Brandon Wilson (writer)
American travel writer
Brandon Wilson (born October 2, 1953) is an American explorer and author of non-fiction travel narratives. A fellow of the Explorers Club, he has written books and essays about his extensive travels on foot as a pilgrim. In 2006, he pioneered the Templar Trail, recreating the route of the First Crusade from France to Jerusalem, as a pilgrimage path of peace.
Early life and education
Wilson was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania on October 2, 1953. He grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When he was 14, he began contributing articles to two local newspapers (Coraopolis Record and Moon Bulletin).
He attended Sewickley Academy, graduated Moon Area High School (1971) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a member of Carolina Playmakers, matriculating with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and dramatic arts in 1973. Wilson then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City (1974).
Career
Media
Wilson began his career with the Seattle Repertory Theatre as video director for the play Made for TV (1975). In 1981, Wilson moved to Utqiaġvik, Alaska (formerly Barrow), as the assistant to the Iñupiat mayor, where he reported on Arctic life for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner among others.
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