The Friends of the Library and the West Caldwell Public Library welcomes comedian Bill Ervolino, best known to NJ audiences as the longtime features writer and humor columnist at The Bergen Record.  He is the former editor-in-chief of Nightlife magazine and reviewer and features writer for The New York Post.  His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Daily News, Vogue, Entertainment Weekly  and Parents Choice.  He is the author of the book Some Kind of Wiseguy and two plays. 

His newspaper column focuses on humorous quirks involving his friends and family, social acitivites and New Jersey's unique culture and destinations- always uncovering amusing elements in the most mudane episodes of daily life.

Ervolino is a four-time winner of the Society of Silurians medal for humorous writing; a four-time winner National Society of Newspaper Columnists, (best humorous writing in the United States); a two-time finalist for the Penney-Missouri national feature writing competition; and has received multiple awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the New Jersey Press Association. In 1988 he won the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award for “The Lights on Walden Court.”

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