Experience

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  The Athletic

  • Senior Editor

    • Sep 2017 - May 2021

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  Sports Illustrated

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Senior Editor

    • Jun 1995 - Jul 2017
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    --Manage the NFL (10 years), college football (5 years) and now golf beats--Generate story ideas, coordinate coverage and manage and assign writers and freelancers--Work closely with photo, video, art and copydesk departments--Handle the first/primary edit on all stories while working closely with the writer--Write headlines and captions and close the story--Manage the SI Golf+ franchise, which encompasses four stand-alone issues--Edit breaking-news stories and feature material for golf.com--Participated as a panelist for three "Best of" SI coffee-table books on the NFL and college football--Have worked remotely from home in Dallas since July 2015

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  Golf Shop Operations

  • Trumbull, CT

  • Executive Editor

    • Oct 1991 - May 1995
    • Trumbull, CT

    --Hired as managing editor and later promoted to executive editor of GSO, a trade publication for Golf Digest that was circulated to club professionals around the country--Managed a staff of 10 editors, writers, photographers, graphic designers and freelancers--Occasionally worked as an editor for sister publication Golf World, a weekly magazine devoted to tour coverage and amateur golf at the highest levels

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  The National Sports Daily

  • New York, NY

  • Senior Editor

    • Dec 1989 - Jun 1991
    • New York, NY

    --Managed the college basketball and golf beats for a start-up daily sports newspaper that was circulated nationally--Assigned writers in respective beats to feature stories and event coverage--Worked closely with photo, art and copydesk departments--Edited pieces, wrote headlines and captions and handled story closings

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  The Associated Press

  • Dallas, TX

  • Newsman

    • Oct 1988 - Nov 1989
    • Dallas, TX

    --Worked as a writer and editor in the Dallas bureau--Covered local news and sporting events and wrote feature stories--Managed the news desk as a supervisor

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  Dallas Times Herald

  • Dallas, TX

  • Executive Sports Editor

    • Feb 1984 - Oct 1988
    • Dallas, TX

    --Hired as a copy editor on the sports desk and within a year was promoted to assistant sports editor--Worked the night sports slot, supervising 4-6 copy editors and overseeing the closing of the daily sports section and other special sections, including an annual NFL, college and high school football preview--Later promoted to deputy sports editor, which entailed supervising copy desk and assigning writers--As executive sports editor starting in the fall of 1986, managed a department of 25-30 writers, copy editors and other staff

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  University of Missouri School of Journalism

  • Columbia, M0

  • Instructor

    • Aug 1982 - Jan 1984
    • Columbia, M0

    --Worked as the sports editor of the Columbia Missourian, a daily publication circulated in the city that was produced by journalism students under the direction of industry professionals--Worked with, trained and supervised student writers, copy editors and designers in the production of a daily sports section--Taught introductory copy editing in the classroom, a three-hour credit

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  Abilene Reporter-News

  • Abilene, Texas Area

  • Sportswriter

    • May 1979 - Aug 1982
    • Abilene, Texas Area

    --Hired as a copy editor on the news desk--Moved to the sports slot after three months, editing copy, writing headlines and captions and closing the section on a nightly basis--Covered area high schools and three local colleges, Southwest Conference teams and the Dallas Cowboys

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  University of Missouri

  • Student

    • 1975 - 1979