Peter Bailey

Who is Peter Bailey?

Peter Bailey is an American author and journalist. Originally from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bailey is known for his gritty, but yet inspirational profile stories on unsung heroes in Miami's impoverished inner city.

Bailey graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in English with a concentration in journalism. During his junior year he landed an internship at the Village Voice in New York City where his first assignment was to investigate a warehouse used by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to store documents. Upon graduation, he went on to write for Newsweek then Time magazine. Bailey covered issues ranging from the AIDS epidemic to "Whiteness Studies". His reporting landed him interviews with major figures including former President Bill Clinton, Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and recording executive Russell Simmons. Bailey then went to the Miami Herald for what he calls its "grassroots appeal."