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Rock Island, IL, US

Rock Island, Illinois, United States

As the first digital news hire at the nearly 75-year-old TV station, I manage the content of multiple brands online and on social media, including Local 4 WHBF, Fox 18 KLJB, Hawkeye Headquarters, the 4 the Record weekly political program and OurQuadCities.com. Focusing on local breaking news, sports and weather, page views multiplied each year and in 2020.

Designed and produced multiple newsletters, edited stories and wrote columns on the Iowa Hawkeyes and other Big Ten teams for clients.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Managed the content of the newspaper's web sites, including QCTimes.com, Hawkmania.com, Bix7.com and QCVarsity.com. Broke 6 million page views seven times in my first nine months on the job. It had only been done once before I arrived. Hit 74 million page views in 2011, more than 9 million better than the previous record. Worked our way back to 73 million.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Built the front page of chicagotribune.com every weekday morning. Managed the content of the news, business, sports and entertainment sections. Made daily decisions on story placement, edited staff and wire stories and produced photos and interactive features. Wrote and produced Daywatch, a daily email newsletter with nearly 60,000 subscribers, after its.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Assisted with a graduate-level "Interactive Storytelling" class for one quarter and remained part of the adjunct faculty until relocating.

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Led the design of news, business and sports sections, including weekly Sports Insider tabloid. Created maps, graphics and other materials for use in print and online.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Managed the content of the world's No. 2 sports website. Wrote and designed section fronts and assigned sections to a staff of 10 editors. Decided story placement and edited staff and wire stories. Served as a backup baseball writer and ghostwriter for television personalities.

Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Converted a regional music magazine to a successful website that at its peak in 2003 ranked among the top three music news websites on Google and Yahoo. Wrote all news, conducted all interviews, covered numerous award shows -- including the infamous 1995 Source Awards at Madison Square Garden -- and managed all aspects of the site.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Managed the content of the newspaper's seven Web sites, including QCTimes.com, Bix7.com and Hawkmania.com. Also produced Flood2001.com, which gathered Mississippi River flood news from four Lee Enterprises newspapers and won a 2001 Digital Edge Award for Most Innovative Use of Digital Media in News Event Coverage. QCTimes.com was named the Best Daily.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Wrote 20 music news stories per day and edited 40 for teen-oriented website founded by the creators of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” that folded only a few months after its official launch. Managed a budget of $25,000, one staff writer and several freelance writers.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Designed pages, including section fronts and special sections, and edited stories. Also helped lead conversion to QuarkXPress, scanned and toned photos and designed graphics.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Managed a staff of student journalists.

Moline, Illinois, United States

Edited all content and designed pages for independent monthly music tabloid. Also arranged interviews and helped launch an annual awards show.