About Zombie Nation

I thought it might be a good idea to have some sort of "About" page, so here ya go:

The Blog

Zombie Nation was founded in May 2007 as a Penn State football blog. It is dedicated to (somewhat) ethical journalism/blogging, and will do everything possible to provide solid analysis, un(sort of)biased opinion, and uphold a commitment to honor the Penn State football tradition. That being said, from time to time Zombie Nation will also take a few pot shots at other blogs, sports writers and articles. This is not intended to imply any real animosity towards those entities; keep in mind that this is a BLOG, not a news organization. It’s all in good fun.

The Blogger

Mike Pettigano currently works as assistant editor for a Northern Virginia newspaper. He's in charge of sports, education and the occasional police blotter story. Prior to this job, Mike worked for the public schools. Before that, he was a sports and community reporter for another Virginia newspaper.

Mike graduated from Penn State in 2006 with a B.A. in Journalism. Entering senior year, he was accepted into the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State. Mike also did some radio broadcast work in college.

A four-year member of the Penn State Marching Blue Band, Mike attended his first game in 2002, when UCF came to Beaver Stadium. He never missed a home game, and was fortunate enough to attend games in Columbus (2004), Ann Arbor (2002, 2005), East Lansing (2005), West Lafayette (2003), Champaign (2005), the Fed Ex Orange Bowl (2006) and the Capital One Bowl (2003). So please enjoy Zombie Nation, and Fight On, State!