Professional

John Barth has spent the bulk of his career in journalism - on air and on the Internet - as a writer, reporter, editor, anchor and producer.

Audible.com 1999 to present John is currently the Vice President for this e-commerce web site that sells downloadable spoken word audio such as audiobooks. He is responsible for the merchandising and look and feel of this web site. He also directs email programs aimed at converting customers to various subscription buying plans.

America Online 1995 to 1999 John created the AOL News channel in its current form; he hired a professional staff of editors and did pioneering work with The New York Times, AP, Reuters, CBS News, ABC News, NPR, Newsweek, Time and many other smaller providers. Under John's leadership AOL News became the most popular news site online.

The George Washington University 1998 to 2000 John taught as an adjunct professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs. He taught Internet News and Investigation, an introductory web journalism course, that became the most popular offering at the school. He also advised on graduate work and continues to serve on the council advising the journalism program there.

Marketplace 1988 to 1995 John was part of the small team that created this groundbreaking business program on public radio. He lead the staff as Senior Producer through its launch to stability, and was responsible for all daily production, domestic bureaus and documentaries.

WHYY, Philadelphia 1981 to 1988 John served as News Director and anchor/producer of the award-winning 91-Report nightly news program. He lead a staff of seven reporters and was a regular contributor to NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. John also served as the on-air TV anchor for six-weeks of live coverage of the investigation into the 1985 MOVE tragedy. He covered various beats including mass transportation, business and politics.

Business Week 1986 to 1988 John worked as a stringer for the Philadelphia bureau, contributing material for various cover stories and tight-deadline features.

Education

MA Journalism University of Missouri 1979. Washington Reporting Program
BA Political Science University of Delaware 1976

Advanced Management Workshop Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1993

Personal

Born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. My father worked for duPont as an engineer; my mother as a writer.

Participated in various state and regional science competitions. Was one of the few Research Associates of the private Mt. Cuba Astronomical Observatory where John was involved in research into asteroids and variable stars.

Having lived in Philadelphia, Missouri, Minnesota, the DC suburbs and Los Angeles, John now lives in Montclair, NJ with his wife, the author Kirsten Lagatree.