A native of Enid, Oklahoma, Bob McCarty graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in journalism in 1984. During the next two decades, he served stints as an Air Force public affairs officer, a political campaign manager, a technology sales consultant, and a public relations professional. Bob is the author of two nonfiction books: Three Days In August and The Clapper Memo. A freelance writer since 2006, his work has appeared online at news sites, including Pajamas Media and Breitbart.