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A look at three Omaha Magazine contributors
Carol Crissey Nigrelli grew up in Philadelphia where she started playing cello at age 9. She majored in Latin and Greek at a small women’s college in Chambersburg, Pa., but didn’t see herself as a teacher. She got her first job at a Harrisburg, Pa., radio station and continued in broadcasting for the next three decades as the main anchor at the CBS affiliate in Buffalo, NY. After marrying KMTV Action 3 News anchor Craig Nigrelli, Carol left “the biz” and let Craig do all the heavy lifting. The mother of two girls and a Red Sox fanatic, Carol takes lessons from Omaha Symphony cellist Mark Motycka and enjoys playing at St. John’s Church on the Creighton campus. Carol Crissey Nigrelli Freelance Writer
Something of a serial procrastinator,
David Williams did not begin writing until his
late 40s, after taking an early retirement from a telecom giant. After contributing to a number of local publications, Williams went on to become managing editor of Neighborhood News followed by a similar gig at metroMAGAZINE. Williams serves on the board of the Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards and is a performing arts critic who has published hundreds of reviews covering theater, opera, dance, art, poetry and more. Also a visual artist, his minimalist works are often seen in shows at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and other area venues. He and his wife, Julie, have lived in the same Country Club neighborhood home for David Williams
almost 30 years. They have three grown children and two grandchildren.
Freelance Writer
Molly Garriott grew up in Omaha’s Ponca Hills neighborhood and graduated from Marian High School. Garriott attended Creighton University, majoring in both English and history, giving her an excuse to bury her nose in colonial American history and the works of Austen and Hawthorne. She taught history and literature at Duchesne Academy before marrying fellow Creighton grad, Jim, and moving to California, where she served as Director of Education for the Fresno City and County Historical Society. The siren call of Midwestern living was too much for the Garriotts, and they returned to their native Nebraska to raise their family. Today, Molly lives, writes, and gardens in the Dundee home she shares with Jim; their Molly Garriott Freelance Writer
three children, James, Mary Kate, and Emma; and their crazed Springer Spaniel, Guinness. In addition to being a freelance writer, she is an adjunct instructor with the UNO English Department’s Advanced Writing Program.
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