Meet The Staff

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Jackson Hoff has been in the publishing industry for 46 years, having started as a as a paperboy at the age of 9.  At age 12 he was promoted from that position to Managing Editor of The Taunt.

NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
Al Dentey has been arguing in bars for two decades that Mo Udall would have made a darn good president. His grasp of the national zeitgeist, his writing skills, and sharp seasoned insight put him ahead of everyone except Barney the bartender at the Dank Cellar Bar & Grille.

NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
Phil Istines has been covering the national news beat for over 2 years.  With a sharp eye and hair to match, Phil's talents set the trend in journalism.

INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
Raoul Politique once owned an atlas and knows all about frequent flier miles. He has been covering the world beat for The Taunt ever since he learned how to write (last week). He plans to have his own passport some day.

INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
Donna Tuchame lives in the U.S. midwest and does her international reporting by reading the local newspapers.  She gives an international feel to her stories by dressing in traditional European garb while writing.

INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
Buck DeSystem recently joined the staff of The Taunt. His resume was well-typed with a minimum of errors and a creative use of Whiteout.  By reading the major news sites, Buck keeps abreast of breaking news world-wide. 

BUSINESS CORRESPONEDENT
Sal Monella has been keeping a sharp eye on the world of business for 43 years. Having lived in a cardboard box on Wall Street, his tips and hunches are the best in the industry.

SPORTS COMMENTATOR
Rich Frosting has been covering the sports scene for 20 years and can be heard weekly on his national sports radio show.

WRITER - SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
Art Deco owns his own computer and reads a lot of things on the internet.  He's been doing this for quite a few weeks.

WRITER - ENTERTAINMENT
Rusty Fender watches a lot of movies.  Having shaken hands with many movie critics, Rusty has the pulse of the biz.

HEALTH ADVISOR
Dr. Hans Dikefinger is research director of Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard.  His column in Medical Oddities Monthly has been published for 17 years and he also plays a doctor on TV, on the hit soap opera "All My Patients".

RESIDENT ASTROLOGER
Loretta Dixon has been predicting the future since the age of 11, starting with an airplane accident. She didn't predict that, she was just reading the horoscopes when it crashed in her back yard. 

LIFESTYLE COMMENTATOR
Connie Li has been hailed as the Martha Stewart of The Taunt by her editor.  Mother of two, she's well-versed in parenting with the aid of books, entertaining and fashion for women on the go.