UPDATE 3: Enterprise Sports Reporter, The Tennessean

UPDATE, AUG. 29: Many of you know me, so you know it's true when I say that I've never taken this long to make a hire. I've had a few delays in the process (some because top candidates took other jobs or withdrew for personal reasons), then the Goodlettsville Little League team decided to take all of my attention for a 10-day period. Now, I'm up to my ears with the Titans, Vanderbilt, SEC football, etc., getting started (we're producing new daily and weekly sections for college football, NFL and high schools). I promise to get back to this right after Labor Day.
UPDATE, AUG. 20: I'm getting closer. Couple bumps in the road (not involving this hire). Hopeful to have a decision in next few weeks. Goodlettsville LL, Vandy, Titans, new high school platform have taken my time away from the hiring process. Hope to get back to it this week.

UPDATE, AUG. 8: I have spent many evenings going through more than 120 resumes/applications. I am in the process of sending notes to all those who applied who have not made the final cutown. I have also begun phone interviews with candidates.

I hope to make contact with everyone by the end of this week. It's a process. One that I take very seriously. Many fine journalists have applied. I can only hire one. I want to make sure it is the right one.

UPDATE: I have returned from vacation. I have received approximately 125 responses/applications. Thus, I am officially closing the search today. I will sort through the resumes this week. I hope to start narrowing the list by the middle of next week. My plan (as always) is to send a brief email to all.

Thanks to those of you who took the time to apply. As of today, I've only eliminated one applicant ... the one who spelled my name incorrectly. ... Dave

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Do you Tweet? Shoot video on your iPhone? Blog daily? Understand Storify, Flipboard, Pinterest and Google Plus?
Great. In today’s rapidly changing multimedia world, those are great attributes.
That said, The Tennessean is looking for an enterprising sports reporter who can still tell a story the old-fashioned way. Of course, those capable of using the aforementioned tools will be ahead of the rest of our applicants.
We’re looking for someone who can write a feature story on the Tennessee Titans’ practice squad one day, research the Nashville Predators’ lease agreement the next day, then write a hometown feature on a Tennessee Volunteer the third.
Are you the right applicant? If so, you’ll email me your resume and a quick letter to tell me why you should be the chosen one. You’ll send me links to multimedia work. You won’t overflow my email box with megabytes. And you won’t call (Hey, I’m leaving for vacation on Wednesday; Gone until July 30. Calling will do you no good). Thus, show me you follow directions and that’s step one.
Thanks, Dave Ammenheuser, sports editor, The Tennessean.
Emails go to dammenheus@tennessean.com

 

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Bump.
Based on some of the comments placed on some job postings, I guess I should be flattered that there have not been any comments placed here.

Seriously, here's an update: I have received resumes/links/etc. from about 75 applicants. I'm actually on vacation through July 29. Others can still I apply until I return to work and start weeding through them on July 30.

-- DaveA

 

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Dave:

Just enjoy your vacation. You've earned it and so has your family.

 

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Updated.

 

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It was my last name ... I know it's 11 letters and complicated ... but one applicant started his/her email like this:

Mr. Emmenhowser,
xxxx

 

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Dave, should we just call you Ike?

 

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He understands ...

 

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Hey, it's easier to spell that way.

 

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Anyone heard anything about this one yet?