Dave Royse

Chicago, IL USA
Website: http://daveroyse.wix.com/daveroyse

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

Showcase

Sports

Gabby Douglas Aims to Defend ...
(TeamUSA.org 7/29/2015)
Story about Gabby Douglas' desire to defend her Olympic gymnastics medal
Kiefer Looks to 2016
(TeamUSA.org 2/18/2015)
Profile of fencer Lee Kiefer for US Olympic Committee's website
Long Road to Final
(Charleston Gazette-Mail 12/5/2014)
One of several stories on the D2 soccer Final Four for several clients

News - Healthcare

Medical Battle Behind Bars
(Modern Healthcare 4/11/2015)
Story about troubles for the prison healthcare industry's biggest player
Company Doctoring
(Modern Healthcare 12/5/2015)
Story on increase in employers who offer onsite medical clinics

News - Legislative Coverage

Fantasy Sports ... Legislative Scrutiny
(StateNet Capitol Journal 12/5/2015)
National story on efforts by states to regulate daily fantasy sports