Instructors

Wade Kwon

Communications consultant and Birmingham Blogging Academy founder Wade Kwon has written thousands of blog posts and created blogs big and small. He loves to tell stories, in person and in print and online as Birmingham’s Best Blogger.

A Birmingham, Ala., native, he started his award-winning blog Wade on Birmingham in 2005, and has worked with Time Inc. and Scripps-Howard on blogging and new media.

Wade has been a writer and editor at Southern Living magazine and the Birmingham Post-Herald newspaper, winning numerous journalism awards. His training includes advanced leadership training at the Poynter Institute and seminars at BlogWorld.

Media appearances

Kwon has been profiled or mentioned in …

Birmingham Business Journal,
Birmingham Magazine,
The Birmingham News,
The Birmingham Post-Herald,
Birmingham View,
BlogWorld Expo Radio,
B-Metro Magazine,
CBS 42,
Fox 6,
WBHM-FM,
WERC-FM.

His blog posts have been cited in …

The Birmingham News,
The New York Post,
The Samford Crimson.

Speaking engagements

Conferences:

BarCamp Birmingham,
BarCamp Chattanooga,
BlogWorld and New Media Expo,
Ignite Birmingham,
PhotoCamp Birmingham,
WordCamp Atlanta,
WordCamp Birmingham.

Companies and organizations:

Alabama Scholastic Press Association,
Birmingham Business Alliance,
Ed2010,
Public Relations Society of America,
Southern Progress Corporation.

Schools:

Jefferson State Community College,
Miles College,
Samford University,
University of Alabama at Birmingham,
University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Wade also organizes events for Media of Birmingham, a networking group for media professionals.

Social media outlets

Real-time updates through @WadeOnTweets on Twitter.
He might be your friend on Facebook.
His professional experience and recommendations can be found on his LinkedIn profile.
He maintains a personal blog, WadeKwon.com.
His news blog, Wade on Birmingham, focuses on Birmingham and Alabama.