During his journalism career, Charlie Butler has worked as an editor and writer for such publications as Runner’s World, SmartMoney, Sales & Marketing Management, and SportsTravel. His freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, ESPN, Fortune, Men’s Health, Sport, Good Housekeeping, BusinessWeek, Portland Monthly, The Daily Beast, and CJR, among other publications.
As a features editor at Runner’s World, several of the pieces Charlie worked on, including stories by such writers as Steve Friedman and John Brant, were later included in the “Best American Sports Writing” anthology. And while Charlie was editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management, the magazine earned 10 Jesse H. Neal awards, including awards for investigative reporting and feature writing.
In addition to his magazine and newspaper work, Charlie is the co-author of two books: “The Golden Rules, 10 Steps to World-Class Excellence in Your Life and Work” with Bob Bowman (coach of Olympian Michael Phelps); and “The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter’s Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete.”
Since 2014, Charlie has been on the faculty of the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. He teaches feature writing, sports writing, profile writing and advises Flux, the award-winning magazine produced by the students of the SOJC. In addition to teaching at the UO, Charlie has taught journalism at Lehigh University, Ursinus College and Rosemont College, and he has taught business communication courses at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Charlie is a graduate of the college and journalism school at Columbia University. He also completed the University’s Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism program. He and his family live in Eugene, Oregon.
Please contact Charlie at charliebutler11@gmail.com.