Copy editor/golf writer, San Bernardino Sun/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

I know Singleton moved this to a universal desk which covered a bunch of people. There were people who were moved to the San Gabriel paper. Does that mean that experiment is mercifully over?

 

god i love LA.

 

Do you know how many inquiries have been made?

 

For the record, I'm not one of them. I'm just curious to see what kind of numbers you guys would get. Best of luck in the process, sir.

 

i am. i applied just so i could saddle up next to a man known to his coworkers as The Buckster.

 

Any news on this one, chief?

 

I'm imagining a typical interview conducted by Buck:

Buck: Hey, Skip, nice to meet you.
Skip: You, too, sir. Thanks for having me.
Buck: What interested you in this position?
Skip: Oh, well, a lot of things, really. First off, it's SoCal. ... I've been reporting on the PGA Tour for nine years and have been paginating for six. I've got multiple ASPE awards for each. I've selected a dozen clips of each, and you can keep these. I hope they're to your liking.
Buck: Wow, that's pretty decent. Thanks. I've got a lot of things to do, so we'll make this pretty quick.
Skip: Oh, OK. Sure.
Buck: Here's an editing test, a general sports knowledge test, and please write me a 650-word essay on what makes Chipper Jones the best player in baseball history. Once you're done with that, we'll see how you do on our pagination test.
Skip: Um, OK? But, Buck, Chipper Jones? I don't think he's even in the top 10 third baseman in the last 20 years.
Buck: And we're done here. Thanks for coming. We'll be in touch.

 

Final update for those interested. Job's been filled -- first time those words have been uttered in a while!

We welcome Lindsay Czarnecki -- formerly a sports editor in Minnesota and currently writing for our sister paper in Woodland Hills, Calif. -- to our staff. She begins in a couple weeks, and will be a nice addition to the desk.

Thanks to all those who applied, by way of SJ and otherwise.

 

Congrats, Lindsay!

(Still sad I didn't get the chance to interview with Buck, though.)