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[daytonadan1983]

Pete Iacobelli was the first AP writer I had the chance to meet as a fledgling college journalist, covering Georgia Southern in the Southern Conference basketball tournament in 2003 at the North Charleston Coliseum. Was introduced to him by Tom McClellan, the great Georgia Southern SID who went on to East Carolina before getting out of the biz a few years ago.

Any idea where Tom is at now?

 

[nietsroob17]

Any idea where Tom is at now?

Looks like he's still in Greenville, NC, but as the PIO for the local school district.

Had great fun working with Tom as a student journalist, and he then hired me for a 10-month internship after my graduation from Georgia Southern in 2004. Unfortunately, he made the move to East Carolina right before that football season.

Two of the Georgia Southern interns before me are now the AD and Stetson, and another the longtime PR guy and right-hand man to Dale Jr.

 

[nietsroob17]

The AP also has cut back greatly on staff photographers (just like most newspapers, sadly).

For years I ran photos from Elaine Thompson and Ted Warren, two AP photographers based in Washington state. They're both gone and for the past year-plus there's been just one AP staff photographer for the entire state. A lot of assignments are shot either by the few AP reporters who remain or stringers.

John Bazemore, the prolific photographer in Atlanta and beyond, is also among the departing greats.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[MileHigh]

The great photographer Wilfredo Lee based in Miami just posted on social that he too has taken the buyout.

 

[SixToe]

Friend of mine in Maine is out after 34 years.

LOT of institutional knowledge being lost with this nickel-dime purge.

 

[John]

John Zenor too.

Great guy, does an outstanding job. Might be the biggest smart-ass I know (and that's saying something, and a compliment).

https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclu...g-after-26-years-of-covering-alabama-sports/?

Zenor might be the nicest person I know in this business.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Ohio is pretty big:

 

[tapintoamerica]

Ohio is pretty big:

That's a lot of I-71 mileage.

 

[Twirling Time]

What if his city was gone?


Seriously, that's a lot of job security. Buckeyes, 2 MLB teams, 2 NFL teams, 1 NBA team and 1 NHL team. (2 MLS teams too?) Add Xavier hoops too on the off chance they're top 25.

 

[HanSenSE]

And assuming they move Beth Harris back to sports full-time, two in LA. Of course, when one is Greg Beacham ...

 

[dixiehack]

Ohio is pretty big:

Eh, it's only high in the middle.