Greg Mellen

Greg Mellen writes for a wide array of Cornerstone’s publications and clients, including a pair of award-winning publications: Behind the Badge, behindthebadge.com, a public safety news site produced by Cornerstone Communications; and CUSD Insider, cusdinsider.org, a publication of the Capistrano Unified School District. Greg also contributes articles for a number of public safety and fire organizations with whom Cornerstone partners. He also provides content for real estate and medical organizations. Greg has more than 35 years journalism experience in California newspapers, most recently at the Orange County Register. He has also been a freelancer and was faculty at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, while earning a Masters degree in journalism. His newspaper beats have ranged from sports to general assignment, feature, enterprise and investigative. As a freelancer he wrote about everything from pot to puppies. He has won more than 40 national, state and regional awards for his work. He also dabbles in fiction and has had several baseball short stories published.