Chris Franklin Email & Phone Number

Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States

-Started out writing feature stories and game recaps about the Temple Owls and the American Athletic Conference. After articles had been posted online, it was then shared on the company and personal Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.-Promoted from writer to contributing editor after three months with the magazine. Edited pieces from other writers, making sure that the content was factually accurate, grammatically correct and in AP style. Also helped mentor other writers, giving advice about writing and getting sources.-Obtained credentials to cover events such as the Army-Navy Game, Temple, American Athletic Conference Media Days and bowl games in person. Also garnered sources to help with stories.-Promoted from contributing editor to Deputy Editor-In-Chief. While maintaining the responsibilities of the contributing editor, added tasks such as helping oversee the production of the Coach & Player print magazine, recruitment of new writers and production of the Coach & Player audio and video podcasts.-Besides appearing on company produced podcasts, represented Coach & Player on radio stations. The radio stations were located in cities such as Philadelphia, Miami and Orlando.-Received multiple awards including the 2016 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award for Best Sports Magazine piece by a publication with under 1 Million in Circulation.

Writing feature and op-ed articles on various topics that are related to football. Also appeared on interviews on other outlets to talk about the articles that were written.Produce feature and op-ed content related to football for a website that garners 10,000 unique visitors a month. Also have appeared in radio interviews (Ex. Tuck and O’Neil on Sports Talk 1080 in Orlando, FL) to talk about articles. Have covered college conference media days, the Temple Owls, the Army-Navy game and the Philadelphia Eagles practices. Also review articles submitted by other writers and evaluated articles to ensure they were in AP style and grammaticallycorrect.