John Hollis

John D. Hollis lists 17 years of daily newspaper experience, including nearly 10 at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and lengthy stint as a correspondent for Time Magazine. He has authored three books, including the 2018 hit, “Sgt. Rodney M. Davis: The Making of a Hero” that chronicles the inspirational life and death of the U.S. Marine who became Macon, Georgia’s lone Medal of Honor recipient following his death in Vietnam in 1967. In 2013, Hollis teamed with former professional wrestler Lex Luger to pen “Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Wrestler – His Reign, Ruin and Redemption.” Over his career, Hollis has covered the Super Bowl, the Olympics, five college basketball Final Fours, the College World Series, the NBA, the NFL and major college football and basketball within both the ACC and SEC. The Fredericksburg, Va. native and University of Virginia alum is currently working as the Media Relations Manager at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

Hollis has written powerful op-eds for The Washington Post and USA Today among many other notable media outlets and has had his work appear in countless newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the nation.

He became the center of immense national and international attention in early 2021 when news of his unique medical status as one of the few people in the world completely immune to the COVID-19 virus became public knowledge.