Sports writer, Victorville, Calif., The Daily Press

[luckyducky]

http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=773724

Company: Daily Press
Position:
Cover offf-roading capital of So Cal
Location:
Victorville, California
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: $30,000 to $35,000
Ad Expires:
June 8, 2007
Job ID: 773724
Website: http://VVDailyPress.com

Description:
The Daily Press, a 32,000-circulation paper 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is seeking a full-time sports reporter. Half your time will be spent covering motor sports, which includes spearheading the launch of a monthly motor sports publication. The rest of your time will be spent helping in our coverage of 15 high schools, a junior college and a minor league baseball team. Some desk work is required, so knowledge of InDesign or Quark Xpress is preferred. We are looking for an energetic writer who is familiar with motor sports. At least one-to- two years professional experience preferred, but recent college grads who show exceptional talent will be considered. Pre-employment drug test will be given. Please send resume, cover letter, salary history and four clips demonstrating your writing and design abilities to Tim Haran, Sports Editor, The Daily Press, P.O. Box 1389, Victorville, CA 92393 or via e-mail to [email protected]. See our Web site at www.VVDailyPress.com. EOE. We are a drug free workplace.

Thoughts, hate mail, seals of approval? Feedback of any sort?

 

[Songbird]

The Jackrabbits used to be in wrestling when I lived in LA. That was 17 years ago. Not sure if that's changed.

 

[Left_Coast]

The good ol' Daily Mess.

You're in the high desert, so it's very hot in the summer. And windy about 360 days of the year.

Owned by Freedom, but don't think it will be a pipeline to the O.C. Register.

You're 90 miles from L.A. as it says, but also 180 to Vegas.

The area has changed and grown like crazy the last 10-15 years and it's not the desert outpost it once was.

I suspect you'll do a lot of motor racing stuff with two NASCAR races at California Speedway (about 30 miles away).

 

[Left_Coast]

It definitely is cheap up there. Oh, and the High Desert is the meth capital of SoCal.

 

[Editude]

Not as cheap as it used to be. 300k now for not-big houses in no-pride-of-ownership neighborhoods. I know a lot about the area, so fire away if any questions.

 

[35in44]

Victorville is, um, interesting. The biggest plus I can say about the place is this: You're 2 1/2 hours to Vegas, 1-1 1/2 to Newport Beach and the same to Los Angeles or Manhattan Beach.

And...they have a church you can see from the Interstate that has a big, glowing blue-and-red cross. At least the last time I passed through it did. I know the area well.

 

[MileHigh]

Know it well as well. It's grown for the better, but it's still the High Desert.

 

[Birdscribe]

Worked there in the early 90s and it's different, but still the WRONG end of the High Desert. ;D

The section is much, much better than it was when I worked there, Tim gets his writers out to cover not only NASCAR, but the two Champions Tour events in SoCal because of Mark "Beerman" Johnson -- one of the coolest stories out there.

Mile High and Left Coast nailed the situation there quite well. Nothing else to add.

 

[MileHigh]

Mark Johnson is awesome. Covered him winning a couple County Amateurs back in the day. Had his kid, who was 10d or so at the time, cady for him. Great, great guy and happy to see him succeeding.

 

[JohnKeene]

sounds like a winner to me... (quickly sending resume)

 

[Editor]

semi-interesting story on Victorville...editor's job was open a couple of years ago, and the ME called me (an East coaster) to talk for nearly half an hour, sounding me out about what I did at my old gig and what I could do for him, then sent a follow-up e-mail to me...saying I was "invited" to be part of the preliminary pool of applicants. struck me as rather unusual that somebody would call long-distance to talk to a guy, then tell them on e-mail "yeah, you might be worth looking at."

 

[Tom Petty]

semi-interesting story on Victorville...editor's job was open a couple of years ago, and the ME called me (an East coaster) to talk for nearly half an hour, sounding me out about what I did at my old gig and what I could do for him, then sent a follow-up e-mail to me...saying I was "invited" to be part of the preliminary pool of applicants. struck me as rather unusual that somebody would call long-distance to talk to a guy, then tell them on e-mail "yeah, you might be worth looking at."

ever been to the vick?

 

[gospringboks]

Any news about this one?

 

[Tom Petty]

Word on the street is that the SE is doing a handful of phone interviews this week. They want someone to start at the end of June-ish, so they're not taking their time on this one.

the vick grows hungry.

 

[westcoastwriterguy]

Any news on this?

 

[chazp]

It definitely is cheap up there. Oh, and the High Desert is the meth capital of SoCal.

That's good to know. Meth is a much better pick me up than coffee.

 

[Tom Petty]

It definitely is cheap up there. Oh, and the High Desert is the meth capital of SoCal.

That's good to know. Meth is a much better pick me up than coffee.

the vick does NOT sleep at night.

 

[gospringboks]

Any news?

 

[Moderator1]

Offer in progress.

 

[Left_Coast]

Whoops. Hopefully that won't mean the air conditioner won't get shut off this summer because it gets awful hot up there.