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Mike Harris

Managing Editor, Universal Desk at The Athletic
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Seasoned sports editor with 29 years of experience leading teams and overseeing content.
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Mike Harris is a seasoned sports editor with 29 years of experience in leading teams and overseeing content for various media outlets, including The Athletic, SI.com, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Experience

  • The Athletic
    • United Kingdom
    • Online Media
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Managing Editor, Universal Desk
      • Apr 2018 - Present

    • Senior Editor
      • Apr 2018 - Present

  • SI.com
    • New York, NY
    • Senior Editor
      • May 2014 - Apr 2018
      • New York, NY

  • The Washington Times
    • Sports Editor
      • Feb 2011 - May 2014

      Oversaw the reconstruction of sports at The Washington Times, assembling a staff that went on to win numerous national and local awards. Associated Press Sports Editors and the Virginia Press Association were two groups that recognized our work on several occasions. While at The Times, I was voted the NSSA's 2013 D.C. Sports Writer of the Year by my peers.

  • AOL FanHouse
    • Senior Editor
      • Apr 2010 - Mar 2011

       I oversee a staff that includes seven writers and two editors, plus a number of bloggers who help out with college sports. I am directly responsible for all content on the college football portion of the web site (ncaafootball.fanhouse.com). I assign and edit stories, chose art and other design elements and plan their placement on the page. I handle long-range as well as day-to-day planning for the college football page. I also help edit stories for other pages on the site.

  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Assistant AD/Communications
      • Jan 2008 - Mar 2009

  • Richmond Times-Dispatch
    • Sports Editor
      • May 1978 - Jan 2008

      I did a variety of jobs, the last being sports editor before moving to VCU.

Education

  • 1974 - 1978
    Virginia Commonwealth University
    bachelor of science, Mass Communications

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