The Southern Snout : Jeff
Atlanta-native-in-exile Jeffrey "Tennessee" Klineman was voted "most sarcastic/obnoxious" in high school and "most likely to write the inscription on Salada tea bags" as an undergraduate at Yale. This left him with few career choices, so he became a journalist after receiving his MS at Columbia. As a newspaper reporter in Massachusetts and a freelance writer for publications ranging from George to Boston Magazine to Self , he's written about drug-dealing grandmothers, baby-snatching fathers and the impact of "Coyote Ugly" night at a local drinking establishment. He's also worked as a private investigator and a roadie. He's married and owns a dog, Stedman, whom he dreams of someday introducing to his namesake, Stedman Graham. Mr. Graham has yet to return a single phone call from either Tennessee or the dog.

The St. Louis Snout : Ted
Ted Fouke grew up in St. Louis, MO where his mediocre showings in the classroom and on the athletic field were the perfect training grounds for a mediocre tenure at Yale where he double majored in English and Fraternity. After college he moved to the Czech Republic and taught English to a nice group of unsuspecting and trusting Slavs -- they can all cuss like drunken sailors because of these lessons. After wearing out his welcome in Europe, Ted returned to New York where he worked as an insurance broker, international steel trader and dog walker. He thought dog walking held the most promise, so he started a pet care company called "Doggy Everything" and decided that a business degree might be a good idea. Ted received his MBA (or, as he likes to call it "my diploma from the eighteenth grade") from Washington University in St. Louis.