Taylor grew up in Bismarck, ND before moving to Minneapolis to attend the University of Minnesota, where he designed his own interdepartmental degree between Cultural Studies and Political Science.
After graduation, Taylor briefly lived abroad in the Dominican Republic before returning to Minneapolis where he's lived and worked for the last several years.
In additon to freelance writing for many local publications, Taylor has worked on a variety of events, shows and online productions. He and his Flak Radio co-host Jim Norton were nominated for a Regional Emmy for "Online Personality" in 2008 and in 2009 he won a Regional Emmy for his work at Metromix Twin Cities.
You can view his professional profile on LinkedIn, and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
BringMeTheNews
"At BringMeTheNews.com, we look for the best stories that impact our readers: Minnesotans. We filter through hundreds of online news and non-traditional sources and we're committed to reporting of our own."
In 2009, Taylor helped launch BringMeTheNews, a new multi-platform news service that delivers news over the web, the radio, mobile and other new media outlets.
In addition to helping develop the site's approach to displaying news and sponsored content, he manages the content strategy for clients and assists them with their assets on the site.
Visit BringMeTheNews..
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Taylor Carik, local blogger and polymath, has created what may be the Twin Cities' most eclectic web log -- and one of its oddest.
~ City Pages
After spending a lot of time commenting on other people's blogs, Taylor started mediation in 2007. It is frequently noted as a prominent blog by other bloggers and local media.
In 2008, City Pagesnamed mediation as the best blog in the Twin Cities.
Visit mediation.
Zombie Pub Crawl
In 2005, a group of friends, including Taylor, got together some like-minded people to throw a party while dressed as zombies.
From that initial party, the Zombie Pub Crawl grew into Minnesota's largest pub crawl -- and it's now not uncommon to find zombie pub crawls in many cities throughout the country.
ZPC coverage:
Star Tribune
"Return of the Living Dead"
City Pages
First annual zombie pub crawl mention
Minnesota Daily
"Zombie Crawl Invades Cedar Riverside"
Visit ZombiePubCrawl.com.
Flak Radio
A "wide-ranging" and "laid-back" show featuring "engaging" hosts and "lively" proceedings.
~ Mpls St. Paul magazine, Jan. 2008
The Emmy-nominated Flak Radio program is the weekly podcast of Flak Magazine. Based out of the guest room of James Norton's Minneapolis apartment, it features Taylor Carik and a frequently rotating cast of guest co-hosts.
Flak Radio began in November 2006. Al Franken Show producers James Norton and Joel Meyer, careening toward unemployment as the show expired, co-founded Flak Radio after hours in the Al Franken studio as an outlet for their surplus broadcast energy.
Taylor Carik was brought on board as a co-host, and the show clicked. More than 120 episodes later, it rolls onward.
Flak Radio guests have included Onion editor Scott Dikkers, Kevin Murphy of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Jason DeRusha of WCCO, Radio K's Amy Daml, Rachel Hutton of City Pages, Tony Thomas of Minneapoliscast, Internet musical sensation Tay Zonday, and many more.
Visit the flak radio website.
Few can think through the complexity of today's media landscape without wasting time and resource. Taylor can, and does.
~ Stephanie Wilbur Ash, PowderKeg Live! and Electric Arc Productions
He's an expert at creating and analyzing online media. He walks the walk through the community he's built around his daily blog posts and weekly podcasts.
~Ed Kohler, TechnologyEvanglist.com
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