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WORK EXPERIENCE
STAFF WRITER
Journal and Courier

2008 - present

  • Part of a staff that covers 28 high schools and Purdue University athletics.

  • High school sports coordinator, Purdue Olympic sports beat writer and Purdue football contributor usually stationed in opposing locker room.

Awards

Best Game Story - First Place (2015)

Associated Press Sports Editors

Awarded for a story on high school basketball state semifinal game.

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Best Non-Deadline Sports Reporting - First Place (2013)

Indiana Associated Press Media Editors

Awarded for a feature package on Title IX's 40th anniversary.

 

Best In-Depth Feature or Feature Package - First Place (2012)

Hoosier State Press Association

Awarded for a feature package on Title IX's 40th anniversary.

 

Deadline Reporting - First Place (2010)

Associated Press Managing Editors

Awarded for coverage of the Indiana high school football state championship.

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Best Non-Deadline Sports Reporting - First Place (2016)

Indiana Associated Press Media Editors

Awarded for a profile feature on Purdue University swimmer Emily Fogle.

 

Best Sports Event Coverage - Second Place (2013)

Hoosier State Press Association

Awarded for coverage of a high school baseball and softball game ending almost simultaneously with amazing comeback victories.

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Best Deadline Sports Reporting - Second Place (2016)

Indiana Associated Press Media Editors

Awarded for story on semistate basketball game where one of the teams played after being involved in a bus crash that injured some players. 

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Kent Cooper Award (Story of the Year) - Third Place (2016)

Indiana Associated Press Media Editors

Awarded for a profile feature on Purdue University swimmer Emily Fogle.

 

Best Sports Event Coverage - Third Place (2011)

Hoosier State Press Association

Awarded for coverage of the Indiana high school Class A state football championship.

 

Best Sports News or Feature Copy - Third Place (2012)

Hoosier State Press Association

Awarded for a feature on NASCAR driver Tony Stewart's mother.

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Best Feature story - Fourth Place (2016)

Associated Press Sports Editors

Awarded for a profile feature on Purdue University swimmer Emily Fogle.

SKILLS

I'm capable of shooting and editing video and am comfortable in front of and behind the camera and on radio.

 

Other skills include:

  • Sports

  • Storytelling

  • Newspapers

  • Feature Articles

  • Social Networking

  • News Writing

  • Networking

  • AP Style

  • Copy Editing

  • Journalism

  • Sports Writing

  • Writing

  • Reporting

  • Athletics

  • Blogging

  • Editorial

  • Broadcast Journalism

  • Breaking News

  • Headline Writing

  • Online Journalism

  • Stat Keeping

2010 - present

2010 - present

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Journal Review

2005 - 2007

  • Worked on a two-man sports staff covering athletics at eight high schools and Wabash College.

  • Responsible for editing and design work, as well as assisting stringers on Friday and Saturday.

Awards

Headline Writing - First Place (2007)

Hoosier State Press Association

Awarded for a series of headlines.

 

Best Sports Section - Second Place (2006)

Hoosier State Press Association

Awarded to myself along with Matt Wilson for operations of the sports section within our two-man sports staff.

 

Best Sports News or Feature Coverage - Second Place (2005)

Hoosier State Press Association

 

Best Sports Feature Story or Series - Second Place (2006)

National Newspaper Association

 

Best Sports Feature or Series - Third Place (2007)

National Newspaper Association

 

Best Sports Feature or Series - Third Place (2006)

National Newspaper Association

 

Best Short Feature Story - Third Place (2007)

Hoosier State Press Association

SPORTS EDITOR
Indiana Statesman

2001 - 2005

  • Responsible for handling a small staff, assigning beats, overseeing layouts and pitching stories.

    • Designed a two-page sports section covering athletics at Indiana State University

    • Covered multiple beats over the course of four years.

    • Completed a special section commemorating Larry Bird's jersey retirement and the 25-year anniversary of the 1979 NCAA men's basketball runner-up.

Awards

Best Sports Story - Second Place (2004)

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Awarded for a story on basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Bird's continuing impact on his hometown of French Lick, Indiana.

FREELANCE WORK

Since 2002, I have been doing freelance writing, starting with weekend high school sports at the Frankfort Times in Frankfort, Ind.

 

Publications and organizations I've written for are:

  • The Indianapolis Star

  • The Associated Press

  • teamusa.org

  • NCAA.org

  • Gold & Black Illustrated

  • Hoosier Basketball Magazine

  • Louisville Courier-Journal

  • Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

  • Muncie Star Press

EDUCATION
M.A. IN SPORTS JOURNALISM
Indiana University

2012 - 2014

  • 3.87 GPA

Projects

IU News Bureau: 2013 World Baseball Classic Championship Round

Covered the Championship Round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Interviewed coaches, players and executives, and wrote feature stories for MLB.com and the National Sports Journalism Center.

Worked with Malcolm Moran and Manny Randhawa

B.S. IN JOURNALISM
Indiana State University

​2001 - 2005

  • 3.36 GPA in major

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