Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

  • Freelance Journalist

    • Dec 2016 - Present
    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

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  Write for Tuscaloosa Magazine among other publications

  • Freelance Journalist

    • Dec 2016 - Present

  • Freelance Writer and photographer

    • 2016 - Dec 2016

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  Druid City Media, LLC

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

  • Alabama beat writer

    • Oct 2014 - 2016
    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

    Writing stories regarding University of Alabama athletics for Crimson Magazine and also writing various sports and feature stories for Druid City Living.

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  Druid City Living

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

  • Sports Writer

    • Feb 2014 - 2016
    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

    Since February of this year, have been regularly writing sports stories for this Tuscaloosa-based publication on a freelance basis. Writing about prep, local and University of Alabama sports.

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  Gateway Foodland

  • Fosters, Alabama

  • Cashier/Stocker

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2014
    • Fosters, Alabama

    Stocking, cashiering, checking dates, receiving vendors

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  St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency

  • Pell City, Alabama

  • Assistant Public Information Officer

    • Apr 2011 - Sep 2011
    • Pell City, Alabama

    Distributed press releases, and worked with the media and the general public. Provided aid for citizens in St. Clair County following April, 2011 tornado.

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  St. Clair County News

  • Cropwell, Alabama

  • Senior reporter

    • Feb 2010 - Mar 2011
    • Cropwell, Alabama

    Main news reporter for this weekly paper, and covered various beats, including numerous city councils, St. Clair County Board of Education, Pell City Board of Education, breaking stories, elections, and also did sports. Did feature stories and wrote a column each week. Photography and interviewing.

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  St. Clair News-Aegis

  • Pell City, Alabama

  • Sports Editor/News Reporter

    • Jun 1996 - Jun 2007
    • Pell City, Alabama

    Covering seven schools in St. Clair County, sports-wise, as well as prep, local and college sports. Wrote columns, stories, did photography and paginated the sports page each week. Also covered various news and feature stories. Won two Alabama Press Association awards for Best Local Sports Column.

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  Andalusia Star-News

  • Andalusia, Alabama

  • News Reporter

    • Jun 2002 - Jun 2003
    • Andalusia, Alabama

    Main news reporter for daily paper and also wrote feature stories and columns. Wrote sports stories and columns. Covered major breaking news stories, and major stories, such as drug arrests, murders, fires and elections. Did photography and various interviews.