About the Writer James Grob is an established writer and is currently the sports editor as well as a sports columnist and viewpoints columnist at the Ottumwa Courier in Ottumwa, Iowa. He lives in nearby Bloomfield, Iowa.
Over the last 20 years, James has written for television, radio and advertising companies. He also wrote dialogue for a daily comic strip which appeared in newspapers throughout the Midwest in the early 1990s. He majored in English and Communication at the University of Iowa and minored in Theatre Arts. While at the University of Iowa, He earned special permission to work in the playwriting graduate program as an undergrad and was honored to be able to successfully participate in the Playwright's Ensemble.
He was also a co-founder of the Iowa Radio Workshop while living in Iowa City, where he conceived, wrote, voiced and produced radio comic and dramatic sketches, lampoons and song parodies.
Besdies playwriting, James has written several short fiction stories and over a thousand poems. He is active in community theatre and has taken the stage many times.