Bill Brubaker

Bio: Brubaker came to The Washington Post in 1985 from Sports Illustrated where he was a projects writer who explored issues such as the education of college athletes, substance abuse by athletes and recruiting abuses by college coaches. For 14 years at The Post, he tackled such subjects as the life of Rayful Edmond III (a drug kingpin and basketball fanatic who is serving a life-without-parole sentence) and the role athletes played in the U.S. Naval Academy's cheating scandal. Also profiled the likes of Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan and Pete Rose. In 2000, he moved over to The Post's Financial section, where he covered health care and, later, business in Northern Virginia. He joined The Post's Continuous News desk, which provides news to washingtonpost.com, in March 2006, and the Metro staff in May 2007.

Brubaker has won about 35 national and regional newspaper and magazine writing awards, and he has twice been nominated by The Post for a Pulitzer Prize. He was part of a team that was a 2001 Pulitzer finalist--in the Public Service category--for a series of stories on the AIDS plague in Africa.

Contact Bill: via e-mail or by phone at 703-443-8522.

Recent stories

• Leesburg Man Charged in Connection with Saturday Fire
  July 21, 2008
• This Dog Has a Nose for Arson
  July 20, 2008
• Federal Authorities Allow Sheriff's Deputies to Check for Immigration Status
  July 18, 2008
• Child Playing With Matches Caused Leesburg Fire
  July 16, 2008
• ACLU Requests Records Regarding Immigrant Status Checks
  June 20, 2008
• Man Charged for Using Counterfeit Money in Craigslist Purchase
  June 19, 2008
• Citizenship Status to Be Checked During Arrests
  June 17, 2008
• Confession in Slaying Challenged
  June 15, 2008
• Leesburg Man Gets Five Years for Drunk Driving
  June 13, 2008
• Sketch Released of Possible Homicide Suspect
  June 9, 2008
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