Craig Pittman (writer)

Not to be confused with Craig Pittman (wrestler).

Craig Pittman is an American journalist and an author of books mostly about Florida. He was a reporter and columnist for the Tampa Bay Times for thirty-one years before becoming a weekly columnist for the Florida Phoenix. He is co-host of the podcast entitled, Welcome to Florida,[1] and issues a weekly newsletter entitled, Oh Florida!, the Newsletter. An award winning series of articles he co-authored was published as, Paving Paradise. In 2020, the Florida Heritage Book Festival honored Pittman as a "Living Legend".[2]

He is a native Floridian. Pittman graduated from Troy University in Alabama in 1981.[3]

  1. ^ Russell, Kent (July 19, 2016). "What Makes Florida So Weird? A Native Tries to Explain (book review)". New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Craig Pittman becomes a Florida Literary Legend". Tampa Bay Times.
  3. ^ Phillips, Greg (7 February 2020). "TROY alumnus named Florida Literary Legend". Troy Today. Retrieved 7 November 2023.