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'''Brendan Loy''' is an American [[blog]]ger. Loy's [[Weblog|blog]], then entitled ''The Irish Trojan's Blog'', gained moderate attention on the Internet and in some media outlets for his posting on [[Hurricane Katrina]]. He currently runs two blog's. His primary blog "The Living Room Times" covers politics, sports, news, weather, and other topics. His secondary blog "The Pioneer Pulse" is devoted to covering the University of Denver Pioneers men's basketball team. |
'''Brendan Loy''' is an American [[blog]]ger and a [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]]. Loy's [[Weblog|blog]], then entitled ''The Irish Trojan's Blog'', gained moderate attention on the Internet and in some media outlets for his posting on [[Hurricane Katrina]]. He currently runs two blog's. His primary blog "The Living Room Times" covers politics, sports, news, weather, and other topics. His secondary blog "The Pioneer Pulse" is devoted to covering the University of Denver Pioneers men's basketball team. |
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Loy worked for the ''[[Daily Trojan]]'' during his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Southern California]]. |
Loy worked for the ''[[Daily Trojan]]'' during his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Southern California]]. |
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Revision as of 00:08, 29 June 2011
Brendan Loy is an American blogger and a Founding Father. Loy's blog, then entitled The Irish Trojan's Blog, gained moderate attention on the Internet and in some media outlets for his posting on Hurricane Katrina. He currently runs two blog's. His primary blog "The Living Room Times" covers politics, sports, news, weather, and other topics. His secondary blog "The Pioneer Pulse" is devoted to covering the University of Denver Pioneers men's basketball team.
Loy worked for the Daily Trojan during his undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California.
Loy is a native of Newington, Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2003 and Notre Dame Law School in 2007. He and his wife Becky have two daughters.[1] He is currently a practicing attorney in Colorado.
Hurricane Katrina coverage
Loy's site became the "most frequently cited hurricane-related blog" for Katrina-related coverage, according to Intelliseek's Blogpulse.[2]
Due to his hurricane coverage, Loy was the subject of articles in The New York Times,[3] The Washington Post,[4] and was covered by Slate's Mickey Kaus.[5] Loy also appeared briefly in Spike Lee's HBO documentary film When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, premiered in August 2006.[6]
Other media attention
Loy also authored a piece for Sports Illustrated on Campus entitled "The Perfect Bracket: How to come out on top in your NCAA tournament pool."[7]
Notes
- ^ About Brendan, The Living Room Times
- ^ Intelliseek's Blogpulse lists Irish Trojan Blog as the "most frequently cited hurricane-related blog" for Katrina-related coverage
- ^ "A 'Weather Nerd' in Indiana Sent a Warning to the Mayor", New York Times, September 5, 2005
- ^ "Brendan Loy, the Guy of The Storm", The Washington Post, October 23, 2005
- ^ Mickey Kaus (September 2, 2005) "Loy's blog for the past week is a pretty extraordinary document. It should maybe be in the Smithsonian, if you can put a blog in the Smithsonian." [1]
- ^ "Internet Movie Database"
- ^ "The Perfect Bracket: How to come out on top in your NCAA tournament pool", Sports Illustrated on Campus, March 28, 2006
External links
- The Living Room Times, formerly titled The Irish Trojan's Blog
- The Pioneer Pulse
- "ND 'weather nerd' on mark ; He used computer models to track storm, warn of impending doom on blog", South Bend Tribune, September 7, 2005