William Bastone (born July 24, 1961) is editor and co-founder of

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website. In 1997, Bastone and his wife Barbara Glauber, who is a graphic designer, created The Smoking Gun with freelance journalist Daniel Green. In 1984, Bastone worked as an

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for ''

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''. He started at ''The Village Voice'' as an intern, then worked his way up to being a contributing writer, then ended as a staff writer and investigative journalist. As an investigative journalist, he was responsible for covering City Hall, criminal justice issues, and writing about five of

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's most famous mafia families. TheSmokingGun.com was then bought by

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in 2000, enabling Bastone to quit his job with ''The Village Voice''. He also co-wrote a book titled ''The Smoking Gun: A Dossier of Secret, Surprising, and Salacious Documents''.

Personal

Bastone currently lives with his wife Barbara Glauber and together they have one son.

References

1961 births Living people The Village Voice people 20th-century American journalists American male journalists Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-journalist-1960s-stub