Mark E. Ortega's Past/Present Affiliations:
Current:
- Digital Content Producer, NFL.com, Culver City, Calif. (July 2014 to present)
- Founder, PassTheAux.co [LA-based music blog] (August 2016 to present)
- Contributor, CombatGent's Unhemmed [blog for mens clothing e-commerce site] (August 2016 to present)
- Writer, GrimyGoods.com [LA-based music blog] (October 2014 to May 2016)
- Contributor to UK boxing publication Boxing Monthly (May 2012 to present)
Past:
- Summer Music Guide, Los Angeles Times (June 7, 2015)
- Oakland Athletics beat writer, Martinez News-Gazette (April 2014 to July 2014)
- Boxing columnist, Martinez News-Gazette (Sept. 2012 to 2014)
- Contributing writer at RingTV.com (March 2013 to April 2014)
- RING Ratings Advisory Panel (May 2012 to May 2014)
- Staff writer at Queensberry-Rules.com (Jan. 2012 to Jan. 2013)
- On-air participant on UK television program "The Fight Show" on the Ricky Hatton-Vyacheslav Senchenko preview show and Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez 4 preview show (Nov. 2012, Dec. 2012)
- Editor at internet boxing publication Undisputed Fight Magazine (Aug. 2011 to Dec. 2011)
- Writer at leave-it-in-the-ring.com (March 2011 to Dec. 2011)
- Writer at FightFanNation.com (Dec. 2009 to March 2011)
- Producer & co-host, internet boxing radio show Fight Fan Nation Radio (Feb. 2009 to Feb. 2010)
- Writer at UltimateBoxingResults.com (Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2009)
Mark has been mentioned in the following places:
- The Daily Drive: Saints admire Lions' knack for winning in clutch, Dec. 1, 2016
- NFL rumors: Week 10 news on injuries, suspensions, more, Sports Illustrated, Nov. 10, 2016
- Extra Points: Coughlin, Jets, Cards, Steelers, ProFootballRumors, Nov. 8, 2016
- It Looks Like Lady Gaga Is Playing At Silver Lake's The Satellite, LAist, Oct. 27, 2016
- Ryan Adams Says He's 'Not Gonna Cover An Album Again' After Taylor Swift's '1989,' Billboard.com, Oct. 24, 2016
- Ryan Adams doesn't want to cover another album after Taylor Swift's 1989, Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 24, 2016
- Stream our 55 Best Songs of 2014, GrimyGoods.com
- 10 favourite things this week: the best in sports journalism from around the web, Sept. 12, 2013, The Guardian
- Boxing, undead, Sept. 9, 2013, The New Yorker
- Tony Hirsch: Oakland boxer might be the next local hard-hitter, Aug. 15, 2013, SFWeekly.com
- Ana Julaton eyes big leap for women's boxing, Aug. 7, 2013, Bleacher Report
- Dougie's Friday Mailbag [New Blood on RingTV.com], March 8, 2013, RingTV.com
- King Mo Lawal has boxing clause in his contract, Jan. 10, 2013, Bloody Elbow
- UFC blazing a social media trail, Peter Schrager, Aug. 3, 2012, Fox Sports
- Ward vs. Dawson: Fight Reportedly Headed to Oakland, June 9, 2012, Bad Left Hook
- Preview & Predictions - Tim Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao, June 8, 2012, Fight Game Blog
- Why fighting Bronco McKart won't lead Anthony Mundine to Bigger Things, Andrew Potter, June 3, 2012, The Roar (Australia)
- One Year In, Adam Abramowitz, Feb. 10, 2012, Saturday Night Boxing
- Fighting Words, David Greisman, Jan. 23, 2012, Boxingscene
- Body blow for TKO: Promoter disappears, company goes belly-up, Michael Marley, July 26, 2010