NATJA - North American Travel Journalists Association

Member

Ron Kapon


External Website

http://www.tastersguildny.com; www.ronkapon.com

Biography

Ron received a BA in Marketing from Columbia College and an MS in Advertising from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. In addition, he is a graduate of the Grossman Beverage Program and The German Wine Academy. Ron keeps himself busy as a Managing Director Emeritas of Acker, Merrall & Condit, the oldest wine merchant in America. He is President of Profit Plus Marketing & Management Company.

Credits

Ron's writings appear regularly in Real Travel Adventures, Tasters Guild Journal, The Fifty Best, SoGoNow, Leisure Travel Reports, Local Wine Events and Bergen County Magazine. His travel & lifestyle pieces run on Sports Network which receives over 850,000 unique visitors A DAY. In addition, he has authored an audiocassette entitled Discovering The World of Wine. He is the co-host of the syndicated radio show- The Wonderful World of Wine & Spirits available in 4 states. He is the wine, spirits & travel correspondent for Talk Net, the nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by NATJA member Sally Jessy Raphael which in addition to land-line radio is now heard on XM Satellite Radio.

Affiliations

Ron is a member of the Society For Wine Educators, a lecturer at The Wine Workshop and a co-founder of The Wine Media Guild. He is a Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University's International School of Hospitality Management and Hudson County Community College where he trains chefs in food & wine pairings. He has established the Ron Kapon Wine Library at FDU.

Links to Published Work

    www.ronkapon.com www.realtraveladventures.com www.sportsnetwork.com www.tastersguild.com www.sallyjr.com www.bcthemag.com www.sogonow.com www.localwineevents.com www.leisuretravelreports.com www.thefiftybest.com