Sports Editor, Janesville (Wisc.) Gazette

[HanSenSE]

JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Sports Editor

 

[baddecision]

Two words:
A. VOID.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Two words:
A. VOID.

?

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Off the top of my head:

Hometown of former House Speaker and VP candidate Paul Ryan. (Former Sen. Russ Feingold was also from Janesville — had to look that up.)

A Chevy Tahoe I used to drive was made in Janesville. (Looks like the GM plant shut down.)

Beloit is closer to Janesville than Whitewater and wasn't mentioned too, but Beloit College is tiny.

All I got. A nice community that's close to things to do, and hope to visit next summer on a northern road trip.

As for the paper gig, you're on your own.

 

[I Should Coco]

Looks to me like they want someone to run the sports department, wearing 10 or 12 different hats that are required these days.

Photography skills means they expect prep and small college game coverage.

Of course they want in-depth feature stories and analysis, not just game coverage.

And in your spare time, “understand the importance Gazette readers have for national sports” — meaning you need to crank out podcasts and social media posts about the NFL, Big Ten and Caitlin Clark.

Good luck, everyone!

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

This was a solid little paper under the Bliss family. I worked there 30+ years ago, when it was a darling of the Poynter Institute. The current sports editor seems to be in place, so maybe he's moving to another job within the Gazette. He's been on the staff for 10 years.

I'm sure the Gazette is a shell of what it was 20 years ago. The staff seems relatively stable for now with limited turnover. Janesville isn't the cultural center of the universe, but it is a fairly short hop from Madison, which is a pretty cool place.

 

[baddecision]

Now owned by Adams. Latest sports editor went to the radio station across the street, as did the sports editor before him. Each for more money. The one before that quit after a couple of weeks to go back to his job at a convenience store. They're on their third managing editor in three years as well. The Gazette once was one of the Midwest's best-run and hardest-punching small papers. A career launch pad. That was a different time.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Going to radio for a pay raise? Holy ****.

 

[I Should Coco]

Going to radio for a pay raise? Holy ****.

Or bailing out to go back to the previous job at a convenience store. Yikes.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

****, stopped reading after radio so didn't even see that.

Damn.

 

[I Should Coco]

****, stopped reading after radio so didn't even see that.

Damn.

On the plus side, Casey's General Store did have pretty good pizza ...

 

[bumpy mcgee]

Prime Quarter is an excellent grill-your-own-steak place, not that you'll be able to afford steak, but maybe you can drive by and smell it (or pick up a second job there).

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Prime Quarter is a huge draw. Been to one of their other locations, man I would kill for some of their garlic bread right now.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

Now owned by Adams. Latest sports editor went to the radio station across the street, as did the sports editor before him. Each for more money. The one before that quit after a couple of weeks to go back to his job at a convenience store. They're on their third managing editor in three years as well. The Gazette once was one of the Midwest's best-run and hardest-punching small papers. A career launch pad. That was a different time.

That is very sad. I see more of Adams' smaller dailies in Fort Atkinson and Watertown these days, and they are indeed gutted.
I wonder how Mark Adams feels about his headlong plunge into the newspaper biz these days (looks like the old man died in March). Adams certainly bought into Wisconsin at the worst possible time.

 

[Liut]

Casey's has damn good pizza, IMHO. Pretty greasy, but good.
The more important question is when Casey's get the shoulder-sleeve promotion. Royals already have QT (Quick Trip). Iowa Cubs? Omaha Storm Chasers?

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Iowa Cubs is a good pick. Maybe the Cedar Rapids Kernels? Our minor-league team has no jersey space sold, which feels like passing up real money. Do any minor-league teams do that?

And thanks, Liut, now I'm also hungry for a slice of Casey's bacon breakfast pizza. Maybe some of their taco pizza, too.

 

[I Should Coco]

Iowa Cubs is a good pick. Maybe the Cedar Rapids Kernels? Our minor-league team has no jersey space sold, which feels like passing up real money. Do any minor-league teams do that?

And thanks, Liut, now I'm also hungry for a slice of Casey's bacon breakfast pizza. Maybe some of their taco pizza, too.

Burns, your mention of taco pizza has me fondly recalling the eastern Iowa chain Happy Joe’s. Their $9.95 large taco pizza deal (this was a few years ago!) was a staple of my diet back in my Iowa City college days.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Love me some Happy Joe's. I grew up in Davenport, so was a regular customer throughout my entire childhood. I live basically 2 states away from there now, and one opened about a half-hour away from us last year. We went there to see if the memories still resonated. Was about as good as I remember, but it was $30 for a large. I think this location closed within 6 months. Also loved their Canadian bacon and sauerkraut pizza.

Luckily, we still have some Godfather's Pizza places near us. Ever go to one of them? Another place with a decent taco pizza.

Apologies for the threadjack.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

At one time they had a Maid-Rite in Janesville. I don't know if it's still around.

 

[Lt.Drebin]

Love me some Happy Joe's. I grew up in Davenport, so was a regular customer throughout my entire childhood. I live basically 2 states away from there now, and one opened about a half-hour away from us last year. We went there to see if the memories still resonated. Was about as good as I remember, but it was $30 for a large. I think this location closed within 6 months. Also loved their Canadian bacon and sauerkraut pizza.

Luckily, we still have some Godfather's Pizza places near us. Ever go to one of them? Another place with a decent taco pizza.

Apologies for the threadjack.

Back in the ‘90s, one of my AAU teammates was the son of the local Happy Joe’s owner. One cool perk: they had a soda fountain in their garage. We’d play SEGA Genesis and then take the occasional break and pound Mountain Dew straight outta the “tap.” Good times. Nay, GREAT times. …