By R.L. Bynum Sports editor, longtime photographer at The N&O take early-retirement offer More newsroom personnel at The N&O, The Herald-Sun and The Charlotte Observer accepted The McClatchy Company’s early-retirement offer than expected, and sports is affected at all three newspapers. In the consolidated N&O/Herald-Sun newsroom, Sports Editor Steve Ruinsky and longtime photographer Chuck Liddy… Read more »
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Media Musings: Your favorite school’s best recruiter might be their social media team
By R.L. Bynum Social media has become key recruiting tool for college athletics programs Years ago, social media accounts were just nice to have for college sports information departments, which were more concerned with assisting the media. It’s still important for SIDs to give sports writers and broadcasters access and extensive information. But social media… Read more »
Media Musings: NASCAR Black Flags Media Days, NSMA Award Winners Named
by R.L. Bynum NASCAR media days get black flagged Imagine if the ACC suddenly decided to cancel its preseason media gatherings for football and basketball. The media interview the coaches and select players from each league school at the events and get information for numerous season preview packages. That’s not going to happen even though… Read more »
Media Musings: Adam and Joe don’t want your phone calls
By R.L. Bynum In the volatile radio industry, “Adam and Joe” have sustained, flourished Off-site meetings in the radio business often are ominous. Their Capitol Broadcasting Company bosses called Adam Gold and Joe Ovies into one of those meetings at a Dunkin’ Donuts in January 2010. Nervous about what this might mean for their careers,… Read more »
Media Musings: the Neuse News
By R.L. Bynum Kinston website fills void with its prep coverage Many longtime journalists complain about the state of the newspaper business. They either grudgingly hang in there and hope for the best or are so disillusioned that they leave journalism completely. And then there are folks such as Bryan Hanks, who don’t fall into… Read more »
Media Musings: Wes Durham, The Mayor of the ACC, Stays Busy
By R.L. Bynum Hectic travel schedule the norm for Wes Durham When football and into basketball seasons overlap, it’s always a crazy time for college beat writers. None of them deal with the airport-hopping madness that Wes Durham, the unofficial Voice of the ACC, experiences. He’s a sports broadcaster with many hats, and that… Read more »
Media Musings: Like The Team, Canes Radio Broadcast Undergoes Transformation
By R.L. Bynum Canes simulcast means expanded duties for Campbell The familiar occupant who enthusiastically described Carolina Hurricanes games for years from the fifth-floor radio booth is gone. It’s from that booth in the arena named after a bank that Chuck Kaiton belted out the memorable 2006 call, “… over the crossbaaaaaar and the Hurricanes… Read more »
Media Musings: Meet Sara Civian, new Hurricanes writer for The Athletic
by R.L. Bynum From Boston to Triangle, Civian follows dream, her love of hockey The contrasts are stark for Sara Civian as she finishes her second week covering the Carolina Hurricanes for The Athletic Carolina. She grew up in Boston and was writing about the Bruins for radio station WEEI’s website before the move. But… Read more »