Staff opening, Macon, Ga.

WTF? Here we go with the bullshit. Let's get a few things straight. 1, the Telegraph is a good place. 2, Shirley did a good job in Albany and has done a good job since taking over for Nolte. 3, It's nice to see a good position opening at a decent paper. I've never been big on McClatchy but it is nice to see that they have opened the purse strings to give the go ahead to make a hire. 4, It does get the boots seal of approval.
Now, anything negative about what I have just written, is bullshit. Hopefully, this will end a shit storm before one develops. Thanks. boots

 

Boots, there will always be smart-asses on this board. That's never going to change.

 

and don't forget the dumbasses

 

Lots and lots of dumbasses.

 

Anyway ... My own personal testament, there aren't many better bosses than Daniel Shirley. He's fair, let's you do your job, is firm when he needs to be, and knows his stuff. And I'm not just saying that because I owe him $25.

 

Nice to see some McClatchy papers don't have to sit on open desk jobs.

Others, well, ya get the drift...................

 

As a former employee of the paper, I can say a few things.

First, the staff (in fact the whole newsroom) was made up of about 95% good people to work with. People that knew how to do their jobs well and were willing to work with other departments to put out a good product. The other 5%? Well, I'll be nice since most of them there know my handle on here.

Second, Danny is a great guy, having dealt with him numerous times while he was in Albany. I've never worked for him, but I don't think I've ever heard anything negative about him.

Macon is an interesting town. You're an hour from the ATL and about another 20-30 minutes from north Atlanta. Augusta is two hours away, Savannah is a little more than two hours away. Tampa is about six, Jacksonville about four. Charlotte is about the same.

If you have any specific questions, I'll try to answer them.

Oh, and good luck, Dipper. Hope that publishing deal works out. Shoot me a line sometime and let's tee it up.

 

Any town with a Carrabba's can't be all bad.

 

Used to have a Fuddruckers here too, but it closed a few months ago.

 

The Fuddruckers in Athens only last about a year.

 

They don't make some of their papers sit on open (any) jobs...

< / cranky >

 

What specifically merits these assorted seals of approval?