Steve Wiegand

Steve Wiegand is an award-winning political journalist and history writer. He's worked as a reporter and columnist for the San Diego Evening Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Sacramento Bee, where he currently writes a thrice-weekly political column. During his career, he has interviewed four presidents and six California governors. Wiegand is a graduate of Santa Clara University, where he majored in American literature and US history. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Mass Communications from California State University, San Jose. Wiegand is the author of U.S. History For Dummies, Sacramento Tapestry, and Papers of Permanence, and a contributing author to mental_floss presents: Forbidden Knowledge.