Buzz Bissinger  Harry Gerard Bissinger III, also known as Buzz Bissinger and H. G. Bissinger (born November 1, 1954) is an American journalist and author, best known for his 1990 non-fiction book "". He is a longtime contributing editor at "Vanity Fair" magazine. In 2019, HBO released a documentary on Mr. Bissinger titled “"Buzz"”. Born in New York, Bissinger is the son of Eleanor (née Lebenthal) and Harry Gerard Bissinger II. His father was a former president of the municipal bond firm Lebenthal & Company. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1972 and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976, where he was a sports and opinion editor for "The Daily Pennsylvanian". He is the cousin of Peter Berg, who directed the film adaptation of Bissinger's book "Friday Night Lights". In 1987, while writing for "The Philadelphia Inquirer," Bissinger won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his story on corruption in the Philadelphia court system. In 1998 his article "Shattered Glass", an exposé of the career of "New Republic" writer Stephen Glass, was published in the magazine "Vanity Fair," where he is a contributing editor. The article was later adapted for the 2003 film of the same name. Bissinger's July 2015 Vanity Fair cover story "Call Me Caitlyn," on the transition of former Olympic decathlete, businessperson, and television personality Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn Jenner star of E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and "I Am Cait", with photographs by Annie Leibovitz, was one of the biggest international scoops in years. Bissinger had exclusive access to Jenner both immediately before and after her cosmetic surgery. The 11,000-word article was months in the making and kept heavily under wraps until it was released on the magazine's website on June 1. Bissinger's article for "Vanity Fair", "Gone with the Wind" (August 2007), about the saga of 2006 Kentucky Derby Winner Barbaro, has been optioned by Universal Pictures. His magazine work has also appeared in "The New York Times" and "Sports Illustrated". In 2008, Bissinger wrote "The Throwback," an online sports column for "The New York Times". Bissinger also served as a columnist at "The Daily Beast". On Oct. 8, 2012, Bissinger endorsed Mitt Romney for president.