¥Reporter for The Gateway News in Streetsboro, OH. I covered the communities of Hiram, Hiram Township, Mantua, Mantua Township and Garrettsville as well as the Crestwood and Garfield local school districts and numerous county and regional issues.
¥Duties: Meeting coverage, feature writing, assisting with paper layout, headline writing, photography, typesetting and general office duties.
¥Attributes: Extreme self-motivation, ability to communicate comfortably with local officials and residents, an understanding and appreciation of my communities, ability to quickly assess developments then compile information and put it to paper.
¥Skills: Versatile with a large number of computer programs, including Quark Express, NewsEdit/Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop.
¥Awards: Best Headline 1994, Best News Story 1995 (among 10 weekly newspapers owned by Record Publishing Company).
¥The Chicken Guy. I am a juggler, until recently performing at least once a week in the Akron and Cleveland areas. I meet and entertain hundreds of children and adults individually and in small groups. I have a chicken on my head, call everyone Larry, juggle, perform magic tricks, eat fire and do numerous other unusual things.
¥Staff writer and Graphics Editor for The Flat Hat, college newspaper of the College of William and Mary.
¥Stringer for The Record-Courier.
¥Part-time reporter for Gateway Press.
¥Before choosing journalism as my lifeÕs work I experienced a large number of other jobs, some of which were quite unusual.
¥These include:
research assistant for scientists studying plant disease, snails and false Colorado potato beetle larvae; librarian at The Mountain Lake Biological Station; prep cook; salesman; trail clearer; factory worker and groundskeeper.
¥Fort Defiance High School, 1988
¥College of William and Mary, 1992