Preston Jones was a music writer for ThoughtCo for seven months in 2015 and 2016, contributing articles about music. An Oklahoma native, Preston has been writing about music, film, TV, books and more (in print and online) since 1999. His work has appeared in the New York Observer, Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, the Miami Herald, the Chicago Tribune, Oklahoma Today, the Oklahoma Gazette, Slant Magazine, PopMatters, on WGN Radio and on National Public Radio.
University of Oklahoma, B.A. in journalism; Southern Methodist University, M.A. Communication, Media and Technology
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