Ben Grabow is a nationally syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard News Service. As the author of the weekly column Thinly Read, Grabow describes himself as writing "for the young, the urban, and the easily amused." Grabow has been writing Thinly Read since October, 2004. Common themes include current events, the banality of office life, American dietary habits, and his fiancee's cat.

Ben Grabow was born on January 22, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

 and attended Anderson High School.

Ben attended Ohio University

Ohio University

Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

 where he majored in Journalism

Journalism

Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

 and authored a humor column for the College Paper. He harbors no political aspirations.

External links

• Thinly Read at Scripps Howard.
• ThinlyRead.com.