Dave Holcomb Email & Phone Number

Marietta, Ga, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

Atlanta, Georgia

I wrote anywhere between 15-20 sports columns per week on timely news stories pertaining to a variety of subjects: Fantasy Football, Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Baseball, AFC East, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, ACC Basketball.

I mostly cover news pertaining to Ole Miss and Mississippi State, but also write columns analyzing the other five teams from the SEC West and breaking down recruiting for the entire SEC.

I cover Ole Miss and Mississippi State football for the Atlanta Journal Constitution's new website dedicated solely to SEC sports coverage, seccountry.com. My daily tasks include pitching story ideas, writing breaking news with speed and accuracy, and monitoring news on the two teams. On Wednesday, I listen in to the SEC teleconference, transcript quotes from the press conference to use in my stories.

I was one of two editors at Motor City Bengals, which is a Fansided website covering the Detroit Tigers. My tasks included producing at least 25 articles per month, managing a team of writers and engaging all the website's work on social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook.My fellow editor and myself also hosted a weekly podcast called "Tiger Talk". The show focuses on the Detroit Tigers but also covers the top news from around the rest of the MLB. Altogether, we hosted 28… Show more I was one of two editors at Motor City Bengals, which is a Fansided website covering the Detroit Tigers. My tasks included producing at least 25 articles per month, managing a team of writers and engaging all the website's work on social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook.My fellow editor and myself also hosted a weekly podcast called "Tiger Talk". The show focuses on the Detroit Tigers but also covers the top news from around the rest of the MLB. Altogether, we hosted 28 episodes.http://motorcitybengals.com/author/dmholcomb/ Show less

As an intern, I was assigned daily tasks to help keep the content following on the site. The tasks included conceiving articles ideas and inputing them into the system for other authors to write, editing other writers’ articles, writing short fantasy football updates, and gathering and creating pictures. Although my internship is over, I still write articles and host, produce, and edit podcasts on my own time. As of June 8, 2015 I have written 420 articles including 103 podcasts for the… Show more As an intern, I was assigned daily tasks to help keep the content following on the site. The tasks included conceiving articles ideas and inputing them into the system for other authors to write, editing other writers’ articles, writing short fantasy football updates, and gathering and creating pictures. Although my internship is over, I still write articles and host, produce, and edit podcasts on my own time. As of June 8, 2015 I have written 420 articles including 103 podcasts for the site and have amassed over 242,000 page views. Show less

In August of 2015, Rant Sports hired me as their beat writer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. I also covered other timely stories from around Major League Baseball. In my two months, I wrote 48 stories.

Hatboro, Pennsylvania

At The Sports Network, I wrote a daily column on timely sports news stories from a fantasy perspective pertaining to either the MLB, NBA, NFL or NHL. During the NFL season, our department released weekly position rankings based on the upcoming matchups in the games that weekend. The positions our department ranked are quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers and defenses. Typically, I would do two of these positions per week on a rotating basis.The rest… Show more At The Sports Network, I wrote a daily column on timely sports news stories from a fantasy perspective pertaining to either the MLB, NBA, NFL or NHL. During the NFL season, our department released weekly position rankings based on the upcoming matchups in the games that weekend. The positions our department ranked are quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers and defenses. Typically, I would do two of these positions per week on a rotating basis.The rest of my job included following sports news on several different websites and watching live games at night in order to write player notes based on performances and injuries. I also updated the rosters and depth charts for all 122 professional teams and post my columns on social media outlets. Show less

Egg Harbor, New Jersey

Co-Hosted a two-hour sports talk show that extensively covered the New York and Philadelphia sports teams and also focused on the sports teams in cities along Interstate 80. The show aired twice a week on Wednesday and Friday nights.My tasks for each episode included preparing the rundown, inviting guests, extensively watching sports games to stay up-to-date on latest topics, follow news online and managing the show's twitter account.

PickinSplinters is home to three of my podcasts, The Shoot Around, Around the Diamond and The Bronx Banter. The Shoot Around is a NBA podcast that I host with Joe Manganiello. He produces the show while I edit it. The show comes out once a week during the NBA season. Around the Diamond is a MLB podcast released once of twice a week completely hosted, produced and edited by myself. The Bronx Banter covers only New York Yankees news, and Ty Sipala is my co-host. A new episode come out every… Show more PickinSplinters is home to three of my podcasts, The Shoot Around, Around the Diamond and The Bronx Banter. The Shoot Around is a NBA podcast that I host with Joe Manganiello. He produces the show while I edit it. The show comes out once a week during the NBA season. Around the Diamond is a MLB podcast released once of twice a week completely hosted, produced and edited by myself. The Bronx Banter covers only New York Yankees news, and Ty Sipala is my co-host. A new episode come out every week.I also write MLB and NBA articles for the site. Show less

Mountainside, New Jersey

As my first job, the Star-Ledger has hired me to be a part-time high school sports reporter. This fall, I cover girls varsity soccer for Union and Morris counties in New Jersey. My responsibilities include attending games, interviewing players and coaches and then writing a story for that game. I also write game summaries for other matches in my two counties and write blogs. Additionally, I help the full-time girls soccer reporter post stats, schedules, and other various daily tasks… Show more As my first job, the Star-Ledger has hired me to be a part-time high school sports reporter. This fall, I cover girls varsity soccer for Union and Morris counties in New Jersey. My responsibilities include attending games, interviewing players and coaches and then writing a story for that game. I also write game summaries for other matches in my two counties and write blogs. Additionally, I help the full-time girls soccer reporter post stats, schedules, and other various daily tasks that go into keeping a website fresh with new content. On Fridays and Saturdays, I also help enter stats and write game summaries for football games around the state.During the average week, I log between 30-33 hours of work. I'm actually in the office four days a week, but sometimes work from home. Show less

I tried a variety amount of organizations on campus including WAER radio station and Citrus TV. I also wrote an article for the Newshouse sports section online. On a regular basis, I worked out at the gym and participated in intramural sports.

Extensively covered a college summer baseball team that featured potential professional baseball players from around the eastern half of the United States. I attended every game announcing it as either play-by-play or color commentator for online streaming. Other tasks covering the team included interviewing players/coaches, writing game recaps/feature articles that were posted on the team and league websites, posting breaking news to the team’s Facebook page and multiple twitter accounts, and… Show more Extensively covered a college summer baseball team that featured potential professional baseball players from around the eastern half of the United States. I attended every game announcing it as either play-by-play or color commentator for online streaming. Other tasks covering the team included interviewing players/coaches, writing game recaps/feature articles that were posted on the team and league websites, posting breaking news to the team’s Facebook page and multiple twitter accounts, and hosting a weekly podcast show. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Broadcast Journalism

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