Bill Deyoung

Background

About Bill Deyoung

I am the author of six nonfiction books:"Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay's Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought it Down,""Record Man: The Story of Phil Gernhard, Florida's No. 1 Hit Producer,""I Need to Know: The Lost Music Interviews,""Vintage St. Pete: The Golden Age of Tourism - and More,""Vintage St. Pete: Volume II, Legends, Locations, Lifestyles" and "Vintage St. Pete and Vintage Pinellas 3."I was primarily a music and arts journalist for many years - for the Gainesville Sun 1982-2002 (I was editor of the weekender arts section), Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers and the alt-weekly Connect Savannah. And I was hired to write the booklet notes for something like 100 CDs for Rhino, Universal, Capitol/EMI and other major labels. Biggest project: The four-disc "Cat Stevens" box set.I joined the staff of the St. Pete Catalyst in January 2018. I write all the arts stories, plus features and news, and am the content editor for all the work that we publish. I also produce and host a weekly podcast,"Arts Alive!"In 2019 I wrote a one-man play,"Mayday: Captain Lerro and the Skyway Bridge," based on my nonfiction book about the 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster.