Erik Tryggestad
Assistant Managing Editor


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Credentials
Member, Associated Church Press
Member, Professional chapter, Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists


Background
Erik Tryggestad joined the staff of the Chronicle in 2001 after working as a writer and assistant civic editor for the Savannah, Ga., Morning News. He is the Chronicle's assistant managing editor, covering international news and features. During his time with the Chronicle, Tryggestad has filed stories from more than 20 countries.

Born near Washington, D.C., he grew up in Macon, Ga., and graduated from Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn., in 1996. He earned a master's in journalism from the University of Georgia in 1999 and was a reporter for the Athens, Ga., Daily News. He was an active member of the Georgia Christian Student Center and remains a die-hard fan of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Tryggestad, 35, met his wife, Jeanie, in Oklahoma. Dr. Jeanie Tryggestad is a fellow in pediatric endocrinology at the Children's Hospital of Oklahoma. They are active members of the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Oklahoma City. Their daughter, Maggie, was born in 2008.

One of his most treasured possessions is a pair of sneakers that walked on the soil of four continents — North America, South America, Europe and Africa — within one calendar year. The shoes, now mostly brown, are enshrined in his closet, much to his wife's chagrin.


Personal Page: http://tryggblog.blogspot.com