Rick Treon Email & Phone Number

Amarillo, Texas Area

Kerrville, Texas

Amarillo, Texas

I edit local news and sports copy, plan and coordinate the weekly Arts & Entertainment section, and perform various other functions in the newsroom.

Canyon, Texas

D.A. Criswell specializes in industrial automation, and my job was to make sure our customers were taken care of. I directly supervised and managed the Inside Sales and Logistics team members and coordinated the day-to-day company operations by working with other teams, including service, accounting and others.

Canyon, Texas

I oversaw the Inside Sales and Logistics departments for D.A. Criswell Sales, Inc. in Canyon and Midland, Texas, among other employee management responsibilities.

Amarillo, Texas

Supervised reporters and social media coordinator. Edited and published stories and other content for amarillo.com, maintained the website and produced other specialized digital projects.

Covered primarily high school sports and West Texas A&M University volleyball and women's basketball.

Covered high school sports, rodeo, outdoors and recreation and performed general sports reporting duties. Gained excellent experience with the National Football League through habitual visits to the Dallas Cowboys locker room at Valley Ranch. Handled high-profile interviews, including legendary NFL coach Don Shula and Team U.S.A. track stars Jeremy Wariner.

Oversaw the sports department of The Daily Texan, including (but far from limited to) assigning stories, budgeting, finding freelancers and writing headlines.