Thomas Yocum is an award-winning journalist who lives on Ocracoke Island. A frequent contributor to a variety of local and regional publications including Our State Magazine, Outer Banks Magazine and Business North Carolina Magazine, he also works as a correspondent for Reuters News Service and North Carolina Public Radio. He is co-author of two books: the 16th edition of the Insiders' Guide to the Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras: America's Lighthouse.
Yocum draws from a variety of experiences to create his own style of non-fiction writing. A former field archaeologist, paramedic, and professional ski instructor, he enjoys acquainting his readers with some of the more interesting but lesser known sides of the history and nature of the Outer Banks and the Carolina coast.
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