Craig previously worked in radio at KVOE AM and Fox 105 in Emporia, Kansas, and served as a DJ, music director and general manager for WVKC at Knox College. A former Senior Staff Writer for Pop'stache, he writes freelance for Newcity, and contributes to CHIRP's blog. Craig worked in the hotel and meetings industry for over twenty years and currently works in artifical intelligence. He is a member of The Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Chicago's longest-running a capella group that performs punk, indie and alternative rock favorites. He comes by his DJ handle honestly, having kept various reptile and amphibian species through the years, and has earned a Master Herpetologist Certification from the Amphibian Foundation. He is also a long-time member of the Chicago Herpetological Society and serves on the board of directors. Craig was a member of the Chicago Indie Rock Fans Meetup Group and currently runs the Facebook group "Purple Promotional Prose." He denies having worked for Visit Florida USA.