Riverside, Illinois, United States
—Named an Assistant Managing Editor at rebranded Scripps News in November, 2022 —Promoted in March of 2021 to senior producer/manager of Chicago bureau for national news channel Newsy, where I supervise correspondents in a newsgathering management position as well as formulate story ideas, edit scripts and work with show producers for live appearances. —Joined Newsy as a news editor in Feb. 2020. I work with writers, producers and reporters evaluating stories for focus, structure, style, and journalistic integrity. —Spent 28 years at the Chicago Sun-Times as managing editor, reporter, city desk editor, features section editor, Sunday editor, editorial writer, Op-Ed columnist, and Editor in Chief of company's west suburban dailies. —DNAinfo.com/Chicago for November, 2012, launch as a senior editor. Site covered local neighborhood news in Chicago until Nov. 2017. —As a reporter, editorial writer and columnist won numerous area, state and national reporting awards. --As a city editor, dispatched reporters and photographers to news events. --As a features editor, launched and supervised Sunday lifestyles section, Real Life. The section covered family, fashion, religion, food and hobbies. --As editorial writer, developed and wrote editorials reflecting the consensus of the editorial board. Line edited letters to the editor, Op-Ed columnists. --As an Op-Ed columnist, developed and wrote weekly columns touching on politics, social issues, religion and family life. --As managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, worked closely with Editor in Chief supervising content, design, planning and budgeting for 100-plus employee newsroom, including features and sports. Helped make hiring and RIF decisions. Helped edit series which won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting and assisted in transitioning staff to be more web-focused. --As editor in chief of Sun-Times Media's west suburban group, I oversaw production of Aurora Beacon-News, Elgin Courier-News and Naperville Sun. Re-trained reporters and editors, added new features and columnists and changed focus of the publications' design. Launched web-first philosophy. --Spent more than a decade in broadcasting, first appearing as a weekly guest on WGN radio to talk about current events and later focusing on small businesses. Also delivered twice-monthly live reports on FOX32's "Good Day Chicago."
Manage national correspondents in bureaus including Dallas, Houston, Denver, Montana and New Orleans and photographers in Florida, Denver and Montana. Formulate ideas for news stories, assist reporters in newsgathering, edit and write scripts, help organize live hits and approve video packages.
Manage nine national correspondents in Chicago, Atlanta and Texas. Formulate ideas for news stories, assist reporters in newsgathering, edit and write scripts, help organize live hits and approve video packages.
Reporting assignments included general assignment, religion and parks and cultural institutions. Worked on city desk as assistant city editor supervising staff, editing copy. Served as Sunday editor overseeing weekly product. Member of the editorial board, formulating and writing editorials and editing letters to the editor. Produced weekly Op-Ed column. Represented the Sun-Times through weekly appearances on WGN radio, various TV opportunities.