Garret Mathews

Garret Mathews is a retired American journalist, author, and playwright born in Abingdon, Virginia, who graduated from Virginia Tech. He began his career writing feature stories and columns for the Bluefield, W. Va., Daily Telegraph from 1972 to 1987, then moved to the Evansville, Ind., Courier as a metro columnist until his retirement in 2011. Mathews has authored 12 books, including 'Can’t Find A Dry Ball' about minor-league baseball, and writes accessible plays drawing from his journalistic background.