Editor, CalloftheGame.com
Dec. 2001-Oct. 2007
· Wrote occasional feature stories on sports broadcasting trends, topics and personalities as well as maintaining news content for website I co-founded.

Contributing Sports Writer, Florida Times-Union 
April 2003-Sep. 2005
· Wrote daily game stories for all Jacksonville Suns road games (approximately 210 in all), which were published in the Jacksonville metropolitan area newspaper.

Contributing Sports Writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis StarTribune 
May 2001-Sep. 2002
· Wrote daily game stories, which was regularly printed in both metropolitan Twin Cities newspapers.

Sports Reporter, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen-Patriot
Feb. 1999-Dec. 1999
· Covering preps and writing features while contributing enterprise stories.
· The Cit-Pat (circulation: 40,000) is part of the eight-paper Booth chain.

Sports Columnist, The Spartan
Jan. 1999- Dec. 1999
· Wrote bi-weekly "Hot Topics" column in 7,000-circulation magazine covering Michigan State athletics. Also contributed regular features.

Sports Stringer, Lansing State Journal
Jan. 1999- Feb. 1999
· Covered prep basketball, writing deadline gamers for A.M. paper.
· The State Journal (circ: 72,000, 85,000 Sun.) is part of the Gannett chain.

Sports Reporter, The State News
Aug. 1997-Dec. 1998
· Wrote on deadline often while covering the Michigan State football beat.
· Covered MSU sports administration and wrote several investigative stories.
· Field reporter during the MSU riots, May 1998. Co-wrote overnight deadline story for special Saturday afternoon edition.
· The State News (circ: 30,500) is the most-circulated collegiate newspaper and recipient of several awards, including a Pacemaker for 1997-98.

News/Sports Intern, The Macomb Daily
May 1997-Aug. 1998
· Wrote on deadline often. Covered night cops beat and prep sports during summer and winter breaks.
· Generated story ideas frequently, wrote columns and sports features for the suburban Detroit daily (circ: 55,000, 80,000 Sun.). 

 

Joe reported from the 1998 riots at Michigan State, which made international headlines.


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