Sports Editor, Pocatello Idaho

Sorry for waiting so long, folks. I was enjoying a few days on the beach with a waverunner and the Tater Tots.

IMPO, this is a pretty good job. Lots of potential and lots of freedom to do your thing and grow as a journalist. I'm not going to engage in any of the mudslinging. That's in the past and doesn't matter since this is a changing of the guard we're talking about.

Again, IMPO, I'd rather have the Poky Se job than the I.F. SE job, nothing personal Mitch and other I.F. folks. Covering a I-AA college, even if it's not a bigtime program, beats the hell out of the Tiger-Grizz rivalry every day of the week.

I am a former SE at this paper and lived in Poky for five years and SE Idaho for about 25 years, so if anyone wants a 'local' perspective on the job, the town and the paper, let me know via PM and I'll be happy to give you my honest opinion. And, if I weren't happily secure where I am, I'd be very interested in this job -- again.

 

I hear their Shrimp Sensations are tremendous.

 

Idaho -- None taken.

I have my own reasons why I prefer my job over the Poky job, but since my job isn't the one up for grabs (yet, anyway), I'll leave them alone except to say I'm a pretty loyal guy (I know, I know, but I'm still young enough to have a couple years left on that particular warranty) and I'd also create a pretty terrible reputation for myself if I left now, for any paper, since I took this job less than a month ago.

I will say, as I did before, it's not a bad market to cover at all. There's good reason to be optimistic in all three of Idaho State's major sports, and the high school teams are among the best in the state in every sport.

 

http://www.journalnet.com/articles/2006/08/19/news/breaking/news01.txt

Is this how you bury the competition?

 

wow, that's something not even i can poke fun at.

 

Edit: Let me fix that Tom Petty:
You can try.

 

Jesus, this guy is a joke. Sooooo glad I was never desparate enough to apply there.

 

Hmmm. That's too bad. I feel very bad for his wife and children.

Wonder how this will play out at the paper he recently was hired by?

 

Sounds like one hell of a going-away party.

 

idaho - i don't know too many places that will employ you with a dui on your record.

 

I bet the future employer is second-guessing that hire right about now.

 

I was kind of thinking how it will all shake out. His DUI and Pot arrest came on what looks to be a goodbye party/night from his (now) former paper. He had yet to step into the office at his new place.

The new place may go with the next-best candidate and he may be 'between jobs' for a while now.

Too bad for him and his family.