INTRODUCTION
Office Hours:
Buzzard Hall, room 1811
M 11 a.m. -noon, 2:45 p.m.-3:45
T 4-5 p.m.
I worked at several newspapers across Florida for more than 20 years, mostly in sports – Orlando Sentinel, Florida Today, Clearwater Sun, Fort Myers News-Press – before coming to Eastern in 2002. I taught for six years at Valencia Community College where the student newspaper earned three national ACP Pacemaker Awards, four regional ACP awards, and numerous state awards. At Eastern, I advised the Daily Eastern News from 2004-08 during which it also earned several national ACP Pacemaker Award nominations for its print and online editions, winning the online category once. I teach primarily reporting and sports media courses. The second edition of the , a text used in college classrooms across the country, was released by SAGE Publishing in 2017. The University of Nebraska Press published my nonfiction book, , about people who investigate sasquatch all across America in December 2015. I have also been co-host for a at WEIU-FM for the past two years. Check out my website as well.
I am also the co-publisher/editor of , a website that focuses on local athletics off-campus -- primarily high school, community college and youth sports where students can get hands-on experience writing features and game stories, can cover beats and can develop multimedia skills.
I recommend those interested in sports media take advantage of the multiple hands-on experiences here at Eastern. Besides Coles County Sports, students can cover college athletics for both the Daily Eastern News and WEIU-TV's nightly NewsWatch, can write features for the yearbook (Warbler) and can develop play-by-play skills through WEIU-FM and other area stations. Plus, we have sports media major and minor options. EIU enables students to immerse in sports media through various outlets and courses.