SAMUEL C. SPITALE
 

Samuel C. Spitale is a writer, storyteller, and screenwriter with a Master's in Mass Communication. He’s written for Huffington Post, Geek magazine, Star Wars Insider, and Advocate.com.

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He’s a media studies expert and communications instructor at Loyola Marymount who has trained journalism students at the State Department's International Digital Education and Arts Program and has been a featured speaker at the Clinton Presidential Center’s Civic Education Institute and Student Presidential Leaders Series. He has appeared on C-SPAN’s BookTV, on talk radio shows hosted by Tavis Smiley and Jim Engster, and on the podcasts It’s All Journalism, Watching America, and The Learner’s Corner. He’s appeared on the Moth stage, winning a Story Slam, and has hosted panels at San Diego, New York, and L.A. Comic-Cons. He's a member of American Mensa and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. Previously, he worked for Lucasfilm Ltd. as Senior Manager of Global Product Development.