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[Moderator1]

The Pipeline is pretty "open" on this one since it came from my friend Michael Corleone Wright's Facebook status:

Michael Corleone Wright Now that contract is signed, guess I can let cat out of bag. Will be leaving Florida Times-Union soon for ESPN.com. Thanks friends, family, colleagues for all the great advice and support.



He added a line that he meant ESPNChicago. Michael's been in Jax a few years now covering the Jags. I've not spoken with him so I can't say for sure if he'll be doing football there.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Great hire. He did a tremendous job covering the Jags.

 

[JackReacher]

Is this the same guy who started out in Newport News? Good to hear. Congrats!

 

[MileHigh]

Congrats to Michael.

And interesting move because most, if not all, of the hires for the local sites have been people already based in those cities.