Geoff Edgers teamed up with director Robert Patton-Spruill in early 2008 to begin work on a film about his love of British Invasion band the Kinks, headed by the two feuding brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Edgers has written three children's books: The Midnight Hour: Bright Ideas for After Dark ( Penguin, 1997) and four installments in the Grosset and Dunlap 'Who Was.?' series, Who Were The Beatles? (2006), Who Was Elvis Presley? (2007), Who Is Stan Lee? (2014), and Who Was Julia Child? (2015), the last installment collaborating with his wife, Carlene Hempel. Examples of this work include an article on Monkee Michael Nesmith's New Mexico symposiums (for Wired) and a series of pieces for Salon, including one on Brian Wilson's 2000 Pet Sounds tour. Įdgers has also freelanced for several magazines including GQ, Spin, Wired, and Salon. His work involved covering the Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and other arts-related organizations in the Boston area. He worked as an arts reporter from 2002 to August 2014 for The Boston Globe. Following his graduation he was employed as a reporter by several newspapers, including the Sudbury Town Crier, Waltham News-Tribune, Middlesex News, Boston Phoenix, and Raleigh News and Observer. Edgers joined The Washington Post in September 2014 as the paper's national arts reporter.Įdgers attended Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts and graduated from Tufts University in 1992 with a degree in English. He also hosted the military history series Secrets of the Arsenal on the American Heroes Channel. In 2013, he hosted a Travel Channel reality TV series called Edge of America, and in June 2013 he was awarded a New England Emmy for work on a video for The Boston Globe.

Edgers has also published children's books on Elvis, the Beatles, and Stan Lee, and co-wrote a book on Julia Child with his wife, Carlene Hempel. His articles have appeared in magazines such as GQ and Wired, and he has worked as a reporter for several newspapers, including the Boston Phoenix, Raleigh News and Observer, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. In addition, Edgers produced and starred in the 2010 music documentary Do It Again. Edgers currently hosts the Edge of Fame podcast, a collaboration between The Washington Post and WBUR-FM, Boston's NPR National. He is currently the national arts reporter for The Washington Post and was previously a staff arts reporter for The Boston Globe. Geoff Edgers (born 1970) is an American journalist, author, filmmaker, television host, and podcast host. Edgers in 2018 (photograph by Lila Hempel-Edgers)

Who Were the Beatles? by Geoff Edgers