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Auburn football beat and other sports openings with Alabama Media Group

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by boundforboston, Jul 11, 2012.

  1. boundforboston

    boundforboston Well-Known Member

    SEC sports reporter (Birmingham): http://al.jobinfo.com/public/print_description.php?jid=9905956
    Auburn football reporter: http://al.jobinfo.com/public/print_description.php?jid=9905779
    GA college sports reporter (Mobile): http://al.jobinfo.com/public/print_description.php?jid=9905785
    Managing producer, college sports (Birmingham): http://al.jobinfo.com/public/print_description.php?jid=9905818
     
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Were Goldberg and Scarbinsky both let go/bought out? I know that was supposed to go down this week.
     
  3. boundforboston

    boundforboston Well-Known Member

    If so, are you going to make the prediction of Scarbinsky to Louisville?
     
  4. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    That would be a great add.
     
  5. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Does he remember how to write a column on something besides college football or basketball?
     
  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I'm guessing that would cover him for 90 percent of his job in Louisville.
     
  7. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    When you're told not to write about anything but football or basketball ...
     
  8. Rockbottom

    Rockbottom Well-Known Member

    How about that ...

    rb
     
  9. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Oh I know the pressure comes from above on topic choice, but it has gotten damn ridiculous. Talladega races twice a year, and he writes football. Indy race at Barber, and he writes football. Senior PGA has a major here, and he only shows for the pro-am to write about the football coaches playing. SECOND baseball tournament comes in every year, he writes about it by tying it in to Saban and football. And it's not like he's breaking that formula on his new radio show, or weekly TV yakfest.
     
  10. CarlSpackler

    CarlSpackler Active Member

    Seriously, if anyone wants a good chuckle (or LULZ for the internet-savvy hipsters out there) check out the picture of the guy drinking coffee next to the "Keys to Success" header in the Managing Producer ad.
     
  11. Matt Stephens

    Matt Stephens Well-Known Member

    Bama and Auburn beats sure getting a lot of new faces this season.
     
  12. boundforboston

    boundforboston Well-Known Member

    For these newspapers (including Press-Register, Times, and NOLA), candidates apply through some hiring agency. How much oversight does the sports editor at each place have? I would imagine a bit, but how does the hiring agency know what candidates to present to sports editor? There is no spot for clips on the resume packages, so the agency never really sees how good a writer each applicant is.
     
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