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News/Sports Reporter, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by TrooperBari, Aug 22, 2009.

  1. TrooperBari

    TrooperBari Well-Known Member

    http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1089102

    Perhaps a nice escape hatch for someone who can't stand the thought of another season of high school football.
     
    TrooperBari, Aug 22, 2009
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  2. Harry Doyle

    Harry Doyle Member

    I seem to recall hearing stories about these kinds of gigs not being the heaven that they sound like? What do people know?
     
    Harry Doyle, Aug 22, 2009
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  3. Rumpleforeskin

    Rumpleforeskin Active Member

    No more high school football? Check.
    Tropical climate? Check.
    Covering an island full of Tim Tebows? Not so fast!
     
    Rumpleforeskin, Aug 22, 2009
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  4. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    It would probably be like living on Hawaii. Ok to do for a year or two, but not a long term idea.

    And I'm sure the cost of living is pretty high too.
     
    Hank_Scorpio, Aug 22, 2009
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  5. silvershadow1981

    silvershadow1981 Member

    I don't think relocation assistance is part of the package with this one.
     
    silvershadow1981, Aug 22, 2009
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  6. llcharlie

    llcharlie Member

    And you should be able to speak Spanish, leaves me out.
     
    llcharlie, Aug 22, 2009
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  7. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    My brother, who's in construction, worked a job helping build a casino in St. Croix once. Said they had a giant mural of Tim Duncan painted on the runway.

    That's all I got ...
     
    Steak Snabler, Aug 22, 2009
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  8. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    The second language is actually Creole.
     
    Stitch, Aug 23, 2009
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  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Owned by Times-Shamrock out of Scranton, which bought it from the local cable/telephone/Internet company in 2008 when the latter was in bankruptcy with half a billion in debts. Won an APME awards for public service in 2007, 2008 and 2009, continuing the tradition established with the 1995 Pulitzer (when it was a Gannett property) and 2003 SPJ public service awards.

    Update: Article from the next issue of American Journalism Review is here. Also, I stand corrected on the awards.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Aug 23, 2009
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  10. llcharlie

    llcharlie Member

    Probably a lot of nice babes live there, the major fringe benefit.
     
    llcharlie, Aug 27, 2009
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