Marek Fuchs was a stockbroker for Shearson Lehman Brothers and a money manager before becoming a journalist who wrote The New York Times' "County Lines" column for six years. He also did back-up beat coverage of The New York Knicks for the paper's Sports section for two seasons and covered other professional and collegiate sports. He contributed frequently to many of the Times' other sections, including National, Metro, Escapes, Real Estate, Arts & Leisure, Travel, Money & Business, Circuits and the Op-Ed Page.
In addition, Fuchs writes and stars in "The Business Press Maven" video columns for TheStreet.com, on how business and finance are covered by the media. The videos are syndicated on Yahoo! Finance, where they are regularly the portal’s featured video. For his work on that column, he was named the nation's best critic of business journalism by the University of North Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was also nominated as best online business columnist by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Fuchs was formerly editor-in-chief of Fertilemind.net, a financial website twice named "Best of the Web" by Forbes Magazine. His book A Cold-Blooded Business, (Skyhorse, distributed by W.W. Norton), based on a murder story he covered for The New York Times, was a Top 10 seller in the Murder book category on Amazon.com, and was called “riveting” by Kirkus Reviews. He also wrote a chapter for a book, Over the Hill and Between the Sheets (Springboard Press, a Warner Book). Fuchs speaks regularly on business and journalism issues at venues ranging from annual meetings of the Society of American Business Editors and Writer to National Public Radio. He teaches journalism at Manhattan College in New York City.
Fuchs, who lives in a loud house with three children, is a volunteer firefighter.
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