Elmer Ploetz

I'm an associate professor of journalism at the State University of New York at Fredonia. I edited the JAM (Journal of Americana Music) for the non-profit Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation for five years, I blog occasionally at https://newsandetc.com and I have made two documentaries and many music videos.

I previously spent 23 years with the Buffalo News as a sports copy editor and as a general assignment reporter while also freelancing music and arts journalism pieces.

I spent six years on the board of directors of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame and wrote many of the bios for their inductees on their website.