Marty Nemko
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Marty Nemko is a Bay Area based career counselor. He is perhaps best known as U.S. News & World Report
's Contributing Editor for career issues where he directs its annual Best Careers issue.
, one of the largest stations on the West Coast and is in his 20th year as producer and host of Work with Marty Nemko on KALW
, a National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco. He is the career columnist at Kiplinger.com. Previously, his column appeared for six years in the San Francisco Chronicle
and three years in the Los Angeles Times
. He was the host of Eight Keys to a Better Worklife, which many PBS
-TV stations aired nationwide during their pledge drive
s. He appears frequently as a career expert, for example, on the Today Show, the CBS Early Show, NPR's Talk of the Nation
, etc. He has been quoted on multiple occasions in publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. In a cover story, the San Francisco Bay Guardian
named him, "The Bay Area's Best Career Coach."
Nemko's book, How to Get Your Child a Private School Education in a Public School, was named one of the year's Ten Must Books by the American School Board Association. He was the senior author of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
procedures for accreditation and program review. He has written three consumer-activist books for parents of the college-bound and articles in the prestigious Chronicle of Higher Education. He has been a consultant to 15 college presidents and given three invited addresses such as "America's Most Overrated Product: Higher Education" at the Commonwealth Club
, a nationally prominent public affairs forum. He holds a Ph.D.
in education from the University of California, Berkeley
and subsequently taught in its graduate school. He was introduced at the ABC-TV
Summit on Education as "The Ralph Nader of Education."
Nemko is the co-president, with Warren Farrell
, of the National Organization for Men, which attempts to educate the media to help ensure fair reporting on men's issues related to education, employment, divorce, and health care. He has published widely on these topics, primarily on Web sites devoted to men's issues, such as MensNewsDaily.com, menstuff.org, on in the Mensa Bulletin and on jewishworldreview.com.
As an avocation
, he is also a play director and actor. He won awards as best director, best production, and the Roar of the Crowd award (Bay Area audience favorite) for his 2007 Bay Area production of Same Time Next Year
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
's Contributing Editor for career issues where he directs its annual Best Careers issue.
Background
His book Cool Careers for Dummies has sold over 100,000 copies, ranking it among the bestselling of all For Dummies books. He hosts a three-hour Sunday evening show on KGO (AM)KGO (AM)
KGO is a news/talk-format radio station radio with offices and studios in San Francisco, California. Unlike most other American news/talk stations, KGO originates nearly all of its own programming locally. Since 1978, KGO radio has received Arbitron's number-one ranking in the Bay Area...
, one of the largest stations on the West Coast and is in his 20th year as producer and host of Work with Marty Nemko on KALW
KALW
KALW is a public radio station based in San Francisco, California. Its HD FM radio signal is broadcast over the immediate San Francisco Bay Area at 91.7 MHz, and is webcast with live streaming audio.-Background:...
, a National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco. He is the career columnist at Kiplinger.com. Previously, his column appeared for six years in the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
and three years in the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. He was the host of Eight Keys to a Better Worklife, which many PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
-TV stations aired nationwide during their pledge drive
Pledge drive
A pledge drive is an extended period of fundraising activities, generally used by public broadcasting stations to increase contributions. The term "pledge" originates from the promise a contributor makes to send in funding at regular intervals for a certain amount of time...
s. He appears frequently as a career expert, for example, on the Today Show, the CBS Early Show, NPR's Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation is a talk radio program based in the United States, produced by National Public Radio, and is broadcast nationally from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Its focus is current events and controversial issues....
, etc. He has been quoted on multiple occasions in publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. In a cover story, the San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B...
named him, "The Bay Area's Best Career Coach."
Nemko's book, How to Get Your Child a Private School Education in a Public School, was named one of the year's Ten Must Books by the American School Board Association. He was the senior author of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
procedures for accreditation and program review. He has written three consumer-activist books for parents of the college-bound and articles in the prestigious Chronicle of Higher Education. He has been a consultant to 15 college presidents and given three invited addresses such as "America's Most Overrated Product: Higher Education" at the Commonwealth Club
Commonwealth Club of California
The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States...
, a nationally prominent public affairs forum. He holds a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in education from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and subsequently taught in its graduate school. He was introduced at the ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
Summit on Education as "The Ralph Nader of Education."
Nemko is the co-president, with Warren Farrell
Warren Farrell
Warren Farrell is an American author of seven books on men's and women's issues. His books cover twelve fields: history, law, sociology and politics ; couples’ communication ; economic and career issues ; child psychology and child custody ; and...
, of the National Organization for Men, which attempts to educate the media to help ensure fair reporting on men's issues related to education, employment, divorce, and health care. He has published widely on these topics, primarily on Web sites devoted to men's issues, such as MensNewsDaily.com, menstuff.org, on in the Mensa Bulletin and on jewishworldreview.com.
As an avocation
Avocation
An avocation is an activity that one engages in as a hobby outside one's main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside of their workplaces were their true passions in life...
, he is also a play director and actor. He won awards as best director, best production, and the Roar of the Crowd award (Bay Area audience favorite) for his 2007 Bay Area production of Same Time Next Year
External links
- Nemko’s bio and 50 videojug.com interviews with him: http://www.videojug.com/user/USEX0108
- Nemko’s U.S. News & World Report articles and his bio: http://www.usnews.com/Topics/tag/Author/m/marty_nemko/index2.html
- Nemko’s bio on Kiplinger.com: http://www.kiplinger.com/about/staff/mnemko.html
- 500+ of Nemko’s articles plus an archive of his radio show: http://www.martynemko.com.
- Nemko's website http://www.martynemko.com/