Hockey writer, Naples (Fla.) Daily News

Red Sox/Twins. Both train in Fort Myers (40 minutes away) , but the NDN covers them daily.

 

I love all these places that want people with podcasting experience when it's still relatively new. We haven't started doing it yet, though it's coming. Guess I'm out of the running for any of these new jobs automatically.

 

I did not see one line in that ad that said someone had to have prior podcasting experience. It mentions they do it; if they find the right candidate, surely they will work with that person to teach her/him the ropes.

 

To be fair -- well, to be fair to me -- I said want, not require, but I see your point.

 

Agreed, I didn't see that line either.
But I've always been curious when newspapers would start looking at podcasting/Web streaming/radio experience for their sites. Our paper has barely nicked the surface of putting audio online, although we're starting to do it more.

 

And P.S., I'm not sure if I've gotten 300 posts on my Q and A and blog combined in the past 6 months.
That's some pretty good interest.

 

You're right, I got a blog and 300 comments is a lot. 10-15 per blog to me is pretty good. 300 insane. But if it's the only show in town, then it probably does well.

 

What's the circ? ABC doesn't have it.

 

Mid-50s, rising to about 70k during snowbird season peak, IIRC.

 

Thank you.

 

I covered the Blades for 4 1/2 seasons. There is a group of hardcore fans and they are demanding of the team's beat writers, Andy especially. He built kind of a cult following with his Blades Blog and they were not always kind. If he doesn't post every couple of days, they start demanding where the hell is he. That includes holidays and when the team is on the road.
One of the reasons I left the beat, besides having my weekends mostly free for my family, was because of some of the insane fans. They tend to forget this is the ECHL and not the NHL.
You know what they say, you never want to be the guy to follow THE GUY. Well Andy is THE GUY when it comes to the Blades, and this is coming from his competition. Good luck to whoever gets the job following his act.

 

Ed knows of what he speaks.