KJ’s indirect path to his current position (Senior Content Producer for MotorTrend’s Truck Group) was forged by working with cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc., as a hands-on enthusiast (late-model Ford Mustang expert, engine builder, mechanic, hot-rodder, etc.) and motorsports fan and participant (an avid drag racer) for more than four decades.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree (Communications) from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985, KJ’s career in journalism began with editorial positions at CBS News in New York (Radio and Television), and then as a Newsroom Editor, Corporate Communications Specialist, and Program Manager for the Prodigy online service.
Hoping to transition his career by gaining employment in the automotive industry, KJ moved from New York to Southern California in 1997 and landed his “foot-in-the-door” car job in the Service Department at Galpin Lincoln Mercury in North Hills. Two years later, he moved on to the Service Department at Century West BMW in Universal City.
In June of 2000, KJ left the dealership world and joined the New Vehicle Data team at Edmunds.com. While working for Edmunds Data, he also penned freelance tech and feature articles about late-model Mustangs, for Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine (McMullen Argus). After leaving Edmunds.com in 2005, he accepted a full-time position as Technical Editor for 5.0 Mustang and Super Fords magazine (Primedia).
KJ’s tenure at 5.0 ran from 2005 until the magazine’s closure in 2014, and during that time he earned promotions to Senior Technical Editor, and Editor. While at 5.0, he also received the 2013 SEMA Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council’s (MPMC) Robert E. Petersen Media Person of the Year Award.
In June of 2014, KJ was named Editor-in-Chief of Diesel Power magazine (MotorTrend Group), a position he held until the print publication was discontinued in 2019. In December of 2019, KJ received the Outlaw Diesel Super Series’ Lifetime Achievement Award for his 40-plus years of contributions and commitment to automotive high performance and the sport of drag racing.
Since 2010, KJ has appeared as a guest on many of MotorTrend’s online and televised car/truck enthusiast and racing programs (Roadkill, Roadkill Garage, Diesel Power Challenge, Shift Talkers). And in May 2021, KJ became the co-host of Hooptie World Championship; a new automotive building/racing broadcast that airs on MotorTrend+ (online) and MotorTrend Channel (cable/satellite television).
When he’s not reading, writing, or thinking of content for MotorTrend and TruckTrend.com, KJ says he enjoys “messin’ around with stuff” in the garage or his home workshop, relaxing in his backyard with music, cigars, and cold beer on tap, "goin' drag racing" whenever time and funds permit, and spending time with his lovely wife, Crystal, and their dog Jasper.
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