UGA beat writer, Macon

To succeed in this job, all you have to do is follow the red panties.

 

I was not one of the finalists, but I did receive and e-mail from Daniel informing me as such. It's always tough to NEVER hear back from someone when you don't get consideration for a job, that i really appreciate classy people who let applicants know of their status.

 

We are down the finalists. I tried to at least email everyone, but if I missed someone, I apologize.
Thanks to everyone who applied. We had a talented and deep pool of candidates to choose from, and that's always good. I plan to make a decision Sunday or Monday.

 

+1

 

We finished up our process yesterday by hiring Seth Emerson.
Seth is an excellent writer and reporter who has worked for The State since 2005, covering South Carolina athletics after a stint covering preps. He also worked for me in Albany (All-benny to some of you) from 2002-05.
I'm thrilled to have him join our staff and to get a chance to work with him again. At the same time, I was excited to meet and talk to several other people through the process, and I appreciate the interest of the many who applied.

 

Congratulations to Seth.

I agree with everyone else, that Daniel took a very classy approach to the hiring process.

 

Not to blow smoke and Daniel is one of the better people you will meet in this business, but he did it in a professional manner. Unfortunately, not many openings are conducted that way. It wasn't classy. Just professional.

 

Wow, what a nice hire here. Seth's one of the best.

 

Seth's a really good fit on the Georgia beat and with Macon. He did some high-quality beat work in Columbia. Hell, he survived two basketball seasons with Darrin Horn. He deserves a Purple Heart for that alone.

 

He's not mean-spirited ... but he doesn't make the job easy.

 

As stated above, this is a really nice move for Seth and The Telegraph. Macon gets a talented and eager writer, and Seth gets to be part of what sounds like a good situation alongside an editor I've heard many good things about.

And, of course, he gets to live in Athens, so there's that.