Sports Writer, Fort Walton Beach, FL

[Drip]

From Journalismjobs.com
And yes, this has been posted many times on this thread.

The Northwest Florida Daily News, located on the beautiful Emerald Coast, has an immediate opening for a general assignment sports reporter. This is a vital position in our four-person Sports Department. Your coverage will include, a thriving local college sports program, preps, and lots of general assignment, including outdoors. If you have a high level of energy, good planning skills, strong writing and reporting skills, an understanding of the value of multi-media reporting, and the ability to work as part of a team, then we're interested in you. We are most interested in speaking with applicants from the Southeast. To apply, email a cover letter, a resume, and writing samples to Editor Pat Rice at [email protected]. Or, you can mail the same to: Northwest Florida Daily News, Attn: Editor Pat Rice, 200 Racetrack Road NW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549.

 

[Dickens Cider]

What has been posted many times on this thread? Including mine, there are only two posts on this thread.

 

[HackyMcHack]

Yep, this is another live opening. Turnover has gotten that fast there.

 

[Diabeetus]

I know they've got the Air Force base in town. One of my best friends lives there. Loves the beach, but not much outside of it.

 

[goneup]

FWB native and former Daily Newser here.
Redneck Riviera. Beautiful place. Yeah, there's military. ****loads of military. Best beaches around. Bars open till 4 a.m. (or they used to be). Good high school football. Fishing. Good place for a younger person to learn and leave. Be warned: This is not Miami. It can snow. PM if you want to know more.

 

[Sawker]

May the best man be selected. And when he turns it down I hope they offer it to me.

 

[Write-brained]

Please remind me, didn't this paper just layoff or merge or something resulting in fewer jobs?

 

[HackyMcHack]

Please remind me, didn't this paper just layoff or merge or something resulting in fewer jobs?

You are correct, W-B....the copy desk and the press are in the process of moving to Panama City. Still separate papers, at least for now, but the shots are being called from Panama City. Very similar situation to Gainesville and Ocala.

 

[Writer33]

Who left? I know a guy there and the job description sounds a lot like his beat.

 

[ALMSguru]

Any idea what the pay would be?

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

Not too far from Destin, where there are some of the best beaches I've ever been on.

 

[HackyMcHack]

And, I might add, a hair over an hour to the Flora-Bama....

 

[Hambone]

Job still open?

 

[Diabeetus]

Give em a call!

 

[Crash Davis 19]

KySportsWriter, I hope you check your facts in your stories better than on this message board... Pruiett is the new SE. Absolutely, no doubt about it.

 

[goneup]

Forget the Flora-Bama, you're about an hour away from Opp! And you can learn a ****load from a recently retired legendary sportswriter who will tell you anything and everything.

 

[Crash Davis 19]

KY- nothing's wrong with that... as long as it's okay to base stories and info on assumptions rather than facts.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

KY- nothing's wrong with that... as long as it's okay to base stories and info on assumptions rather than facts.

I know you're "new" here but Jelly doesn't base **** off of assumptions. If he said it happened it happened. He's got tons of credibility on this site so for you to even say that is assinine to the nth degree.

 

[Wonderlic]

Except you're missing the part where KY admits what he said was based off an assumption. He did not know for sure that the person in question had left the paper for an SID job, only that the person asked his former boss for a letter of recommendation.

Hence, this answer...

Who left? I know a guy there and the job description sounds a lot like his beat.

Adam Pruiett. Took an SID job at a college (forget where, though).

... was based off this assumption:

KySportsWriter, I hope you check your facts in your stories better than on this message board... Pruiett is the new SE. Absolutely, no doubt about it.

Crash, I used to work with Adam and he called one night asking for a LOR from our boss for an SID job.

Seeing this position open, I naturally thought he had gotten the other gig. What's so freaking bad about that?

Hope that dude's boss knew that he was looking at an SID job before taking over the department. Either way, he does now.

 

[Writer33]

I used to work with Adam and spoke to him a day or so after this thread began. The job description sounded a lot like his beat. I can understand how Ky might have thought it was him. The former sports editor (can't remember his name) moved on to the paper in Mobile after about six months on the job. Adam is a good guy and will do a great job.