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Kentucky beat writer, Louisville Courier-Journal

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by Creig Ewing, May 10, 2011.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    If it's open and you take it, better hope the last-in-first-gone rule isn't applied because with Gannett, these purges will only continue.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 23, 2011
    #49
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    The purges will continue, but I would think this job would be untouchable at the C-J.

    I know a lot has changed in the last decade, but there was a time when I would have argued that other than USA Today, that this was Gannett's best sports section.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 24, 2011
    #50
  3. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    It's still a decent section, even as the rest of the paper has sunk around it. They do a lot more than some papers with the staff they have (or had, in this case).
     
    steveu, Jun 25, 2011
    #51
  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Congrats to Kyle Tucker of the Norfolk paper, a former "beat colleague" and all-around good guy. He announced on his blog that he has taken this job - which means Louisville did get to fill it. Good get for them.

    http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/new-challenge-awaits
     
    Moderator1, Jul 26, 2011
    #52
  5. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Wow. Good for him. Hell of a hire.
     
    JackReacher, Jul 26, 2011
    #53
  6. Hambone

    Hambone Member

    Another star of WKU journalism lands a top job.
     
    Hambone, Jul 26, 2011
    #54
  7. Matt Stephens

    Matt Stephens Well-Known Member

    That's great. Good for Kyle.
     
    Matt Stephens, Jul 26, 2011
    #55
  8. writingump

    writingump Member

    Congrats to Kyle. Can't wait to see him put Calipari's feet to the fire at UK. The guy works hard and won't back down. Good hire.
     
    writingump, Jul 27, 2011
    #56
  9. Hoos3725

    Hoos3725 Member

    Wow. Never met the guy, but I always liked what he wrote. Does the Pilot replace him? Or simply run Randy King's stuff out of Roanoke? I hope they don't do that, considering how much talent the 757 sends to Blacksburg every year.
     
    Hoos3725, Jul 27, 2011
    #57
  10. hate-d-mah-old-prepjob

    hate-d-mah-old-prepjob Member

    Congrats, Kyle. Good, good dude. Great writer/reporter. Always had fun hanging w/him, especially at the beach house years ago...
     
    hate-d-mah-old-prepjob, Jul 27, 2011
    #58
  11. funky_mountain

    funky_mountain Active Member

    One tweet (from a person who knows Virginia Tech sports, especially football) indicated the Pilot will not replace Kyle Tucker and the paper will use Randy King's work.
     
    funky_mountain, Jul 28, 2011
    #59
  12. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    That was the scuttlebutt at Pinehurst, funky. No more Pilot presence is Blacksburg. Kyle tweeted the hell out of that beat. For all of my old college friends from Tech, he was by far the top source of VT news.
     
    Cosmo, Jul 28, 2011
    #60
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