Experience

Enid News & Eagle

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Editor

  • Oct 2008 - Present

  I'm responsible for pulling together everything done for the day, from advertising, to stories written by reporters and photos taken by photographers, editing everything and putting it into a cohesive, readable and attractive layout for readers, with all the inherent deadlines and complications. I'm also responsible for posting local stories to our Internet site.

• Copy Editor

  • Jul 2002 - Oct 2008

  Virtually the same thing as the news editor, but without the responsibility of determining where and what goes in the paper each day.



Waukomis Fire & Rescue

• Officer/firefighter/EMT

  • 1981 - 2008

  27-year retired volunteer firefighter and EMT. 27-year retired volunteer firefighter and EMT.



Oklahoma Hornet, Waukomis

• Editor

  • Nov 1973 - Jul 2002

  Everything involved with a weekly newspaper, from writing, editing, layout and design to darkroom, photography, pre-and post-press runs. Everything involved with a weekly newspaper, from writing, editing, layout and design to darkroom, photography, pre-and post-press runs.



Sherman Democrat

• Sports Editor

  • Apr 1973 - Oct 1973

  Responsible for all the daily local sports and wire copy, layout and design of sports pages, and most all of the sports writing. Responsible for all the daily local sports and wire copy, layout and design of sports pages, and most all of the sports writing.



University of Oklahoma/Sports Information

• Sports assistant

  • Jan 1970 - Dec 1971

  Assisted in the OU sports information office, working for Johnny Keith, and alongside Bill Hancock and Sid Wilson. Assisted in the OU sports information office, working for Johnny Keith, and alongside Bill Hancock and Sid Wilson.