awards: 1st for Magazine Feature and 1st for News in 2001.
American Society of Business Press Editors Award: 1997.
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association Awards: 1989 and 1990.
BOOK
Junkets & Jaunts: Avocado Margaritas, Surf City Soul and the Center of the World Pyramid. An anthology of offbeat U.S. travel storiesCONTENT WRITING
SERVICE TITAN
Crisis Marketing 101: Be Agile, Creative, and Show Your Humanity
KALAHARI RESORTS & CONVENTIONS
Incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility into Your Event
BLUE HAVEN POOLS