Vincent DiGirolamo

Vincent DiGirolamo is an associate professor of History at Baruch College of the City University of New York, where he specializes in 19th- and 20th-century America, with a focus on workers, children, immigrants, city life, and print culture. He is the author of "Crying the News: A History of America's Newsboys," winner of the Turner, Taft, Mott, Palmegiano, and DeSantis prizes in history. DiGirolamo covered the waterfront as a labor reporter in San Francisco and co-produced the award-winning PBS documentary "Monterey's Boat People." He earned his BA from UC Berkeley, MA from UC Santa Cruz, and PhD from Princeton University. He is also the author of the young adult novel "Whispers Under the Wharf." More information can be found on vincentdigirolamo. com.