written by R.L. Bynum McClatchy N.C. sports leadership in place with hiring of veteran sports editor Adams The combined News & Observer/Herald-Sun newsroom had been looking for a sports editor since late February, when longtime sports editor Steve Ruinsky took an early-retirement buyout. It wasn’t a departure that anybody in the newsroom wanted. But it… Read more »
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Media Musings: How can you tell it’s a big Game Day in North Carolina? Because Charlie Mickens is there.
By R.L. Bynum Game Day Charlie has lived the dream for more than 30 years To pursue a dream job, getting paid initially isn’t always as important as getting there. That was the case for veteran WTVD sports photographer Charlie Mickens well before he became known as Game Day Charlie. He had not yet become… Read more »
Media Musings: Is prep sports coverage profitable? Subscription sites in NC aim to find out.
By R.L. Bynum Subscription and other websites help meet the demand for high school sports coverage What digital metrics does high school sports content produce? By dramatically reducing coverage levels, it’s clear that many newspaper executives don’t think the return is worth the investment of resources that publications made just a few years ago. In… Read more »
Media Musings: Wilkerson-New’s News? New Gig
By R.L. Bynum Wilkerson-New leaves newspapers to run UNC-focused website With many good journalists laid off by newspapers every year and others lured out by buyouts, it’s nice when some can go out on their own terms and on their own timetable. Being still fairly young and having digital skills beyond what was expected of… Read more »
Media Musings: SportsChannel8: The Radio Show headed to weekdays
by R.L. Bynum “SportsChannel 8: The Radio Show” moving to weekdays on 99.9 How would it sound if you converted a group text thread among sports-obsessed friends into a voice conversation and put it on the radio? For the last 15 months, that answer has come Saturday mornings on WCMC (99.9 The Fan) with “SportsChannel… Read more »
Media Musings: Rodrigue Covering The Same Team For A New Team
By R.L. Bynum Rodrigue brings passion to Carolina Panthers beat The passion for her craft is evident as Jourdan Rodrigue discusses a sports writing career that advanced to an NFL beat years before she expected. You can tell that she approaches life with plenty of introspection. And it’s obvious that the native Arizonan loves storytelling… Read more »
Media Musings: Young Pope Grows From Hurricanes Fan to Hawks Beat Writer
by R.L. Bynum Raleigh’s Pope gets major professional beat right out of college Ben Pope had just graduated from Northwestern and was about four hours into a 13-hour drive back home to Raleigh when he got a call that would start his post-college sports writing career on an uncommon trajectory. A three-month “residency” covering high… Read more »
Media Musings: HighSchoolOT.com Growing Its Footprint
By R. L. Bynum HighSchoolOT.com expanding to Triad, Charlotte areas The media landscape has dramatically changed since HighSchoolOT.com launched in August 2008 with Nick Stevens as its only staff member. The Capitol Broadcasting Company website also has evolved, and it announced last week expansion to the Triad and Charlotte areas. “As other media companies pull… Read more »