Sports Writer, Thomasville, Ga.

[Drip]

From Journalismjobs.com
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise, one of Georgia's leading small newspapers, is searching for a sports writer with a wide range of skills. Strong feature writing is a trademark of this six-days-a-week paper based in a prep football hotbed. In addition to feature writing, the successful candidate's responsibilities will include game coverage and page design. E-mail resumes to [email protected] or send them to Thomasville Times-Enterprise, c/o Mark Lastinger, P.O. Box 650, Thomasville, Ga. 31799.

 

[Songbird]

One of those places I'd never heard of before.

For a city of under 20K (18K or so), the "City of Roses" has produced some bigtime names ...

William Andrews - NFL player Atlanta Falcons
Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin, U.S. Army, Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Multi-National Corps-Iraq
Camille Bentley - Miss Georgia 1984
Stephanie Bentley - Country Music Artist
Danny Copeland - NFL player (safety for Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVII championship team)
Mary Lena Faulk - Professional Golfer and 1953 Winner of US Women's Amateur Championship; one of the founders of the LPGA
Henry Ossian Flipper or Henry O. Flipper - First African American Graduate of West Point in 1877
Charlton Griffin - Narrator
Raymond Hughes - Metropolitan Opera Conductor and Chorus Master
Sam Madison - NFL player defensive back Miami Dolphins, cornerback New York Giants
Guy McIntyre - NFL player San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles
Julie Moran - TV Personality
William Fred Scott - Orchestral and Opera Conductor
Marcus Stroud - NFL player; defensive tackle
Charlie Ward Jr. - College Football Quarterback Florida State (Heisman winner); NBA Player New York Knicks; Assistant Coach Houston Rockets
Bailey White - Author
Joanne Woodward - Actress
Joe Burns - Running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Buffalo Bills
Levale Speigner - Pitcher for Washington Nationals
Myron Guyton - Former New York Giants and New England Patriots safety
Daniel Gaultney- Author, The Echo of Death

 

[Drip]

One of those places I'd never heard of before.

For a city of under 20K (18K or so), the "City of Roses" has produced some bigtime names ...

William Andrews - NFL player Atlanta Falcons
Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin, U.S. Army, Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Multi-National Corps-Iraq
Camille Bentley - Miss Georgia 1984
Stephanie Bentley - Country Music Artist
Danny Copeland - NFL player (safety for Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVII championship team)
Mary Lena Faulk - Professional Golfer and 1953 Winner of US Women's Amateur Championship; one of the founders of the LPGA
Henry Ossian Flipper or Henry O. Flipper - First African American Graduate of West Point in 1877
Charlton Griffin - Narrator
Raymond Hughes - Metropolitan Opera Conductor and Chorus Master
Sam Madison - NFL player defensive back Miami Dolphins, cornerback New York Giants
Guy McIntyre - NFL player San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles
Julie Moran - TV Personality
William Fred Scott - Orchestral and Opera Conductor
Marcus Stroud - NFL player; defensive tackle
Charlie Ward Jr. - College Football Quarterback Florida State (Heisman winner); NBA Player New York Knicks; Assistant Coach Houston Rockets
Bailey White - Author
Joanne Woodward - Actress
Joe Burns - Running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Buffalo Bills
Levale Speigner - Pitcher for Washington Nationals
Myron Guyton - Former New York Giants and New England Patriots safety
Daniel Gaultney- Author, The Echo of Death

Thomasville as long been a hotbed for athletic talent. If you look at many professional rosters, finding a root in a South Georgia community isn't uncommon.

 

[Shifty Squid]

Really an excellent place to cover high school football. Thomas County Central and Thomasville are big-time programs that are almost always in state contention. It's a community that really supports the teams too. While the city may be off the beaten path (it's a good, long way from I-75), it's just down the road from Tallahassee, even if it's a bit of a backroad highway. You can be there in 45-60 minutes, from what I'm told. And, from what I understand, the paper does a pretty good job. Not a bad job at all for somebody young, I don't think.

 

[Drip]

Really an excellent place to cover high school football. Thomas County Central and Thomasville are big-time programs that are almost always in state contention. It's a community that really supports the teams too. While the city may be off the beaten path (it's a good, long way from I-75), it's just down the road from Tallahassee, even if it's a bit of a backroad highway. You can be there in 45-60 minutes, from what I'm told. And, from what I understand, the paper does a pretty good job. Not a bad job at all for somebody young, I don't think.

Not a bad job, period.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

 

[Drip]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

Which is unfortunate but true.

 

[KJIM]

And you're not too far from Tallahassee. The Florida State football team usually stays in T-ville prioir to home games. (At least they used to.)

 

[Shifty Squid]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

That's pretty much why I say for someone young. Other than that, it's a good gig.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

That's pretty much why I say for someone young. Other than that, it's a good gig.

CNHI is not the same thing as a good gig.

 

[Drip]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

That's pretty much why I say for someone young. Other than that, it's a good gig.

CNHI is not the same thing as a good gig.

Right now 2much, they're handling people a helluva lot better than many other chains.

 

[heyuimintojsus]

Who's leaving-Clint or Jamie-anyone know? CNHI has cut a ton of people recently. Both Clint and Jamie are good to work with.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

That's pretty much why I say for someone young. Other than that, it's a good gig.

CNHI is not the same thing as a good gig.

Right now 2much, they're handling people a helluva lot better than many other chains.

Actually, many chains are now handling people in ways pioneered by the newspaper wing of the Alabama teachers' retirement system.

 

[Batman]

Was offered a job there many, many, many moons ago but didn't take it. Seemed like a nice little small town, if a little off the beaten path. Thomasville and Thomas County is a good rivalry, from what I was told, and I know the town has produced plenty of championship-caliber teams and top talent. Might not be a bad place to start out.

 

[Drip]

Standard CNHI warnings apply.

That's pretty much why I say for someone young. Other than that, it's a good gig.

CNHI is not the same thing as a good gig.

Right now 2much, they're handling people a helluva lot better than many other chains.

Actually, many chains are now handling people in ways pioneered by the newspaper wing of the Alabama teachers' retirement system.

Sad but t rue.

 

[dixiehack]

After the interview (for God's sake not before), chili dogs from the Billiard Academy are a must.

Don't know if they still print the paper in Valdosta, but that led to some crazy-early deadlines for the TTE back in the day. And heaven help you if crazy ole Jane Whatshername is still the publisher. UPDATE: Jane Benton. Thanks Google.

Still, a cool town that practically serves as a Tallahassee suburb. Just know that it is a long, long haul to Atlanta.

 

[heyuimintojsus]

Jane's not the publisher, and Thomasville has its own press now.