Sports writer - (Hilo) Hawaii Tribune-Herald

[luckyducky]

http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=539734

Company: Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Position:
Sports writer
Location:
Hilo, Hawaii
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: $40,000 to $45,000
Ad Expires:
June 5, 2007
Job ID: 539734

Description:
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald, a 19,000-circulation daily newspaper located in Hilo on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, has an immediate opening for a talented sports reporter to cover high school and Div. II college sports. Must have at least one year of experience as a full-time sports writer at a daily newspaper. Ability to write on deadline is essential. Journalism degree preferred. Page layout/design experience a big plus. Salary: $38K- $44K, depending on experience, plus generous benefits package. Send cover letter, resume, samples to Editor David Bock at [email protected]. Please type "Sports Writer" in the subject line. Snail mail: P.O. Box 767, Hilo, HI 96721.

Thoughts? The 38k is around 25-22k equivalent in most places, so it's not as much as it looks, but otherwise, not too bad pay-wise. Anyone know how big the staff is or if any photo work is required?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

It appears the salary is less hi, more lo.

 

[Tarheel316]

Not to mention the huge cost of moving there.

 

[Riddick]

but come on, it's Hawaii!!

 

[Tarheel316]

Yeah, but it isn't a white sandy beach paradise like Maui and Oahu. The Big Island has black sand beaches and is notg nearly the tourist destination of the other two. Surely they'll do their interviews by phone. Then somebody will get the gig, go there and possibly have an ME who is a butthead. Now, if it was Saint Maarten instead ....

 

[somewriter]

Big Island blows away the other islands if you want to get out and about and see the whole place. It rains about 300 days a year in Hilo. Kona, on the other side of the island, is the tourist mecca. Get yourself a helicopter and it's about a 30 minute commute.

 

[Rookie23]

How could hawaii be that bad?

 

[ServeItUp]

Remember, if you live in Hilo you can get a local spot in the Ironman in Kona.

 

[luckyducky]

Serve, you know I'd just donate the spot to you and pull up a chair to watch, right?

And it rains 300 days a year there? Really? Sucky.

 

[SoCalDude]

It rains nearly every day on all the Hawaiian islands, for 30-40 minutes. Half hour later it has dried up and the fun continues. The rain is hardly an inconvenience.

 

[CarlSpackler]

I would grow a mustache and wear a Tigers hat all the time, just because it would be the right thing to do.

 

[Tom Petty]

I would grow a mustache and wear a Tigers hat all the time, just because it would be the right thing to do.

but you'd have to drive a B210, instead of a cool ride.

 

[cake in the rain]

I've often said that my fantasy is to drop everything and move to Hawai'i, with no plans, no job, etc.

I'm a big weather person (which is why I don't think I could ever live in a good chunk of the U.S.), and I can't imagine a more perfect climate than Hawai'i.

That said, beneath the veneer of the "Aloha spirit," there are a lot of social problems -- ethnic/racial/class resentment, land issues, Native issues, incredibly high cost of living. It's not a paradise in every sense, but I could make do for a while.

 

[Boognish]

Don't forget about the drugs. Just ask Dog. Ice is the enemy.

I almost took a job on the Big Island running a collection station back when I was in the aquarium/marine wholesale business. My fear of large numbers of yellow tangs kept me from getting the position.

I actually lost the job to someone who already was out on the islands. I was so upset I decided to go back to college and study journalism ...

The one thing I heard a lot about when preparing for a possible move to the Big Island was the drug problem. Several people went on and on about the easy access to everything, and how there's a lot of hardcore users 'round the Hilo side of the island, resulting in more crime, better parties, the need for bushy mustached detectives, etc.

At the time I had dreadlocks and a long beard. So I was pretty excited about all that.

 

[Kamaki]

Don't forget about the drugs.

Funny you say that. One of my college buddies, from Hilo, did some time in a Federal pen for dealing there.

 

[Zeke The Plumber]

So does anybody know much about the paper or the sports editor? Any good?

 

[WSKY]

Don't forget about the drugs.

Funny you say that. One of my college buddies, from Hilo, did some time in a Federal pen for dealing there.

Can't speak for the Big Island, but Oahu is dubbed "The Ice Capitol of the World" by some of the locals. I would assume the drugs are pretty near as bad there.

Know where I can get some?

 

[Claws for Concern]

Not to mention the high cost of gasoline in Hawaii. It's worse than California (Ok, maybe not San Francisco)

 

[WSKY]

Not to mention the high cost of gasoline in Hawaii. It's worse than California (Ok, maybe not San Francisco)

You could just ride your bike in Hilo.

 

[Kamaki]

Don't forget about the drugs.

Funny you say that. One of my college buddies, from Hilo, did some time in a Federal pen for dealing there.

Can't speak for the Big Island, but Oahu is dubbed "The Ice Capitol of the World" by some of the locals. I would assume the drugs are pretty near as bad there.

Know where I can get some?

My friend got out, so I can send you his e-mail