Shannon Miller

Dayton, OH 45404 USA
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Professional Experience

I'm a sportswriter by trade who also specializes in discovering the latest trends in hair, makeup and fashion. My other specialty is exploring topics related to ethnic diversity at home and abroad. Over the last 15 years, I've found a way to merge my wildly divergent interests into a rather eclectic body of work, one that includes features on athlete hairstyles and the experience of watching NASCAR in Mexico City. As a former newspaper reporter with a combined 10 years of sports writing experience at the Detroit Free Press and Orlando Sentinel, I am accustomed to writing on deadline, completing interviews with prominent figures and generating story ideas. I also contributed to magazines on a part-time basis during that period, and am now looking to expand my freelance portfolio.

Expertise

Coordinator
1 Year
Reporter
10 Years
TV Reporter
10 Years

Specialty

Sports & Recreation
12 Years
Other, Specify
10 Years
Beauty
8 Years

Industries


Academia Other
1 Year
Newspaper - Local/Regional
18 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

18 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Curly Hair Solutions (3-5), NaturallyCurly.com (6-10), Maple Street Press Spartan Tip-Off 2010-2011 (3-5), UPSCALE Magazine (1-2), SPORT: The Greater Lansing Sports Magazine (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

University of Dayton (3-5), Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies (3-5)

Other Work History

Staff writer for the Detroit Free Press (2005-2010) covering college football and basketball; staff writer for the Orlando Sentinel (2001-2005) covering high school sports, college sports and NASCAR.

Foreign Language Skills

Conversational Spanish

Awards

Associated Press Sports Editors writing award 2010 (investigative category); Best American Sportswriting 2005, notable submission; Florida Press Association award for sports writing, second place, 2005

Associations

National Association of Black Journalists, Association for Women in Sports Media.

Showcase

General

Preparation and Celebration
(SPORT: The Greater Lansing Sports Magazine 8/1/2009)
Feature story on the top high school football rivalry in mid-Michigan
Detroit 1967: Mid-summer explosion in 'Motor City' shook nation out of denial
(University of Pennsylvania/North Carolina A&T State University 4/1/2008)
Feature piece on Detroit, Mich., 40 years after the release of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder's report on urban issues.
Getting That Famous Dominican Touch
(NaturallyCurly.com 11/15/2004)
Article exploring a rising trend in ethnic hair care. Topic covered years later by publications such as the Wall Street Journal.
Vest Friends
(Detroit Free Press 10/18/2007)
Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio discuss their friendship and past working relationships. Sidebar on Tressel's nephew Mike, who is on Dantonio's staff.
Illness Stunts Twins' Master Plan
(Orlando Sentinel 2/10/2004)
A brain aneurysm halts a young man's goal of basketball success. Recognized in Best American Sportswriting 2004 as an honorable mention