Kevin Mcgeever Email & Phone Number

Saint Petersburg, FL, US

United States

Editor of Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks microsites, part of SI’s Fan Nation kingdom of sports websites. I am directing several reporters in beat coverage of the two NBA teams.

Editor, writer, project manager.

Built from scratch a network of journalists to write, film, photograph and illustrate stories of Florida destinations and experiences; and have distributed those stories on multiple platforms.The strategic goal of this storytelling is to build domestic and international awareness – often among specifically targeted audiences -- and drive consumer demand.

Day-to-day editor of Tampa Bay's leading source for news and information (3.5-million monthly unique visitors -- Omniture). Branding trivia: Contributed “Pants on Fire” to PolitiFact.com taxonomy.Teachable moment: Shepherded legacy newsroom into web-first publishing. Learned that large culture change requires identifying and enlisting the innovators on.

Charter editor of five hyperlocal news sections that, according to readership surveys, would become the most popular and intensely read in the Times. These editions have informed Pinellas County communities during times of strife (the 1996 riots prompted by the police killing of a black man) and prosperity (a building boom in downtown.

Assignment editor for 11 reporters with additional oversight of sports section’s visual design. Regularly named a top 10 sports section in the country by the Associated Press. Helped direct the report on Tampa Bay’s pursuit of major-league baseball, the investigation of improprieties within the University of Florida athletics program and Super Bowl.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Newspaper Journalism

Bachelor, Communications