Randy Jernigan

Randy Edward Jernigan (born September 7, 1961 in El Campo, Texas)is a celebrity journalist, features writer, food writer, and short fiction author. Randy is the author of many nationally published short fiction stories and is the author of the book, "This Thing Called Love: Love Stories To Gladden the Heart and Warm the Soul," published by Writer's Club Press/Barnes and Noble. Randy serves as president of Media Partners LLC and is the founder of The Writer's Studio of Utah (www.thewritersstudio.org).

Writing Career

Randy Jernigan has been working as a celebrity journalist and features writer for more than a decade, freelancing for some of the entertainment industry's most widely read magazines and newspapers including The Star Magazine, In Touch Weekly, Life and Style, People Magazine, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, London's Daily Mail, and the list goes on and on. Jernigan has also scripted for some of television's news programs including 48 Hours, 20/20, Hardcopy, and Extra. From 1996 to 1998 Jernigan hosted a syndicated radio talk show called Randy and Company which could be heard through 12 U.S. markets. The show featured interviews with writers, film makers, and musical artists. Today Jernigan continues his freelance writing and has published a collection of short fiction. In April of 2007 Randy founded The Writer's Studio of Utah, an organization that educates, develops, and promotes the talents of writers.

Personal Life

Randy Edward Jernigan was born in 1961 in El Campo, Texas, to Curtis E. and Barbara J. Jernigan. The family lived in texas for a year before returning to their Florida home. During high school Jernigan became interested in the teachings and culture of the Mormon Church and after a "long period of prayer and soul-searching" joined the Church in April 1980 at the age of 18, against his family's wishes. Jernigan attributes his conversion to the mormon faith to letters and other correspndence from then Church President Spencer W. Kimball who had taken an active interest in Jernigan's conversion (LDS Church Archives, LDS.org/archives). Membership and activity in the mormon faith soon proved to be a bone of contention for the family who were evangelical christians. In 1982, soon after his 20th birthday, Jernigan was called by President Kimball to serve the Church as a missionary in the Utah, Salt Lake City South, Mission where he served for 18 months. After his missionary service Jernigan attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he studied creative writing and recreationsl therapy. Jernigan now lives in Utah near his family who relocated to Utah in 1996.

Reference

www.anthologiesonline.com,
www.famousmormons.net,
www.thewritersstudio.org,
www.press.arrivenet.com,
www.iuniverse.com,
www.lds.org

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