Recent content by McLovin

Thanks guys. I'm just glad they're filling the position. We've had two vacancies in News over the past six months and there have been no hires to replace them. I know with this economy there are a lot of talented reporters out there looking for gigs right now, and this is going to be a great...

This is my position, or soon-to-be-old position, I guess. I'm leaving the paper to become a Municipal and Community Development Volunteer for the Peace Corps in Niger for the next couple years and I'll be leaving the country in a few weeks. I've had a fantastic experience working for Chris and...

Whoever he is, there is no way he can match Mikey Mac.

There are copies of the Michael McDonald Wikipedia page sitting at several printers in my newsroom. With any luck, numerous newspaper people will start singing Takin' It to the Streets to themselves...

When it comes to must-watch shows, you can't forget about MILF Island.

The Hot Pockets jingle has absolutely replaced the By Mennan jingle as the most memorable in advertising history. The catchy, two-second snippet will undoubtedly be ringing in my head for the next several days.

I firmly believe if you do have talent, things will work out for you -- as long as you have the right attitude. And it definitely seems like you do. Your willingness to go anywhere the opportunity is will serve you well and your skills should take care of the rest. I'm still young as well, 23...

I actually recognized the monumental importance of the merger and its inevitbale worldwide implications immediately, so I was thinking listing events of which the historical importance is immediately evident would have made for a better lede. You know, like the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the...

Copy editor/designer Drew Hansen is leaving for The Washington Times. Good for him, but bad for me, Herky and the rest of the staff, which will be down to five guys until we fill these two recent openings. So yeah, get those resumes/clips/samples in as soon as you can if you're interested...

It's safe to say that Charlottesville is a burrito haven, as far as Virginia standards go. When talking burritos, you also can't forget Guadalajara (or simply The Guad), which has three locations in town. Delicious. As far as the staff, we have seven people in the sports dept. In addition to...

Miller is leaving the newspaper business to focus on his daily local radio show and launch his own web site covering Central Virginia sports. We do follow Virginia basketball and football everywhere and take our UVa coverage seriously. We send four staffers to home football games, which is how...

Even with more of a desk background, it never hurts to apply. The writer that left the U-T came to Charlottesville to fill our UVa men's basketball beat. He was full-time in San Diego, but covering the ACC was a big draw for him.

Like most places, you're not going to become a rich man working here, but I haven't had any problems meeting cost of living and even having a little bit left over. Having UVa in town helps in terms of finding a cheap place to stay.

Prep Sports Editor Jerry Miller is leaving. I was moved over to fill his role. This is essentially my old position at the paper. As has been said, this is a great opportunity. Jerry Ratcliffe is a fantastic boss. Charlottesville is an awesome town. The staff is talented. It's been a great place...

We Irish are an amazing people.