SE in Reno

[JB20]

Yep, this one is close to Tahoe!

The Reno Gazette-Journal, a Gannett newspaper is looking for a sports editor to oversee all aspects of sports coverage in a seven-person department. Requirements: The editor needs to have strong leadership and communication skills, a vision for expanding our online prep sports content, and a commitment to enterprise coverage. Responsibilities include writing, editing and paginating. A minimum of five years experience, a BA in Journalism and some management experience preferred. We offer an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401K, retirement, tuition reimbursement and opportunity for advancement. To apply send cover letter and clips to Susan Nugent, Recruitment Manager, Reno Gazette-Journal, PO Box 22000, Reno, NV 89520 or email resume and clips to [email protected].

 

[SCEditor]

Everything is close to Tahoe.

 

[Riddick]

what happened to Chuck Carlson? wasn't he the SE?

 

[Editude]

I've always liked Reno since I had a recruiting visit there in high school. Love Tahoe, of course, and the downtown casino area is walkable and has a couple of nice places (Siena is sharp) next to the river. That said, this can't pay a great deal and there isn't a whole lot there besides the Wolfpack. Good spot for an up-and-coming editor, perhaps.

 

[MileHigh]

62K daily, 75K Sunday.

 

[playthrough]

Ah, Reno...pay might not be great, but you don't need much coin if you eat Awful-Awfuls at the Nugget Diner every day.

 

[cake in the rain]

Seven-person department at a 62k daily??

 

[WSKY]

I've always liked Reno since I had a recruiting visit there in high school. Love Tahoe, of course, and the downtown casino area is walkable and has a couple of nice places (Siena is sharp) next to the river. That said, this can't pay a great deal and there isn't a whole lot there besides the Wolfpack. Good spot for an up-and-coming editor, perhaps.

Wolf Pack

 

[Angola!]

I hope they fill internally so I can apply for a writing position. That is all.

 

[Angola!]

I've always liked Reno since I had a recruiting visit there in high school. Love Tahoe, of course, and the downtown casino area is walkable and has a couple of nice places (Siena is sharp) next to the river. That said, this can't pay a great deal and there isn't a whole lot there besides the Wolfpack. Good spot for an up-and-coming editor, perhaps.

Wolf Pack

I raise you a Fazekas.

 

[miamiheraldchick]

Seven people does indeed sound low. I was thinking that maybe the desk was separate from sports, but apparently the sports editor has to be able to paginate..........!

 

[Songbird]

SE in Reno? Did he leave after the nut, or stay and snuggle with her?

 

[Tom Petty]

I hope they fill internally so I can apply for a writing position. That is all.

you better not dude. i've always wanted to shoot a man in reno, just to watch him die.

 

[Tom Petty]

the SE really puts the paper to bed?

 

[Riddick]

seems odd for a paper that size.

 

[jakewriter82]

Last I heard they had a writer leave a few months ago and weren't able to re-fill the position.
With this opening, I know Joe Santoro was the SE and now is the Assistant SE. I wouldn't be surprised if he was offered the SE if he wanted to do it again.
I don't think the sports editor ever puts the paper to bed too often, but I know most of the writers work desk shifts in addition to covering their beats.
The staff has plenty of experience, and there's always interesting things going on in the area it seems like.
Not much for regular sports aside from the preps and the Wolf Pack, but being close to Tahoe and the yearly ACC celebrity golf tournament there is pretty sweet too.

 

[SoCalDude]

Volleyball Festival is there in the summer. A hard thing to really cover, but there are 10,000 girls age 12-18 in town wearing Spandex shorts.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Volleyball Festival is there in the summer. A hard thing to really cover, but there are 10,000 girls age 12-18 in town wearing Spandex shorts.

brb, fbi

 

[You're With Me Leather]

Last I heard they had a writer leave a few months ago and weren't able to re-fill the position.
With this opening, I know Joe Santoro was the SE and now is the Assistant SE. I wouldn't be surprised if he was offered the SE if he wanted to do it again.
I don't think the sports editor ever puts the paper to bed too often, but I know most of the writers work desk shifts in addition to covering their beats.
The staff has plenty of experience, and there's always interesting things going on in the area it seems like.
Not much for regular sports aside from the preps and the Wolf Pack, but being close to Tahoe and the yearly ACC celebrity golf tournament there is pretty sweet too.

I know some people who work at that paper.
Santoro is the Asst SE but a title only. He is the preps guy...an underwhelming beat for a guy with a good amount of talent. But that is his choice. Steve Sneddon, who has been there forever, covers Wolf Pack basketball. A desk guy got put on Wolf Pack football in the fall when the other writer left. That guy also does golf (they have a PGA event) and is the interim SE, but he doesn't want the job permanently. The other three spots are desk jobs, with one of them also covering Wolf Pack women's sports.
There's been a lot of turnover there newsroom-wide. I think in 2006 there were 20 people who left in a newsroom of about 60 positions.
On the other hand, Reno is a great place to live. Half-hour to Tahoe and just over three hours to the Bay Area.

And as for Volleyball Festival...the sports department doesn't even cover it. Their custom publishing shop puts out a daily tab at the tournament but the only coverage in the paper comes from the business department in terms of economic impact, etc.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Where did the SE go?