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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Savannah (Ga.) Morning News, Circ.: 82,000 (1998-99).

- Planned and edited sports section, coached      

   writers at Georgia’s best mid-sized paper.

- Taught writing lessons, seminars, edited special

   sections, packages.

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SPORTS WRITER

The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Md., Circ.: 17,000 (1992-94).

    Staff sportswriter for daily newspaper.

-- Four-time Chesapeake Publishing award

    winner, weekly columnist.

-- Responsible for assistant sports editor duties –

    design on Quark XPress, editing, etc.

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The Review, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., Circ.: 15,000 (1991-92).

-- Won national Pacemaker Award for excellence among college newspapers.

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FREELANCE SPORTS WRITER

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Circ.: 160,000 (1993-present).

- Covered sports for three bureaus as

  correspondent. Wrote game and feature stories.

 

The State, Columbia, S.C., Circ.: 135,000 (1996-98).

- Wrote sports game stories and features as correspondent

Covered high school and NCAA sports (Southeastern Conference).

 

The Observer, Charlotte, N.C., Circ.: 294,000 (1998-99).

Other publications: Charlotte Magazine, Savannah Magazine, Kansas City Star, Daytona Beach News

Journal, Express-Times, Citizen’s Voice, Youth Sports News, Encyclopedia of Cultural Sport History.

 

RELATED MEDIA EXPERIENCE

VIDEOGRAPHER, Video Sports/Scout, Columbia, Md. (93-96).

SPORTS TELEVISION INTERN, WFMZ-TV Channel 69, Allentown, Pa. (1991).

SPORTS RADIO GUEST HOST, WXDR-FM 91.3, University of Delaware (11/91-2/92).

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, Quakertown, Pa. (2000-present).

❖ Taught English 9-12, Composition, Creative Writing, Mass Media and Journalism.

❖ Taught writing and literature in standards-based curriculum with block scheduling and

50-minute periods.

❖ Served as newspaper advisor of Paw Prints.

 

PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL, Charlotte, N.C., (1999-2000).

• Taught freshman English, sophomore Composition, and advised the school newspaper The Charger.

• School newspaper was called the best in the school’s history.

ELKTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, Elkton, Md. (1998).

• Taught middle-school English

 

GRADUATE ASSISTANT, University of South Carolina; Columbia, S.C. (1997).

• Studied sports media and Microfiche archives to prepare for thesis paper.

• Edited media law textbook as Dr. Erik Collins wrote it.

• Helped write and proctor media law exams for undergraduates.

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COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Computer-assisted reporting, Windows, Quark XPress, PageMaker, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works,

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word Perfect, Inspiration, CD Rom, Internet,

HTML, Integrade Pro, Microsoft Outlook, Google docs, Google Slides, Google Sites, MovieMaker, Safari,

Word, Twitter, Blackboard, Canvas, etc.