Professional Experience
I have written more than 30 cover stories in national sports magazines, but I’m not just a sports writer. I pride myself on being able to write about anything, and my specialty is profiles. I’ve written about billionaires and street singers, superstars and benchwarmers, Green Berets and nuns. In pursuit of stories I have delved into deep caves, climbed high mountains and gone shoe shopping in Manhattan with Robinson Cano. My work can be seen at mattcrossman.com.
Expertise
Editor
4 Years
Writer
16 Years
Specialty
Outdoors
2 Years
Sports & Recreation
15 Years
War & Conflicts
1 Year
Industries
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
4 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
5 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
14 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
SportsonEarth.com (10+), Charlotte Magazine (6-10), GX Magazine (6-10), Our State Magazine (3-5), Robb Report Collection (3-5), SBNation.com (3-5), BleacherReport.com (3-5)
Other Work History
Sporting News | St. Louis, MO/Charlotte, NC | 7/00-3/13
Writer | 6/07-3/13
Associate Editor | 7/00-6/07
• Author of 30 cover stories on NFL, Major League Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NASCAR and cross-sports topics.
The Daily Telegram | Adrian, MI | 6/98-6/00
Managing Editor | 2/00-6/00
News Editor | 6/98-1/00
• Managed newsroom of 16,000-circulation newspaper.
• Developed ideas, assigned stories and coordinated all aspects of daily newsgathering.
• Wrote award-winning weekly column and editorials.
The Express-Times | Easton, PA | 8/97-5/98
City Hall Reporter
• Wrote daily stories pertaining to city government and political issues and events.
The Daily Telegram | Adrian, MI | 5/94-7/97
Staff Writer
• Covered topics related to City Hall, politics, the school board and the police department.
Computer Skills
I have the basic computer skills necessary to write stories.
Equipment
Mac Book Pro, audio recorder
References
Mike Nahrstedt, mike.nahrstedt@gmail.com
Michael Graff, michael.graff@charlottemagazine.com
Glenn Stout, glennstout@fairpoint.net
Bill Eichenberger, beichenberger@bleacherreport.com
Awards
National Motorsports Press Association | Race coverage (4), magazine writing (2) and feature writing
NMPA Magazine Writer of the Year (2005)
Pro Football Writers Association | Feature writing (3)
Best American Sports Writing | Notable mention (3)
Associated Press | Deadline writing and public service
Michigan Press Association | Deadline writing, column writing,
editorial writing and feature packages
Thomson Newspapers | Deadline writing
Associations
Professional Football Writers Association
Baseball Writers Association
National Motorsports Press Association