Sports Reporter - Allentown, Pa.

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The Morning Call, in Allentown, Pa., is seeking an experienced, enterprising and versatile sports reporter and storyteller, who can connect with readers on multiple digital platforms, cover the day-to-day workings of a beat as well as find stories that go unnoticed by others. Required digital skills include extensive use of social media, video and photos, when necessary. Experience and knowledge of digital audience drivers expected. At least two years of daily newspaper reporting experience is preferred. Main coverage beats will be the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and Lehigh Valley Phantoms with other duties as assigned. Send resume, cover letter and no more than six clips to Mike Miorelli, assistant managing editor news/sports, The Morning Call, 101 N. 6th St., Allentown, PA 18101 or email packet to mike.miorelli@mcall.com. No phone inquiries please. The Morning Call, is a tronc Co. newspaper located one hour north of Philadelphia, one and a half hours west of New York City.

 

Word on the street is they're closing all the factories down

 

I heard they've taken all the coal from the ground.

 

Ahh, the town where the restlessness is handed down and graduations hang on the wall.

 

Not that I've been to a million places, but Allentown is one of the saddest cities I've visited.

 

I heard they never taught the kids what was real.

 

Have I been misled, or is Allentown as a city on a little bit of a rebound?

 

It's actually on the rebound somewhat. It's easier to quote Billy Joel music. I went through there in 2004 and it actually wasn't too bad. And the Morning Call is a fairly decent paper.

 

I think the Lehigh Valley is a fairly cool area. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton all in a 10-mile span, there are plenty of things to do.

 

All that, and Lake Tahoe's only 15 minutes away.

 

Major selling point

 

I'm only talkin' history here, but in the late '70s, early '80s, the Morning Call was the newspaper every journalism student wanted to get their hands on because of its modern design. I always had my one roommate bring back a week's worth when he'd go home for the weekend.