Tony Bartelme, an American journalist and author, is the senior projects reporter for The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.
His father, Joe Bartelme, was an executive with NBC News until his death in 1991.
Bartelme's son, Luke, played the character "TJ" on Lifetime's drama "Army Wives" for four seasons.
[6] While with The Post and Courier, Bartelme was recognized for combining investigative reporting with magazine-style narratives on complex issues ranging from pension abuse[7] to toxic algae blooms.
[8] In 2018, judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists award for beat reporting, said his “skill is evident as he dives deep time and again to deliver deftly-crafted, enterprising features on serious topics.”[9] Bartelme has written or co-written four books: He wrote the screenplay for Born to the Wind, a documentary narrated by Peter Fonda on the 1998-1999 Around Alone sailing race.