- Before joining Reason, worked for several years at Teen Machine magazine, where he interviewed celebrities and ghost-wrote an advice column for Alyssa Milano.
- Was a contestant on Jeopardy! (1984). (Air date unknown).
- Reason.com editor-in-chief, Reason.TV editor-in-chief.
- Had articles which appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
- Editor of Choice: the Best of Reason.
- Received a B.A. in English and psychology from Rudgers University and a M.A. in English from Temple University, as well as a Ph.D. in English literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
- Born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in New Jersey.
- Father of sons Jack Gillespie and Neal Gillespie.
- Reason magazine editor-in-chief (2000-2008).
- Named as one of the "Top 25 Journalists" by the "Daily Beast".
- His first job was stacking books on the shelves in a library.
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