Professional Media Experience
Ruston Daily Leader sports editor/reporter (August 2022-Present)
Reporting on Louisiana Tech, Grambling State, and high school sports
Created, edits, produces, and films ‘Tech in 10’ postgame video show
Formatted and edited stories/pages with Adobe InCopy
Oversees general social media postings/website edits
Iowa State Daily Sports Editor (August 2021-May 2022)
Covered Iowa State men’s basketball/football beat for my third season
Oversaw entire sports desk of 10+ staff
Created Iowa State Daily Sports Desk Instagram page
Planned daily content for digital production
Ottumwa Courier Summer Intern (May 2021-August 2021)
Covered Ottumwa, area high school sports all summer
Wrote for multiple special section projects
Covered the first NASCAR dirt race at Knoxville Raceway
Cedar Rapids Gazette Freelance Writer (Jan. 2021-Feb. 2022)
Wrote nine Iowa State men’s and women’s basketball pieces
Assigned features on local business leaders
Iowa State Daily Assistant Sports Editor (August 2019-May 2021)
Covered Iowa State football and men’s basketball beat
Co-host of the Sports Weekly podcast
In-depth knowledge of ISU sports
Formatted and edited stories with Adobe InCopy
Interviewed football/basketball players, coaches and staff weekly
Awards/Honors
(2023)
Louisiana Press Association 2023 (Division 2) 1st place Sports story (Here)
Louisiana Press Association 2023 (Division 2) 3rd place Sports story (Here)
Louisiana Press Association 2023 (Division 2) 1st place Sports column (Here)
(2022)
Louisiana Press Association 2022 (Division 2) 1st place Sports story (Here)
Louisiana Press Association 2022 (Division 2) 3rd place Sports story (Here)
Louisiana Press Association 2022 (Division 2) 1st place Sports column (Here)
References
Brian Trahan (Editor, Ruston Daily Daily)
(337-353-5480) / editor@rustonleader.com
Mark Witherspoon (Former Iowa State Daily editorial adviser)
(515-231-8150) / spoon11@mykolab.com
Kyle Ocker (Group editor, Ottumwa Courier)
(641-895-5660) / kocker@ottumwacourier.com
Randy Peterson (Former Des Moines Register sports columnist)
(515-229-0607)