Michael Dwyer, member of the North American Travel Journalists Association, is an award winning radio broadcaster turned travel writer. He started writing travel pieces in 2001, landed his first regular column with Suburban Lifestyles in 2005, and was voted “Favorite Overall Columnist” for 2006 by reader survey. His travel articles have appeared in local newspapers and national magazines, including: Draft Magazine, Hilton Moments Magazine, and The American Senior Gazette. Michael currently has regular travel columns in The Macomb Observer Newspaper. He also is a regular contributor to Travelworld Magazine and Michnews.org. In 2008, Michael founded Rochester Writers and organized the first annual conference in October 2008.