"Journalism is merely history's first draft."
- Geoffrey C. Ward
Prior to becoming a freelance writer/photographer, I worked 15 years as a professional journalist in newspaper and radio.
Professional Newspaper Experience
Barrhead Leader, May to October 1984 (Barrhead, Alberta)
As sports/features reporter, my duties and experiences included:
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covering, photographing and writing up stories for all local sports events |
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photographing and writing up assigned pieces: including features and coverage of municipal government council meetings, chamber of commerce meetings, board of education meetings |
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development of film and prints for paper's photographs |
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editing, page design, layout and paste-up of three to four pages per issue |
Alaska Highway News, January 1990 to April 1998 (Fort St. John, B.C.)
As sports editor, my duties and experiences included:
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covering, photographing and writing up stories for all local sports events |
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writing and providing photos for features in the arts and entertainment, lifestyles, food, and travel pages |
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editing, page design, layout and paste-up of three to four pages per day |
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working with local freelance columnists and reporters to enhance the paper's local flavor |
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recruiting columnists for interesting and regular additions to the paper's sports section |
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development of film and prints for paper's photographs |
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scanning and using of graphic images for use on pages |
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involving myself in community events, not just in providing coverage, but actually taking part in many charity fund-raising events |
Professional Broadcast Experience
CFOK Radio, 1984 to 1988 (Westlock, Alberta)
As news & sports director, my duties included:
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anchoring the weekly morning news/sports-casts, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
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coverage co-ordination of local news events |
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some coverage of local news events |
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coverage of local sports events |
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some remote reporting from events |
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production of a weekly half-hour local sports magazine program |
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co-ordination/production of daily news mini-features, "Focus" |
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public address announcing at local sports events |
CKNL Radio, 1989 to 1990 (Fort St. John, B.C.)
As news director (January to March 1989), my duties included:
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anchoring the weekly morning newscasts, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
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coverage co-ordination of local news events |
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some coverage of local news events |
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hosting daily one-hour open line talk show, some shows with guests, some shows with no guests |
As sports director (April 1989 to January 1990), my duties included:
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anchoring the weekly morning sportscasts, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
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coverage of local sports events, much of it "live" from the event |
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play-by-play announcing of road games for senior and junior hockey |
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production of three weekly sports mini-features |
| hosting sports open-line program once a week |
