Matthew Moseley

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Matthew L. Moseley (born May 12, 1967 in New Orleans, LA) is a communications and media consultant living in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Kristin, a water lawyer, and son Charlie. He is currently the spokesman for Democratic Congressional Candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald [1].

He is best known for his work with Hunter S. Thompson on the campaign [2] to free Lisl Auman [3] from prison [4] and was recognized in Vanity Fair for his role in the effort. Upon Hunter's death Matt became the Owl Farm spokesman [5], and was hired by Johnny Depp [6] [7] as the communications director for the memorial service when the Hunter’s ashes were shot out of a 153-foot-tall gonzo fist at Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Colorado.[8]

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[edit] Documentary features

He is featured in two documentaries by Wayne Ewing: "When I Die" about Hunter S. Thompson's funeral and "Fear and Loathing in Denver" about the Lisl Auman case. He is described in Anita Thompson's book, The Gonzo Way (Fulcrum) as an "energetic young public relations expert."

[edit] Background

Matthew’s communications background includes being a senior associate at GBSM (a public affairs firm in Denver), communications director at the Colorado State Capitol for the Senate Democrats under President Joan Fitz-Gerald, press officer for the USOC in Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games[9], assistant press secretary for the White House for the G7 Summit in Denver, and national field director at “Rock the Vote” [10] in Los Angeles. He has been actively involved in many political campaigns. He was a research assistant for Megatrends author John Naisbitt in Telluride, Colorado. After college he worked at Commander's Palace restaurant with chef Emeril Lagasse. He has a master's in public policy from the University of Colorado and graduated from Louisiana Tech University in economics.

[edit] Hobbies

Matt made the first swimming descent of the Colorado River through Canyonlands - a distance of 47.5 miles in 16 hours 50 minutes.[11]. His swim was among the 10 biggest adventure moments of 2006 according to the Rocky Mountain News. [12]

[edit] Writings

  • Keep Boulder Swinging
  • New Orleans Comeback
  • Rocky Mountain News
  • Creature the Water:
    • Rove's Special Legacy in Colorado [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bartels, Lynn (November 28th), “Polis assailed over Swift donations; Some contributors gave to group that helped beat Kerry”, Rocky Mountain News, <http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/nov/28/polis-assailed-over-swift-donations/> 
  2. ^ Sarche, Jon (May 31), “Auman to attend first hearing in new trial in notorious felony murder case”, The Associated Press State & Local Wire 
  3. ^ Paulson, Steven (March 28th), “Colorado high court upholds murder law, Auman conviction tossed over jury instructions”, The Associated Press State & Local Wire 
  4. ^ a b {{Citation | last = Moseley | first = Matt | title = Recent Developments Fuel Hope in Lisl Auman Case | newspaper = Press Release | year = 2004 | date = April 30 | url = http://www.lisl.com/documents/PR%2004-29-2004.pdf /}
  5. ^ Davies, Hugh (August 20th), “Son of a gun. Thompson is going out on a Rocky Mountain high”, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) 
  6. ^ Gartner, Erin (August 19th), “Final preparations in works for journalist's firework farewell”, The Associated Press State & Local Wire 
  7. ^ Sarche, Jon (August 17th), “Community Corrections board accepts Auman, but prison still possible”, The Associated Press State & Local Wire 
  8. ^ BBC, BBC (August 21st), “Thompson's ashes fired into sky”, BBC, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4168266.stm> 
  9. ^ Carlson, Peter (August 25th), “For Reporter Scum, Olympics Is Scrum; Scribes Battle for Position in The Games of Packed Journalism”, The Washington Post 
  10. ^ Moseley, Matthew (April 4th), “Young Americans volunteer - but don't vote”, Campaigns & Elections, <http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_3_20/ai_54421714> 
  11. ^ Evans, Clay (August 12th), “'Creature of the water' - Moseley completes 47.5-mile swim on Colorado River”, Boulder Daily Camera, <http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2006/aug/12/creature-of-the-water/> 
  12. ^ Metzler, Brian (January 2), “The 10 biggest adventure moments of 2006”, Rocky Mountain News, <http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/jan/02/the-10-biggest-adventure-moments-of-2006/>