Beth Spotswood
Encyclopedia
Beth Spotswood is a writer, blog
ger and video host, best known for her weekly Culture Blog on the San Francisco Chronicle
's SFGate.com
and raised in Mill Valley, California
, Beth attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory
in San Francisco and Philadelphia University
. After graduating in 2000, Beth returned to San Francisco and began working at Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon in 2001.
She started writing her personal blog, "I'll Flip You, Flip You For Real" in June 2004. Spotswood was hired by the San Francisco Chronicle
in 2007 to write for their Culture Blog. She posts about politics, culture and events in the Bay Area.
Beth writes for the San Francisco Appeal and VidSF. She also hosts videos found online and on KOFY-TV. Spotswood has been quoted on ABC News
, The Drudge Report and the Los Angeles Times
.
In December 2009, Beth Spotswood won the Christmas Show of the Literary Death Match
, held at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. Beth has been featured on the most eligible list put out by the Nob Hill Gazette.
columinst Dick Spotswood
.
In 2008, Beth entered a 28 day treatment facility for an addiction to alcohol. She chronicled her stay and subsequent struggle with sobriety online.
She is currently a writer and editor for CBS Digital Media and CBS-5 San Francisco.
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger and video host, best known for her weekly Culture Blog on 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,...
's SFGate.com
Biography
Born in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and raised in Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay...
, Beth attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is a preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1855. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, in the Sunset District of San Francisco, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest secondary schools in the U.S. state...
in San Francisco and Philadelphia University
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia University's student body consists of about 3,500 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries...
. After graduating in 2000, Beth returned to San Francisco and began working at Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon in 2001.
She started writing her personal blog, "I'll Flip You, Flip You For Real" in June 2004. Spotswood was hired by 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,...
in 2007 to write for their Culture Blog. She posts about politics, culture and events in the Bay Area.
Beth writes for the San Francisco Appeal and VidSF. She also hosts videos found online and on KOFY-TV. Spotswood has been quoted on ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, The Drudge Report and 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....
.
In December 2009, Beth Spotswood won the Christmas Show of the Literary Death Match
Literary Death Match
Literary Death Match is a reading series co-created in 2006 by Todd Zuniga, Elizabeth Koch & Dennis DiClaudio.The series features four readers who read their own writing for seven minutes or less, and are then lovingly critiqued by three judges in the categories of literary merit, performance and...
, held at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. Beth has been featured on the most eligible list put out by the Nob Hill Gazette.
Honors
On July 20, 2011, Beth was chosen as the finalist in 7x7 Magazine's "Hot 20 Under (And Over) 40 Readers' Choice" award.Personal
Beth Spotswood lives in San Francisco's Mission District. Her father is former Mill Valley Mayor and current Marin Independent JournalMarin Independent Journal
The Marin Independent Journal is the main newspaper of Marin County, California. The paper is owned by California Newspapers Partnership which is in turn mostly owned by MediaNews Group.-History:...
columinst Dick Spotswood
Dick Spotswood
Dick Spotswood is a political writer for the Marin Independent Journal, a newspaper based in Marin County, California, USA...
.
In 2008, Beth entered a 28 day treatment facility for an addiction to alcohol. She chronicled her stay and subsequent struggle with sobriety online.
She is currently a writer and editor for CBS Digital Media and CBS-5 San Francisco.