Gary Gately, Neighbor

Gary Gately, a seasoned journalist living in Towson, has won 14 national and regional awards for investigative, public service, feature, business and travel pieces. Gately has worked for a wide range of major publications, including The New York Times, for which he has reported on more than 200 pieces in the Mid-Atlantic. He served 11 years at The Baltimore Sun, working his way from county bureaus and the copy desk to major beats and key editing jobs, and has held writing and editing positions at the new United Press International, with more than 3 million unique users a month online, HealthDay.com and ThirdAge.com during a groundbreaking partnership with CBS News.

Gately's freelance work has appeared in publications including Business Week, Newsweek, Baltimore Style magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe and numerous Web sites, including USAToday.com, AOL News and ABCNews.com.

He also conceived, reported, wrote ,and edited content as a founding editor of OceanCity.com and Maryland.com.