Sports editor, Marysville (Calif.) Appeal-Democrat

[Igor in CT]

Courtesy: journalismjobs.com

Company:  The Appeal-Democrat
Position:  Sports Editor
Location:  Marysville/Yuba City, California
Job Status:  Full-time
Salary:  $40,000 to $45,000
Ad Expires: May 19, 2008
Job ID: 908716

Description:
The Appeal-Democrat, an award-winning 22,000 daily in historic Marysville, Calif., is looking for an energetic, passionate sports editor with a broad interest in sports and recreational activities, who can lead a staff to deliver more than just game coverage, in print and on the Web. From prep sports to rodeo and the raceway, summer wooden bat league baseball to hiking, hunting and fishing, the newspaper covers it all. The ideal candidate has at least five years of newspaper experience (including management), Quark Xpress design experience and a sharp writing style. The new sports editor must show a commitment to growing the Appeal-Democrat's high school sports site, advarsitysports.com. The Appeal-Democrat is part of the Freedom Communications Inc. family of newspapers and TV stations. Marysville is located 40 miles north of Sacramento and two hours from the Bay Area and Sierra Nevada. As a valued member of the Freedom family, you will be offered a wide array of health, savings and retirement plans, educational and training programs and employee discount programs. Freedom's benefits and compensation programs are some of the most competitive in the industry. The Appeal-Democrat recently added four area newspapers to its portfolio and is poised for further print and online growth. Check us out at www.appealdemocrat.com. To apply, please send resume, cover letter, samples of work and references to Editor Len La Barth, The Appeal-Democrat, P.O. Box 431, Marysville, CA 95901 or e-mail to llabarth@appealdemocrat.com

[jps]

Wow. $45K for this one?

Marysville ain't much, but that's pretty good.

That was my initial thought ... what's the cost of living there like? Thinking it must be high enough for the salary to have to be that high?

[JD]

The salary isn't bad, but you have to deal with your surroundings. The aroma of meth houses is evident, and that paper has been going through quite a few people in their sports dept. lately, whether it be reporters or editors.

[Zuri Berry]

Wow. $45K for this one?

Marysville ain't much, but that's pretty good.

That was my initial thought ... what's the cost of living there like? Thinking it must be high enough for the salary to have to be that high?

It's actually pretty good. I was thinking of a getting just a one-bedroom apartment there and they were priced at only $550-600 throughout the area. And I mean good apartments. Not the crap that some sophomore in college would put up with.

Either way, the pay surprised me as well. It will be a good spot to fill in a decent town not too far from Sacramento. Too bad they're asking for five years experience.

[Tom Petty]

Wow. $45K for this one?

Marysville ain't much, but that's pretty good.

That was my initial thought ... what's the cost of living there like? Thinking it must be high enough for the salary to have to be that high?

It's not as expensive to live in most areas of California as you might think. Shh, don't tell anybody.

and how far is it from tahoe, buck?

[Zuri Berry]

Two hours from Tahoe. 45 mins from Sac and another hour up north to Chico.

[Overrated]

Two hours from Tahoe. 45 mins from Sac and another hour up north to Chico.

Sorry, you're waaaaaaay off.

[Tom Petty]

Two hours from Tahoe. 45 mins from Sac and another hour up north to Chico.

Sorry, you're waaaaaaay off.

for the love of god.

[Mizzougrad96]

The salary isn't bad, but you have to deal with your surroundings. The aroma of meth houses is evident, and that paper has been going through quite a few people in their sports dept. lately, whether it be reporters or editors.

My aunt lives there... It's about an hour from Sacramento. Housing prices have skyrocketed in the last few years. The paper is God awful. I'm stunned the salary is as high as it is...

[Mizzougrad96]

Yuba City isn't terrible. Marysville is filled with meth houses. Housing costs in Sacramento are so high that some people actually live there and commute. It's kind of a farming community.

[Tom Petty]

and the diary of mizzougrad's aunt is complete.

glad to see she could weigh in.

[Mizzougrad96]

The salary isn't bad, but you have to deal with your surroundings. The aroma of meth houses is evident, and that paper has been going through quite a few people in their sports dept. lately, whether it be reporters or editors.

If memory serves, someone went from this gig to the Colorado Springs paper then to a really big paper, maybe in NYC. I can't remember the guy's name.

[Zuri Berry]

Two hours from Tahoe. 45 mins from Sac and another hour up north to Chico.

Sorry, you're waaaaaaay off.

for the love of god.

Currently, I live 45 mins east of Marysville. I've made the drive to Tahoe plenty of times, which is further north east. It'll be about two hours no problem. Maybe I'm a speedster, but it's definitely a can-do.

[Tom Petty]

Two hours from Tahoe. 45 mins from Sac and another hour up north to Chico.

Sorry, you're waaaaaaay off.

for the love of god.

Currently, I live 45 mins east of Marysville. I've made the drive to Tahoe plenty of times, which is further north east. It'll be about two hours no problem. Maybe I'm a speedster, but it's definitely a can-do.

if memory serves, it's about 15 minutes.

[big green wahoo]

I worked a non-journalism job in Marysville/Yuba City in the mid-90s for a summer and I came to view it as the armpit of Northern California. Just not someplace I'd want to live, not for 45K and not for more than that, either. You'd go to the store for a six-pack and meet toothless, barefoot people shivering in the aisles. Yikes.

I was told repeatedly at that time that the M/YC region had been voted the worst place to live in America by Rand McNally (sp?). Now, I have to think there are far worse places out there, but I can see why it would have made such a list.

The paper, from what I recall, was just awful. I hope it's risen, because it would have had trouble heading in the other direction.

[RFB-Boy]

As far as endorsements go, I'd say that one is less than ringing. I put in for it out of curiosity but yeah, maybe Idaho isn't that bad after all...

[Mizzougrad96]

As far as endorsements go, I'd say that one is less than ringing. I put in for it out of curiosity but yeah, maybe Idaho isn't that bad after all...

Depends what part of Idaho... The best thing about Yuba City/Marysville is that it's close to Sacramento. Other than that, there aren't many positives...