10 Things to Know about Bill Sullivan, Managing Editor of GetListy

1. He lives in a small town in North Texas with his wife, teenage son, and the world’s most neurotic dog.

2. He’s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.

3. He’s a 20-year veteran of the newspaper wars, including stops at The Austin American-Statesman, San Jose Mercury News and Houston Chronicle.

4. He was a sportswriter and covered the Olympic Games for the Chronicle in 1992, ’94, ’96 and ’98.

5. He left the newspaper world because he got tired of working nights and weekends and being on the road all the time.

6. He has been in the Internet business since 2000, working for Yahoo and America Online among others.

7. He’s a big college football fan. (See #2.)

8. His son drives a nicer car than he does.

9. He doesn’t miss commuting.

10. He likes Web publishing because when you do something stupid, you can make it go away.