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==Career==
==Career==
In December 1995, while attending [[Chaparral High School (Arizona)|Chaparral High School]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], Bellini began writing for the youth-oriented ''Alt.'' section of ''[[The Arizona Republic]]''. Shortly after joining his home state's largest daily newspaper, he became a regular humor columnist. This new exposure was highlighted by reports from [[Super Bowl XXX]] events in [[Tempe, Arizona]] and the [[1996 Republican National Convention]] in [[San Diego]]. His popular columns lasted until June 1997 when he left for [[American University]] in
In December 1995, while attending [[Chaparral High School (Arizona)|Chaparral High School]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], Bellini began writing for the youth-oriented ''Alt.'' section of ''[[The Arizona Republic]]''. Shortly after joining his home state's largest daily newspaper, he became a regular humor columnist. This new exposure was highlighted by reports from [[Super Bowl XXX]] events in [[Tempe, Arizona]] and the [[1996 Republican National Convention]] in [[San Diego]]. His popular columns lasted until June 1997 when he left for [[American University]] in
[[Washington, DC]]. There, he studied communications and sociology, and continued writing humor. Bellini also produced and performed with DC's live comedy troupe, Mission: IMPROV-able. In January 2004, Bellini joined [[CNN]] in Atlanta, and in June 2006, while still working in general media operations, he began writing and hosting a [http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting CNN.com video podcast] called ''The Gryst''. On July 26, 2007, after 57 episodes, ''The Gryst'' officially became ''News of the Absurd'', ushering in new graphics, music, and technologies to keep up with the re-launch of CNN.com and the podcast's growing popularity. In April 2009, Bellini began doing a regular ''Daily Distraction'' segment for CNN.com LIVE, sharing interesting and offbeat web videos. Both ''News of the Absurd'' and ''Daily Distraction'' aired on CNN.com until November 2009. On May 26, 2010, Bellini launched a new offbeat writing blog called the ''[http://www.RandomArticleProject.com Random Article Project]'' which utilizes the 'Random Article' button on Wikipedia to generate topics.
[[Washington, DC]]. There, he studied communications and sociology, and continued writing humor. Bellini also produced and performed with DC's live comedy troupe, Mission: IMPROV-able. In January 2004, Bellini joined [[CNN]] in Atlanta, and in June 2006, while still working in general media operations, he began writing and hosting a [http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting CNN.com video podcast] called ''The Gryst''. On July 26, 2007, after 57 episodes, ''The Gryst'' officially became ''News of the Absurd'', ushering in new graphics, music, and technologies to keep up with the re-launch of CNN.com and the podcast's growing popularity. In April 2009, Bellini began doing a regular ''Daily Distraction'' segment for CNN.com LIVE, sharing interesting and offbeat web videos. Both ''News of the Absurd'' and ''Daily Distraction'' aired on CNN.com until November 2009. On May 26, 2010, Bellini launched a new offbeat writing blog called the ''[http://www.RandomArticleProject.com Random Article Project] {{Dead link|date=May 2012|bot=BlevintronBot}}'' which utilizes the 'Random Article' button on Wikipedia to generate topics.


==Personal==
==Personal==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.JarrettBellini.com www.JarrettBellini.com] :: Jarrett's Website
*[http://www.JarrettBellini.com www.JarrettBellini.com] {{Dead link|date=May 2012|bot=BlevintronBot}} :: Jarrett's Website
*[http://randomarticleproject.blogspot.com www.RandomArticleProject.com] :: ''Random Article Project Blog''
*[http://randomarticleproject.blogspot.com www.RandomArticleProject.com] :: ''Random Article Project Blog''



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Jarrett Bellini (born 1978) is an American writer and humorist.

Career

In December 1995, while attending Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, Bellini began writing for the youth-oriented Alt. section of The Arizona Republic. Shortly after joining his home state's largest daily newspaper, he became a regular humor columnist. This new exposure was highlighted by reports from Super Bowl XXX events in Tempe, Arizona and the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego. His popular columns lasted until June 1997 when he left for American University in Washington, DC. There, he studied communications and sociology, and continued writing humor. Bellini also produced and performed with DC's live comedy troupe, Mission: IMPROV-able. In January 2004, Bellini joined CNN in Atlanta, and in June 2006, while still working in general media operations, he began writing and hosting a CNN.com video podcast called The Gryst. On July 26, 2007, after 57 episodes, The Gryst officially became News of the Absurd, ushering in new graphics, music, and technologies to keep up with the re-launch of CNN.com and the podcast's growing popularity. In April 2009, Bellini began doing a regular Daily Distraction segment for CNN.com LIVE, sharing interesting and offbeat web videos. Both News of the Absurd and Daily Distraction aired on CNN.com until November 2009. On May 26, 2010, Bellini launched a new offbeat writing blog called the Random Article Project[dead link] which utilizes the 'Random Article' button on Wikipedia to generate topics.

Personal

Bellini was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the younger brother of former Logo news anchor Jason Bellini. He is also a performing bass guitarist with the local Atlanta band Animal & the Evolvers.

External links

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