His work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, Outside, Texas Monthly, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The Los Angeles Times, Scotland on Sunday, Details, The Texas Observer, The Daily Beast and other publications. He has been a national contributing writer to TALK and The Sporting News. His work has been recognized by The National Conference of Christians and Jews for fighting prejudice; The National Association of Black Journalists recognized his work covering poverty in America. He has been recognized by The National Headliners, The Texas Headliners, The American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, The University of Missouri at Columbia Journalism Awards and others. His work has been cited in several editions of "The Best American Sports Writing."
He lives with his family in Austin, Texas
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Journalist W. Michael Smith was Molly Ivins's researcher and assistant for six years. He has worked with the Fort Worth Star Telegram, writer Gail Sheehy and staffers from the New York Times, the BBC, PBS Frontline, and ARD Germany.
