Topic: Dan Neil

Dan Neil is an automotive columnist for the Los Angeles Times, noted for his reviews of automobiles. Neil won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2004 for his column Rumble Seat in the Times. In awarding Mr. Neil, the Pulitzer board praised his:

Neil was born in Pennsylvania in 1960 but moved with his family to New Bern, North Carolina when he was 4 years old. He received a B.A. degree in Creative Writing from East Carolina University and an M.A. degree in English Literature from North Carolina State University. He is married (Tina Larsen) and has twin daughters, Rosalind and Vivienne. He has a 23-year-old son, Henry Neil, from his first marriage.

Neil began his professional writing career with the Spectator, a local free weekly, and began working for The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina as a copy editor in 1989.