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Sports reporter wanted to cover Va.Tech

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by gravehunter, Nov 29, 2011.

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  1. SnoopyBoy

    SnoopyBoy Member

    Read the job description. You HAVE TO live in Blacksburg!!!

    The Richmond Times-Dispatch seeks a dogged reporter, entertaining writer and social media expert to cover Virginia Tech athletics for the newspaper and various digital products. The position requires living in Blacksburg, Va., and communicating daily with the Times-Dispatch sports editor. The reporter primarily will cover Virginia Tech football and men's basketball, but is expected to cover all sports through notes packages, blogging and occasional features and game stories. This reporter will be expected to blog, include multimedia with blog postings, and use social media on a regular basis. We are looking for a beat writer with at least five years of experience covering a college football or college basketball beat in a highly competitive atmosphere. Submit your resume, cover letter, clips and include examples of multimedia and social networking at mediageneral.com. Links are acceptable, but must be provided with your clips while submitting the application.
     
    SnoopyBoy, Jan 12, 2012
    #133
  2. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    Excellent point, snoopy. That seems to have escaped some people.
     
    Tarheel316, Jan 13, 2012
    #134
  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Well, I suspect they may let you slide if you choose to live 10 min. away in Christiansburg. I think the point is this is a VT-based job, not a Richmond-based job. I lived 20 min. OUTSIDE Richmond when I worked there, not in RICHMOND. But, yeah, your overall point is the same.

    Haven't been in touch with anyone recently to see where this stands. As someone noted above, they're not hurting for excellent candidates. Steve has a tough call but will end up with a quality person. One of the top candidates, I know, took a similar job elsewhere - I don't know where he stood on Richmond's pecking order. The cupboard is not bare.
     
    Moderator1, Jan 13, 2012
    #135
  4. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Real, real close. REAL close.
     
    JackReacher, Jan 13, 2012
    #136
  5. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    I'm hearing a hire has been made. A damn good one, too, if true.
     
    JackReacher, Jan 18, 2012
    #137
  6. Hoos3725

    Hoos3725 Member

    I'm hearing the same thing.
     
    Hoos3725, Jan 18, 2012
    #138
  7. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    Mike Barber, who covered JMU for Harrisonburg, tweeted he got the job.
     
    Jake_Taylor, Jan 18, 2012
    #139
  8. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Indeed. Again, great hire. He's been at the DNR for a decade. Bout time he got a chance to do bigger and better things.

    Road trips for the VT media just got a massive upgrade.
     
    JackReacher, Jan 18, 2012
    #140
  9. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Good for Mike. Known him for a while, he does quality work. He helped us out at FanHouse on a freelance basis, too. And he only has to move 120 miles down I-81.
     
    Moderator1, Jan 19, 2012
    #141
  10. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Or....he could commute from Harrisonburg and move 0 miles while still being able to pummel a case of beer in his garage. Of course, he'd have to build a garage, and I'm not sure his HOA would approve.
     
    JackReacher, Jan 19, 2012
    #142
  11. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Garage beer is the best beer!
     
    imjustagirl, Jan 19, 2012
    #143
  12. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Congrats Mike.
     
    Drip, Jan 19, 2012
    #144
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