Dave Barry was born in Armonk, New York on July 3, 1947. He received an English degree from Haverford College in 1969. His early attempts at small-town journalism for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania, were directed towards local matters, such as zoning and sewage. In 1975, he briefly attempted to teach business writing to business people. Since then, he has worked as a professional humorist. For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He is the author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and young adult books. His novels include Big Trouble, Tricky Business, Lunatics, and Insane… City. His nonfiction works include Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States, I'll Mature When I'm Dead, and You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About. His young adult books include the Starcatchers series and Never Land series.
Howard Fineman is "Newsweek's" senior Washington correspondent and columnist. His "Living Politics" column appears regularly in the magazine, on newsweek.com, and on MSNBC.com. An award-winning writer, Fineman is also an NBC news analyst and a regular on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," His work has appeared in "The New York Times, The Washington Post," and "The New Republic," Once a regular on CNN, Fineman now reports exclusively for NBC, and has appeared on most major public affairs shows, including "Nightline, Face the Nation, Larry King Live, Fox News Sunday, Charlie Rose," and "Washington Week in Review," Fineman lives in Washington with his wife and… two children.