Recent content by RandyBeard

I have filled the position. Again, thanks to everyone who applied. There were a lot of good candidates and I will be keeping at least a dozen resumes in case another opening on the staff happens within the year.

As stated previously, I did have help identifying a few people before posting the job. However, only one of those made my top five list, which has changed twice since I started doing phone interviews. I'd like to make a hire as soon as possible, and I have a good idea where I'm going with this...

I did start making calls on Wednesday and plan to contact two more applicants today. Again, I appreciate all the interest in this job. My decision won't be an easy one.

I don't think we're any different than a lot of mid-size papers these days, looking to fill a vacancy with a recent grad at an entry-level salary. Trust me, I have resumes from some very talented applicants. In fact, as someone who has been a sports editor for 20 years at three different...

The position "officially" opened the day Jonathan told me he had accepted the offer in Louisville. There is no freeze on filling the position. If it takes longer than a month to have someone take over the beat, it's only because that's how long it can take to interview candidates, make an...