Kevin Weaks has 40 years of experience in journalism and marketing. For 28 years, Kevin was with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, responsible for the real estate, automotive and employment sections. As head of the Post’s Special Features Department, he was the key developer of new advertising products for the newspaper and one of the founders of STLtoday.com.

Before joining the Post-Dispatch Kevin worked at newspapers in Nashville, TN, and Paris, TN, as chief copy editor Op-Ed page editor, news photographer and as a reporter covering civil and criminal courts, general assignments and sports. In St. Louis Kevin has been a film and video producer and creative director at three advertising agencies, writing and producing more than 400 radio commercials and over 100 television commercials for seven national markets and developing regional advertising campaigns for Heinz and Pizza Hut. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Mid-America Press Institute, National Association of Real Estate Editors, and former chairman of Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis New-Home Promotions Committee.

Kevin currently is a columnist for the St. Louis Labor Tribune and the Newsmagazine Network.