NATJA - North American Travel Journalists Association

Member

Dean & Nancy Hoch

17 Dartmouth Ave
Pocatello ID 83201 United States
208-233-0075
dean.nancy@gmail.com

Biography

Dean Hoch, Ed .D. University of California, Berkeley AKA "Berserkley," 1973
Nancy Hoch, M.Ed. Idaho State University, 2001

A few comments about our work--

FROM OUR TV PROGRAM DIRECTOR:

"We LOVE having entertaining, informed, and fun people like the two of you on our show. We want you to keep doing the great travel segments you've been doing in your "ON THE ROAD AGAIN WITH DEAN & NANCY." Matt Oliver, program director--KPVI TV-Intermountain West NBC TV Affiliate. (NOTE: Ongoing assignment letter available on request).

FROM OUR EDITORS:

"Great working with you on your feature article for "R.D." Impressive, detailed research!" Phillip Osborne, senior editor, READER'S DIGEST Magazine

"Loved your 900-word article; will $1,000 do? We'd like permission to re-print it in our Great Britain edition." Editor, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Magazine

"Keep those travel stories coming; we love 'em," Joy Morrison, editor - IDAHO STATE JOURNAL

"I'll take every story you can send," Alan Richman, editor, New Jersey Trade Journal

"Great working with such professional writers," Adele Mallott, editor, FRIENDLY EXCHANGE (circ. 6 million)

"Always a pleasure working with you on your books," Carol Cartaino, former editor, WRITER'S DIGEST BOOKS

ABOUT OUR BOOKS:

PUBLISHED TO DATE:

GO FOR THE EAGLE: A GUIDE TO ACHIEVING SCOUTING'S HIGHEST HONOR, 1987
Horizon Publishers - Still in print; still selling

SELL WHAT YOU WRITE, 1990, Self-published for Continuing Education course at Idaho State University

SEX EDUCATION DICTIONARY for Today's Teens & Pre-Teens, 1990
Landmark Publishing - Self-publsihed; still in print; still selling through Amazon.com
Placed on the NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RECOMMENDED LIST OF BOOKS

BOY, Oh, BOY: Boy-Raising Secrets Every Parent Should Know, 1991,
Horizon Publishers/handback/out of print--currently being revised as a general parenting book

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B.I.P. (BOOKS IN PROGRESS):

IT'S GRAND! The Handbook of Grandparent/Grandchild Travel

IT'S FUN: The Handbook of Family Travel

SAMPLE REVIEWS & ENDORSEMENTS ON THE FOUR BOOKS WE HAVE WRITTEN THUS FAR:

"As long as there are parents who care about their children, this book will be of great value," Orrin G. Hatch, U.S. Senator--Scouting Book

"Buy this book; it's worth every penny," BOSTON GLOBE - Dictionary

""Excellent and useful book," RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: New Jersey Network for Family Life Education--Dictionary

"...an aid to knowledge and therefore decision-making to so many important questions," THE BIG APPLE PARENTS' PAPER, NYC--Dictionary

COMMENT FROM A PROFILED CELEBRITY:

"Nobody ever captured me on paper like you guys!" Don Aslett, Author of forty books, CEO, Varsity Contractors & Oprah's "Cleaning Guy"

A FEW OF MANY ENDORSEMENTS FROM CVB's and PRESS TRIP ORGANIZERS:

"Can we clone you guys to populate all future generations of travel writers?" Susan McLain, Director of Public Relations, Daytona Beach Area CVB

"Totally delightful having you on our fam tour of London; thanks for your follow-up article in TRAVEL AGE WEST," Julian Younger, BRITISH TRAVEL AUTHORITY

"Never had so much fun with two such delightfully seasoned travelers. You made our CVB press trip extra special. Thanks for the great article in TRAVEL WORLD INTERNATIONAL and the IDAHO STATE JOURNAL" Melody Campbell-Goetz, SAN ANTONIO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

"Thanks for coming on our press trip, for keeping us so well entertained and for inspiring us with how much the two of you enjoy every day. Y'all are so fun! ALSO, you described your trip of our State so eloquently. You're truly TALENTED WRITERS!" Alyson Briggs and Jean McQuaig, LOUISIANA "MUSIC TRAIL" PRESS TOUR ORGANIZERS--2002
email: alyson@williamscreativegroup.com

"Can't thank you enough for the great TV segment you did on our area and your quick work getting an article to SENIOR CONNECTION with its wide circulation." Angie McNeal, North Alabama Tourist Association, 2002 email: angie@northalabama.org

BIO INFO

As former public school and university educators, we bring to our current occupation as travel writers/photojournalists a wide variety of life experiences including:

Both born and raised in Pennsylvania
Lived in California, Utah, Idaho
Also spent two years as school administrators in Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
Owned & operated a travel agency and school of travel
Traveled to dozens of foreign countries on several continents (two to go)
Authors of four non-fiction books on various subjects
100+ non-fiction feature articles--some noted in credits below
2001 - Named to Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets
Parents of five sons; grandparents of 18 wonderful "what else?" grandchildren!

Published travel stories include articles on:

The Panama Canal
Boston
San Antonio
England
Sacramento
The South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand
Western Wyoming
Israel
Samoa
China
Caribbean
Louisiana
Alabama

These and other travel articles published in:
TRAVEL WORLD MAGAZINE
TRAVEL AGE WEST
SENIOR CONNECTION (circ. 160,000)
IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
FRIENDLY EXCHANGE (circ. 6.2 million)

DESTINATIONS ALSO FEATURED ON:

KPVI-Channel 6--NBC affiliate -TV TRAVEL NEWS SEGMENT: "ON THE ROAD AGAIN WITH DEAN & NANCY" - wide range viewership includes Idaho, Western Wyoming, SW Montana, and Northern Utah. Neilson rating's at top of all competing stations in the region.

This part of the Intermountain West is home to many wealthy farmers, as well as educators and professionals who love to travel the U.S. and the world.

Credits

** NEW ** Monthly travel column now featured in SENIOR CONNECTION MAGAZINE (Chicago: Circ. 150,000+)

Feature travel articles appear in TRAVEL WORLD MAGAZINE. As members of EAST WEST NEWS BUREAU, all travel stories submitted go out to 250 major publishers with a consumer readership of five million plus.

Non-travel feature articles have appeared in:
READER'S DIGEST
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING (article reprinted in Great Britain)
FRIENDLY EXCHANGE (magazine for 6.2 million Farmers Insurance subscribers)
BOYS' LIFE
ENSIGN
MOTHER EARTH NEWS
THIS PEOPLE
SUCCESS MAGAZINE
VENTURE, THE MAGAZINE FOR ENTREPRENEURS
THE RUNNER
FAMILY HANDYMAN
NATIONAL GARDENING MAGAZINE
PHI DELTA KAPPAN (article reprinted in THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD)

NUMEROUS TRADE JOURNAL AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Affiliations

ACTIVE MEMBERS OF:

American Society of Journalists & Authors

East-West News Bureau Wire Service

North American Travel Writers Association

Links to Published Work