Professional Experience
Experienced freelancer adept at news, sports and feature writing. Favorite assignments include athlete profiles - particularly Olympic athletes - and stories of forgotten history. Longtime former wire service reporter. Clean copy, delivered on time.
Expertise
Book Author
2 Years
Reporter
21 Years
Editor
5 Years
Specialty
Government
20 Years
Health
10 Years
Sports & Recreation
10 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
1 Year
Online/new media
6 Years
Wire Service
13 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
TeamUSA.org (10+), The Associated Press (10+), Modern Healthcare Magazine (6-10)
Other Work History
Staff Writer/Reporter, The Associated Press, 1995-2008
Executive Editor, The News Service of Florida, 2008-2013
Author, The Political Almanac of Florida
Foreign Language Skills
some French
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, some CMS (Dreamweaver, wordpress), Access,
Equipment
Standard equipment: laptop, recorder, phone etc
Work Permits & Visas
US citizen
References
Merrill Goozner, Crain's (Chicago)
Andy Seligman, AP Chicago
Jim Baltzelle, AP Florida
Stephen Cummings, Russell Pergament or Craig Sandler, Affiliated News Services,
Chros McDougal, Red Line Editorial
