Jim DeRogatis
Jim DeRogatis | |
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DeRogatis at WBEZ in 2012. | |
| Born | James Peter DeRogatis September 2, 1964 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Music critic |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Subject | Rock music (alternative, punk, indie, psychedelic) |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Spouse |
Carmél Carrillo (m. 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| jimdero | |
James Peter DeRogatis (born September 2, 1964) is an American music critic and co-host of Sound Opinions. DeRogatis has written articles for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Spin, Guitar World, Matter and Modern Drummer, and for 15 years was the pop music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times.
He joined Columbia College Chicago's English Department as a lecturer in 2010 and is currently an associate professor of instruction teaching Music & Media in Chicago, Reviewing the Arts, Cultural Criticism and the Arts, and Journalism as Literature.