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Byron Beck is a Portland, Oregon-based journalist and blogger who contributes to national publications, radio and television. ==Work== From 2001 to 2008. Beck authored ''Willamette Week'' "Queer Window" column. Around 2009, Beck started his own blog, which has been describes as a "go-to source for Portland entertainment nuggets" and earned him the reputation of being a "celebrity spotter". He was the first to report several stories using his blog, including Justin Bieber's visit to the Adidas Village in October 2012 and ''Just Out'' publication ending in February 2013.〔〔''Just Out'': * * 〕 In 2012, ''The Oregonian'' profiled Beck as one of their fifty "community blog partners". In the interview, Beck described his blog's tagline and how it relates to the site's contents: In the same article, Beck expressed his satisfaction's with the blog's growth over three years, described himself as "relentless", and summarized Portland with the single word "magic".〔 Furthermore, he said: "I don't really have a favorite post, other than whatever ends up being my next one. I like moving forward. As far as scoop/success I love being first to the story and that has happened quite a bit in the last three years. I get a real kick of being mentioned in other new sources as the source of a breaking news story."〔 Beck mentioned his work as host of the Earth2World.com television talk show ''Have You Heard?'' and teased about an upcoming radio project.〔 Scheduled to launch in February 2014 was a two-hour talk show co-hosted with DJ Bombshel Bailey and producer Zak Kindrachuk called ''Bailey and Beck'' for Portland's KXL-FM. Beck said of the program: "It's a talk show that’s just going to be a little bit different than what KXL has done before—more culture and less politics. It's a new direction for the company. I mean, come on, from Glenn Beck to Byron Beck? I think that's a huge leap forward."〔 However, the show never came to fruition. Beck did, however, co-host a show with Zak Burns called ''Beck and Burns''. ''PQ Monthly'' called the show "an ideal blend of the comedic and the serious, of politics and celebrity gossip — the stuff of perfect radio". Lance Bangs, Hutch Harris, and Storm Large made appearances on the program. In August 2014, he became a contributor to GoLocalPDX, a local news website and offshoot of GoLocal24.〔 In October 2014, Beck took over emcee duties for Phil Olsen, show organizer and planned host of the World Beard and Moustache Championships. Beck was criticized for reportedly "rushing and even belittling" contestants in an effort to quicken the pace. ''The Oregonain'' said, "Being short on time is understandable, but his loud and manic energy made the second half unbearable, taking away from the fun and giving way to an unruly crowd that began to shout and boo through the partial beards." Marjorie Skinner, a competition judge and ''Portland Mercury'' contributor, responded by writing, "(Oregonian'' ) kind of slayed Beck on his emcee duties, but he was being thrown a lot of direction behind the scenes to variously slow down and speed up the proceedings, including the occasional request that he "tell some jokes" and otherwise fill time while the next round of contestants were being lined up... in Beck's defense, it was a long, unscripted gig in front of a rowdy audience. I didn't envy him." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Byron Beck (blogger)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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