Contact/Bios

Cavs: The Blog was founded by John Krolik in 2008 during the excitement and anxiety of the LeBron 1.0 era (or, the post Jiri Welsch era if you’re a masochist).  Tom Pestak joined as the “Links to the Present” aggregator in 2010.  Colin McGowan took over the editing duties after The Decision, and CtB has been evolving ever since.  We’ve covered the dark years, argued over the minutiae of Byron Scott’s rotations, survived the #SeasonOfHuh, and celebrated four years of Finals appearances in the LeBron 2.0 era. We celebrated the greatest championship in the history of the NBA, wished LeBron farewell, and embraced the post-James rebuild.  The Cavs have undergone dramatic changes, and we’ve changed as well.

Cavs: The Blog is currently owned and operated by Tom Pestak, Nate Smith, and EvilGenius.  We’ve got a talented and eclectic group of writers spanning the globe.  Here you’ll find the most in-depth Cavs analysis in our audacious game recaps.  We boast an insightful, clever, and civil commentariat – the best you’ll ever come across.  Add your thoughts in real time via our Live Threads.

Nate Smith: Editor. Nate grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and moved to NE Ohio in 2000. He adopted the Cavs in 2003 and graduated from Kent State in 2009 with a BA in English. He can be contacted at oldseaminer@gmail.com or @oldseaminer on Twitter.

Evil Genius: Editor. E.G. is a displaced but long-suffering Cleveland sports fan who resides in Los Angeles where he occasionally produces feature films to fund his addiction to blogging and commenting on Cavalier live threads. He can be reached at evilgenius_ctb@yahoo.com, or on Twitter @ElusiveGin, or in pretty much any comments section at any time of day…

Tom Pestak: Editor. Tom’s from the west side of Cleveland and currently lives in SouthWest Ohio, a proud graduate of Wright State University (along with Vitaly Potapenko). For years he spent an hour in studio with ESPN Dayton’s Mark Neal, covering the NBA. You can hear Tom on most Podcasts complaining about kids these days while he plays Rocket League in the background. You can watch his fanaticism during Cavs games @tompestak, and often in the live threads.

Benjamin Werth: Staff Writer. Ben was born in Cleveland and raised in Mentor, OH. He now lives in Germany where he is an opera singer and actor. He can be reached at blfwerth@gmail.com.

Cory Hughey: Staff Writer, passed away on Nov 5th, 2019. He was 37. Cory grew up in Youngstown, the Gary, Indiana of Ohio. He graduated from Youngstown State in 2008. He wrote for CavsTheBlog from 2014 to 2019.

David Wood: Staff Writer.  David is a 2012 Graduate of Syracuse University with an English degree who loves bikes, beer, basketball, writing, and Rimbaud. He can be reached on Twitter: @nothingwood.

Justin May: Justin grew up in Youngstown, Ohio and is a graduate of Ohio State University and Youngstown State University. He loves Cleveland sports, cooking good food, and anything nerdy. You can contact him on Twitter @jwmay612.

Mike Schreiner is a Staff Writer. He grew up on the west side of the Greater Cleveland Area and still resides there with his family. A graduate of Wilmington College and Ohio Dominican University, you can follow Mike’s thoughts on the Cavs on Twitter @Mike_CTBIPL.

Elijah Kim manages @CavsTheTweets. He grew up in many places like South Korea, Arkansas, and Florida before settling in Ohio. He’s a frequent visitor at the Q and graduate of Wake Forest University. You can reach Elijah via Twitter @Big_EZK.

Carson Zagger: Contributor

Josh Martin: Contributor