Matt Schudel is an Obituary Writer at The Washington Post. He specializes in themes related to arts and entertainment, with a particular focus on the film industry and analog photography. His work has been featured in various publications, including The Independent, The Baltimore Sun, and The Boston Globe.
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Matt Schudel’s coverage is largely focused on obituaries and profile features related to entertainment and sports figures. He may be interested in expert commentary from individuals who can provide insights into the lives, careers, or impacts of prominent figures within these industries.
Given his focus on national coverage in the United States, he may particularly value sources with direct connections to the individuals being featured or those with deep knowledge of specific aspects of their lives or work. Additionally, pitches relating to breaking news or evolving stories in the world of entertainment and sports could also pique his interest.
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By: Matt Schudel
Sonny Rollins, the “saxophone colossus” who was widely considered America's greatest living jazz musician and whose musical eloquence and inventiveness
By: Matt Schudel
She photographed everything from crime scenes to congressional hearings, winning journalism prizes while shattering a glass ceiling for women at the newspaper.
By: Matt Schudel
Cameras, lenses and lighting were all part of Margaret Thomas's tools as a photojournalist. But the technical side of taking pictures was perhaps the least challenging element of her work.
Plas Johnson, a Hollywood studio musician whose loping tenor saxophone in the opening credits of the 1963 film “The Pink Panther” brought a playful
By: Matt Schudel
Listen to article • Still in her 20s and possessed of a curious eye and sensitive spirit, Annie Dillard set out beneath the trees along
By: Matt Schudel
His work — filled with color-saturated stars and sun rays — adorned posters, coffee mugs and album covers during the Age of Aquarius and beyond.
If any artist was responsible for defining the visual vocabulary of the 1960s, it was Peter Max, whose vividly fluorescent paintings, posters and
By: Matt Schudel
He profiled John Updike and Norman Mailer, served as a foreign correspondent in Canada and France, and wrote a prizewinning book about the Vietnam War.
Jim Bakker, a televangelist who once led a multimillion-dollar religious empire with his wife, Tammy Faye, before a sex sandal tarnished his reputation
Ann Hornaday, who helped Post readers understand the enduring magic and occasional disappointment of movies, died Sunday at her home in Baltimore. She was 66.
