Steve Majors

Steve Majors is the author of Man Made: In Search of Dads, Daddies, Father Figures and Fatherhood (University of Wisconsin Press), High Yella: A Modern Family Memoir (University of Georgia Press), and the forthcoming graphic novel Light Bright (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2026). Steve’s writing explores issues of race, class, culture, and identity, and his personal essays have been published in national outlets including Electric Lit, the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, CNN.com, and NBC Think. Steve’s writing skills were honed as a journalist. For many decades he worked as a TV producer, first in major TV markets across the country and then in New York where he held successive leadership positions at CNBC, MSNBC, and NBC’s Weekend TODAY show. Most recently, he’s led marketing and communications for national nonprofits.