Amanda Kawalek
School
M.Ed., Ohio State University; B.A. In Journalism, Ohio State University
Expertise
Pop Culture, Arts, Lifestyle
- Amanda is an English teacher with nine years of experience in education.
- She has worked as a freelance writer for newspapers, magazines, legislative publications, corporate websites, small businesses, education companies, and more.
- She is currently working to write a memoir.
Experience
Amanda is a Master's educated, Manhattan-based professional with 15 years of writing and editing experience in many different capacities and content areas. She currently serves in her ninth year as a full-time English Language Arts teacher, a role she finds enjoyable, challenging, and extremely rewarding. Her former career in corporate communications, as well as her college career in journalism, is a passion she continues through her freelance writing work. Over the years, Amanda covered a breadth of topics including metropolitan news, human interest stories, politics, entertainment, pop culture, and more. She has been published in The Columbus Dispatch, SHAPE magazine, Gongwer News Service, C-BUS Magazine and The Lantern at Ohio State University, to name a few. She joined Static Media in 2021 and looks forward to updating her published work and fine tuning her writing craft.
Education
Amanda has a Master of Education degree (specializing in Integrated Language Arts, grades 6-12) from Ohio State University. She also holds a bachelor's from Ohio State in journalism, with a minor in political science.
Nicki Swift covers celebrity and entertainment news by way of an expert group of editorial professionals. We drive the conversation on everything from trending Hollywood news to star transformations, always striving to deliver the most compelling commentary, bolstered by quality expert opinions.
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Stories By Amanda Kawalek
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Each of LeBron James' kids has their own niche and is working hard to follow in their father's footsteps to success.
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Here's how much screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is really worth after all those episodes of "The West Wing" and many other projects.
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Jeremy Strong taps into mind, body, spirit, and soul to play the son of a sinister media mogul on HBO's "Succession," but it's not his only notable role.
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Kieran Culkin often plays parts that project a sense of free-spirited sarcasm, wit, complexity and angst, and we're telling the untold truth of Kieran Culkin.
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Connie Britton isn't a conventional housewife, but she's played a number of them on TV. Here's what you didn't know about this fan-favorite actor and producer.
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In a New York minute, former Governor Andrew Cuomo's popularity fell amid allegations and his 2021 resignation. Let's explore his rocky relationship history.
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"Selling Sunset" fans know Jason and Brett Oppenheim as the identical twins at the helm of The Oppenheim Group, but that's only a piece of their story.
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Jason Derulo has faced multiple highs and lows while nabbing No. 1 singles in three separate decades. This is the truth about the multi-talented star.
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Blending golf and sex appeal worked out well for this former LPGA pro, but when it comes to the truth about Paige Spiranac, there is more than meets the eye.
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While Harris Faulkner's certainly a familiar face in the world of journalism, there still might be a few things you didn't know about the Fox News anchor.