John Persinos Bio

John Persinos
Publisher/Editorial Director, Aviation Today

John Persinos has enjoyed a long career in the media. He has served as a staff reporter on daily metropolitan newspapers, including The Lowell (Mass.) Sun and The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel. He has worked on several national magazines, specifically as a staff writer at Inc.; an associate editor of Venture; managing editor of Campaigns & Elections; and editor-in-chief of Rotor & Wing. John also served as a press secretary to U.S. Rep. (now Senator) Byron Dorgan (D-ND).

John is the recipient of numerous journalistic awards, including the Royal Aeronautical Society's prestigious "Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award" in 2001, in the category of "Best General Aviation Submission," for his work on Rotor & Wing. He has co-authored a book, "Boston: In a Class by Itself". He also wrote a book on the media, "The Confessions of an Ink-Stained Wretch", available in bookstores and on Amazon.com.

John holds a B.A. in English, an M.A. in English Literature, and an M.S. in Journalism, all from Boston University. He also completed the Davenport Fellowship in Business and Economics Reporting at the University of Missouri (Columbia) School of Journalism. He currently serves as publisher/editorial director of Aviation Today.