Any news on this one? Since Hodges left there have been 8 or 9 changes. Its always been a stepping stone job. Some of the 8 were fired, some moved on to better gigs and some got out of the biz.
I went to school at NW.
1. Mel is awesome.
2. Paper has always struggled with tight budget, turnover etc.
3. Maryville is a great small town and St. Joe is close and has a mall, eateries etc and KC is about 1.5 hours.
Kelly had been at Jacksonville, Ark and last summer he moved to NJ to be with his girlfriend, who had been flying back and forth for work but was forced to relocate. Quinton Bagley was the SE at Searcy. Anyone know what happened to him.
Good stuff to cover, paper is decent, town has its troubles but the people you work with on your beats are some of the better ones you'll encounter in life. Plus, there is a long list of successful writers/editors that are PBC alums.
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Know someone who worked there. Worked about 80 hours a week and covered news. Lived in KC area and couldnt even get home for Thanksgiving one year, he worked so much. Someone is going to take this because they need work. I feel sorry for that person.
Always wanted to work at News Press, never had an opening when I was looking. It is that close to KC and St. Joe has some nice things to offer with plenty of restaurants, mall, etc.
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff is right there with Youngstown State as a small school with D-1 spread. Usually fried/baked chicken or chicken strips, Mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, greens and rolls. Dessert — assorted cobblers and my fave — sweet potato pie.
I covered a game at Auburn, and they were...