Recent content by Chris Iott

I know nothing about the job, except that Dan Basso is a good guy. And I almost killed him with a golf ball once.

It's supposed to be Eye-Ott. But it's been butchered to Eye-It. Actually, just use "Lott" and I'll know you're talking to me. At least 75 percent of the people who sent resumes to me addressed me as Chris Lott. At some point it became so common that I quit holding it against them. Thanks for...

I don't know how anyone could try to sell us Pittsburgh without mentioning Primanti Bros. Nothing goes better with an I.C. Light at 2 a.m. http://www.primantibrothers.com/menu/city/strip/

Mostly, but part-timers generally get out of the office once a week to cover a game and write a feature or two each season. Each part-timer is responsible for a sport or two, from preview to all-area team. It's better than just an agate clerk, I suppose. Hard workers get out of the office more...

The Jackson Citizen Patriot seeks a part-time sports writer to work 28 hours a week during the fall sports season. The bulk of the job involves answering phone calls from high school coaches. Must be available evenings and weekends. We despise corrections, so accuracy is a must. The job is...

Yeah, I totally get that. Management hears that blogs are our future, so they tell everyone to blog and then never bother to check to see whether the blogs are any good or whether anyone is reading them. That is all too common. I've been reading a bunch of them from other papers in hopes of...

A lot of sports writers are blogging, but sometimes I think they're blogging for the sake of blogging. I see a million blogs with no comments or responses. If people aren't reading the things, what's the point? We have a handful of blogs going at our paper. I've spent a lot of time looking at...

I have no idea what the pay is or how good the paper is. I've only seen it once or twice. But if you want to live in a beautiful part of Michigan and work for a good guy, you could do worse. Dave's a good guy to work with.

I know no one's going to get on here and post their names. I'm just certain that I know Slappy, and I want to know who Rick Vaughn is and what he/she has heard about the paper. And Haupricht? Talk away. Just PM me and tell me who you are. I'll buy you a cold one the next time we cross paths...

I hate the anonymity on this site. People talking about me, the paper, Schlenker's burgers — and I have no idea who they are.

I am certain that all the anonymous naysayers on this site will have a field day with this one, but here goes: PART-TIME SPORTSWRITER—The Jackson Citizen Patriot seeks a part-time sportswriter to work 20-28 hours a week. The bulk of the job involves answering phones and working nights and...

Bump. Why did this discussion die off? This is a great section with a large staff in a great area. Just thought I'd try to get it rolling again.

I only know one guy who worked for James Walker, and he loved James. And I've never worked for him, but he's been a cool guy and a pro in all my dealings with him. I don't understand why people would anonymously bash someone. If you want to discuss the job and the paper, do it. If you want to...

It was a pleasure working with Jason Haupricht. It would be a pleasure to work with flyonthewall. Jim Carty? It would be a pleasure to buy him a beer. ;D

Keep "jacking" the job thread, ijag. You're doing fine work. Thanks. And thanks for your post, WSKY. Of course there are bad spots in every town. The great thing about working here is you make enough money so you can live in the nice areas. I, for one, live in a great neighborhood inside the...