Sports Columnist - Indianapolis Star

That's part of the new Gannett structure with columnists, especially when sites don't have a traditional SE. Someone to help the newer folks along, because, generally, columnists are pretty in touch with the community and paper they work for and have good experience in the field.

 

Nat Newell is a good, good dude. Knew him years ago when he was in South Carolina.

 

Alas, no. My bread isn't buttered by Gannett. And not necessarily taking any sides, here. Just pointing out that, in the "newsroom of the future," his role might not be exactly what a lot of people think it is.

 

The person now overseeing sports has ties to Cincy, and that's exactly where I would set my sights: On Doc. He's great. He's Gannett.
He would bring instant credibility and create quite the competition with Kravitz.

 

Who would Doc leave Cincinnati to go to another Gannett paper in Indy? He is very good, though.

 

Not saying or suggesting he would or anybody is even remotely considering it. Only that I would make it incredibly tempting. I'd throw Kravitz money at him, in other words. I'm a fan.
There aren't many guys who can walk in an immediately have credibility in a new market. He is one.

 

How much does this gig pay, would you guys estimate?

 

Unless he took a pay cut recently, which at Gannett is always possible, Kravitz was one of the better-paid columnists in the country, not at the level of the LA/NYC/Chicago/DC guys, but probably in the top 10 of the rest of the group. Indy did a full-court press to lure him away from the Rocky Mountain News and that was in the final days when newspapers actually spent money.

I seem to remember a couple bigger markets coming after him and he stayed. Who knows if that was about $$$ or not?

 

I think that is way low.

 

Yeah, I'd guess WAAAAY low.

 

Kravitz was probably making $100,000, or maybe more. I wonder if he was hired before Gannett took over.

Who is overseeing sports now?