Roberta Cruger

Biography

A freelance journalist for over 15 years, Roberta Cruger began writing at the seminal rock publication Creem Magazine as its founding media editor. Her writing has since appeared in Salon, The Believer, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler's Explorer,, MSNBC websites, among others, covering a range of beats including arts and entertainment, cultural trends, and issues from green cards to green design. She currently is the U.S. correspondent for the AFP's RelaxNews and contributes regularly to Treehugger.com.

Her book credits include a chapter in the anthology Rock She Wrote (Delta/​Cooper Square Press), and as editor/​contributor to Seattle editions of Moon Metro (Avalon Travel Publishing) and Hungry? (Glove Box Books), as well as London Moxie (Metropolitan). She’s taught at NYC’s School of Visual Arts, University of Washington’s Experimental College and Mexico’s Universidad de las Americas.

After acquiring a film degree at NYU, her work in cable television involved creating the “WomenVision” series at Time/​Warner’s Manhattan Cable and developing signature shows at MTV, such as the VMAs and “Headbangers Ball.” Currently she lives in Pasadena, California.

Selected Works

Travel
Hungry? Seattle
“First-time visitors can feel like natives with the handy Glove Box Guides.”
--Bon Appetit
Articles and Essays
“TV’s Ad-time Jukebox”
Variety of features, profiles, columns, and round-ups for magazines, websites, in-flight publications, and weeklies.
Music Writing
Rock She Wrote
“Intelligently compiled, wide-ranging volume... ”
--Publishers Weekly