Scott Foval is a freelance writer, host, and producer living in Chicago, IL USA.  A native Iowan, Scott is a 1995 graduate of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Criminal Justice Studies programs,  Iowa State University, Ames.For 17 years he has served clients as a political operative, professional services consultant, events and media producer, and licensed security practitioner.  His clients have included Democratic candidates and parties, not-for-profit organizations, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies.

Scott reports on current affairs, media, politics, environment, Progressive activism, green initiatives, social issues, and technology innovation on his blog ScottsBigMouth (www.ScottsBigMouth.com).  During the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election cycle he reported about alleged voter suppression tactics in Midwestern battleground states for The Huffington Post's OffTheBus campaign news site,  and polling place administrator training in Chicago and Cook county for Huffington Post's Chicago news site .

Scott is 37 years old, and resides in Chicago with his domestic partner of 5 years.  He enjoys reading, listening to music, bicycle riding, running, crashing wine tastings and weddings, and consumes dangerously excessive levels of caffeine way more often than he should.

In January 2009 ScottsBigMouth will venture into new media and broadcasting, launching a live daily Progressive call-in talk show hosted by Scott, distributed online from ScottsBigMouth.com, and syndicated to terrestrial radio and TV stations, mobile handsets, and video-on-demand platforms.  Sponsorships and creative content distribution deals will drive the growth of the show, targeted at 18-35, politically aware, technologically-savvy, social network member listeners.