Keith Dunnavant is President of Solovox Publishing Company. He was formerly executive editor of Atlanta Magazine, one of the nation's oldest and most honored regional titles. In this capacity, Dunnavant was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day editorial operations of the monthly, including staff management, feature development and strategic planning.

Over the course of his more than two decades in the media business, the 37-year-old Dunnavant has excelled as a writer, editor, author and publishing entrepreneur. Prior to joining Atlanta Magazine, he was based in New York as editor of Adweek Magazines' Special Report and managing editor of Mediaweek, the news magazine of the media business.

Dunnavant began his career as a 14-year-old sportswriter---becoming the youngest reporter ever to cover Southeastern Conference football, before he was old enough to drive. The native of Athens, Alabama later worked his way through the University of Alabama and covered sports for The National and the Los Angeles Times, becoming one of America's top football writers.

In the early '90s, he founded the football magazine called Dunnavant's Paydirt Illustrated with one of the most innovative business plans ever seen in the magazine business---and built it into a profitable, respected brand. Dunnavant also is the author of three books, including Coach, the critically acclaimed, best-selling biography of football legend Paul "Bear" Bryant.

His work has been honored with numerous major journalism awards, including six national feature writing awards from the Football Writers Association of America and five Green Eyeshade awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.


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