Sun Sentinel seeking Miami Dolphins Sports Reporter

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Sports Reporter, Sun Sentinel
The Sun Sentinel seeks a reporter to cover the Miami Dolphins. This reporter, based in South Florida, will be the second person of a two-member team covering the Dolphins. The successful candidate will cover games; write breaking news, features, and enterprise stories; shoot and edit video; contribute to blogs; create and manage content for the web; promote the Sun Sentinel's coverage through broadcast appearances, and use social media as a journalistic tool.

We're looking for a versatile, talented reporter who knows how to juggle multiple assignments and can conceive and execute good ideas on deadline. Strong digital skills are expected, including the ability to shoot, edit and appear on video and to assist in management of Dolphins content on our website. This job will require strong reporting, writing and digital skills.

Send cover letter, resume, 5 clips and examples of your best digital work to:

Gregory Lee Jr.
Executive Sports Editor

Sun Sentinel
500 E. Broward Blvd., #900
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394-3019

or, better, email your materials to [email protected]

 

[Mizzougrad96]

They wanted to fill this in-house, but I guess the person they wanted didn't want to make the move.

 

[Matt Stephens]

So Izzy back with Al.com now?

 

[young-gun11]

So Izzy back with Al.com now?

Yes. He is the college sports editor.

 

[Rockbottom]

Paging Pickle Juice ...

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[sportsnut]

I thought it was a little late to be looking for someone with the season already kicking off?

 

[captainneo]

My moles report that this job has been filled by Chris Perkins.

 

[boundforboston]

If true, would be a tremendous move up from being a freelancer for Fox Sports Florida.

Veering way off topic: Could you freelance for one of the Fox Sports sites and survive? I've heard the pay for full-time writers isn't great, but FSF relies quite a bit on freelancers.

 

[wheels89]

Perkins was the Heat writer for the Palm Beach Post for many years before he got laid off when the team got rid of the beat a year or two before LeBron came. Then they added it again when LeBron signed. Perkins has also worked at the Sun-Sentinel before.
Good guy, glad to see he has a fulltime job again.

 

[floridanewbie31]

Chris is a great guy.....very happy for him

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Perkins was the Heat writer for the Palm Beach Post for many years before he got laid off when the team got rid of the beat a year or two before LeBron came. Then they added it again when LeBron signed. Perkins has also worked at the Sun-Sentinel before.
Good guy, glad to see he has a fulltime job again.

It is great to see that happen, because lord knows it doesn't happen enough... The last two hires by Orlando and South Florida are both great writers who, through no fault of their own, had been let go by Palm Beach.

It's great to see them land on their feet.

 

[Mark2010]

Amazing that metro area can support three large dailies.

 

[BTExpress]

5.5 million people in those three counties.

 

[Andy _ Kent]

I have to weigh in on here as well and congratulate Chris Perkins, a stand-up guy, hard-working journalist and someone very deserving of this gig. I've gotten to know Chris well over these last three years and was proud to be able to help get him some of that freelance work through my Sports Media Exchange company. I was also proud to watch him build up his own impressive freelance empire down here and then see it take a couple of unfortunate hits due to circumstances out of his control. So this was excellent timing, and he will rock the beat! ;D

 

[RonClements]

I'll agree with everybody praising the hire. Chris was already covering the team for CBSSports.com and I spoke with him a few times while I was covering the Rams the last three years for CBS.
Chris is a solid reporter and a good guy - was always willing to help out and answer questions I'd have about the team. We talked quite a bit last winter with the Jeff Fisher coaching sweepstakes. When I first saw the job, I applied, but always thought that Chris would be the logical hire. Glad I was right and I'm happy for Chris.

 

[GLee]

It is true. Chris Perkins will begin on Monday.

I'll agree with everybody praising the hire. Chris was already covering the team for CBSSports.com and I spoke with him a few times while I was covering the Rams the last three years for CBS.
Chris is a solid reporter and a good guy - was always willing to help out and answer questions I'd have about the team. We talked quite a bit last winter with the Jeff Fisher coaching sweepstakes. When I first saw the job, I applied, but always thought that Chris would be the logical hire. Glad I was right and I'm happy for Chris.

 

[Andy _ Kent]

It is true. Chris Perkins will begin on Monday.

I'll agree with everybody praising the hire. Chris was already covering the team for CBSSports.com and I spoke with him a few times while I was covering the Rams the last three years for CBS.
Chris is a solid reporter and a good guy - was always willing to help out and answer questions I'd have about the team. We talked quite a bit last winter with the Jeff Fisher coaching sweepstakes. When I first saw the job, I applied, but always thought that Chris would be the logical hire. Glad I was right and I'm happy for Chris.

Greg, you got yourself a good one there. I'd call that a home run with your first hire.