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Sportswriter: Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by pressboxramblings07, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. From JournalismJobs:

    Company: Amarillo Globe-News
    Position: Sports Writer
    Location: Amarillo, Texas
    Job Status: Full-time
    Salary: Not Specified
    Ad Expires: September 5, 2008
    Job ID: 958928

    Description:
    Want an energetic sports writer with deadline writing experience and ability to multi task. Will cover Texas Class 5A-4A football in the fall in a district which includes Odessa Permian. Job includes a variety of assignments from columns, to blogs online and basketball beats in the winter.

    A Bachelor's degree in communications or related field is preferred along with previous newspaper experience.

    Please send your resume and work samples to: Valerie Bintliff, Human Resources Director, at hr@amarillo.com.

    We are an equal opportunity employer. Drug testing is required.
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    Don't know too much about the paper except that A1 is always busy as hell, but the sports editor, Jon Mark Beliue (sp), is a hell of a guy.
     
  2. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Who left?
     
  3. dargan

    dargan Active Member

    Is having Permian in the district you'll cover supposed to be a big deal?
     
  4. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    You'd be surprised at how many more resumes you pull in West Texas when you mention Permian. It's very strange.
     
  5. joe_schmoe

    joe_schmoe Active Member

    Friday Night Lights.

    Need more info than that?
     
  6. dargan

    dargan Active Member

    Thanks. I'm well aware.

    Permian hasn't been any good since then, either. And football-crazy high schools in Texas are a dime a dozen. This Permian obsession thing is ridiculous.
     
  7. Amarillo=FRIGGIN DUMP
     
  8. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Going 12-1 last year and reaching the third round isn't very good?

    Jesus. Chill out.

    Edit: Since the FNL season, Permian won state in 1989 and 1991. Went to the semis in 1994, second in 1995, quarters in 1998 the third round the last two years. That is very terrible for a high school football team.
     
  9. joe_schmoe

    joe_schmoe Active Member

    It can be seen as kind of ridiculous to some. But it's also a drawing point. Yes, football crazy towns are a dime a dozen in Texas but because of the book, there's tons of people who identify Permian football. So I can see mentioning that name getting more applicants.
     
  10. redsox99

    redsox99 Member

    Jon Mark is not the SE any longer. He's been a metro columnist for about the last year or so.
     
  11. dargan

    dargan Active Member

    I know how much pride Mojo Land takes in those third-round playoff appearances. They really celebrate those out there.

    No state titles since 1991 probably irks them to the point where that third-round trip last season doesn't matter much.
     
  12. calibretto

    calibretto Member

    i'd rather live in guatemala than west texas
     
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