Michael Knapp Email & Phone Number

Bartlett, IL, US

Elgin, IL

• Assist in managing social media activities for a global leader in restaurant and residential equipment manufacturing with total sales of nearly $3 billion in 2019.
• Work with social media department on content for all social platforms.
• Also responsible for adding content to the company's website on the WordPress platform, as well as creating and editing press releases and other public documents.Highlightso Created a video series of several 60 second.

South Elgin, IL

• Established umbrella consulting and PR company, Turn 2 Strategies, from the ground up by forging concrete relationships and developing engaging content.
• Supported John Cummiskey Racing within the USF2000 series (2016 – 2017) by coordinating an engaging social media presence and heading public relations.
• Independently built The Rumble Strip podcast, including hosting and editing processes, as well as served as the creative force behind The Harding Steinbrenner Experience with Put Lane Parley (the most popular fan-based.
• Raised awareness of and built a positive public image for Lazier Partners Racing during the 2017 Indy 500 by spearheading media relations, including gaining a story placement in the Indianapolis Star.
• Member of credentialed Indy Car media in 2019, 2022.

De Kalb, Illinois, United States

• Member of the Sports department at the Northern Illinois University student newspaper.
• Covers the Northern Illinois University football and men's basketball teams, Division I programs competing in the Mid-American Conference.
• Responsible for game stories, columns, and related content.
• Creator and co-host of the Red and Black Football Podcast and contributor to the Headliners podcast, both student-produced sports-related podcasts.Notable Articleso (Award Winning Article).

Covered professional, college, and high school sports for various Chicago-area newspapers, including the Aurora Beacon News, Chicago Sun Times and Chicago Tribune, as well as Chicago Athlete, Vineline magazines, and the website LetsRun.com. Covered the Kane County Cougars, a Class A Midwest League, as a beat writer for 15 seasons.Notable Articleso.

Aurora, IL

Covered a myriad of professional, college and high school sports as a part-time staff writer for a local daily newspaper with a circulation of 28,000 customers.