Jack Vitek is the

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professor in the

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department at

Edgewood College Edgewood College is a private Dominican college in Madison, Wisconsin. The college occupies a campus overlooking the shores of Lake Wingra. History The Edgewood College property was bought in 1855 by Mr. Ashmead from Governor Leonard J. Farwe ...

. Vitek has worked at the ''

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'', ''The Washington Daily News'', ''Newsday'', the ''Palm Beach Post'' and ''Outdoor Life'' magazine. He is the advisor for Edgewood College's student newspaper, ''On the Edge'', which recently had finalist reporters in two categories in the AP Collegiate Story of the Year contest. He co-authored (with

Jerry Oppenheimer Jerry Oppenheimer is an American author who has written several unauthorized biographies of public figures including Hillary and Bill Clinton, Anna Wintour, Rock Hudson, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters, Ethel Kennedy, Jerry Seinfeld and the Hil ...

) the 1986 biography ''Idol Rock Hudson: The True Story of an American Film Hero.'' The biography by Vitek and Oppenheimer generated controversy because it reported that Hudson continued to have unprotected sex with other men after he had been diagnosed with AIDS. Their version of his life story was supported by a lawsuit won by one of Hudson's lovers who was exposed to AIDS. His latest work is ''The Godfather of Tabloid: Generoso Pope Jr. and the National Enquirer'', published August 1, 2008 by University Press of Kentucky.

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