Back in my roving reporter days,
I was such a famous journalist, even then-Gov. Jim Edgar begged me for
an autograph, as shown above. Well, maybe not, but I did interview him
a few times. |
I graduated from EIU in
May 1997 with a degree in journalism. I started working at the Times-Courier/Journal
Gazette in March 1995. I worked as a reporter for five years, where my
duties included covering EIU and area school boards and city councils,
as well as writing an occasional feature story.
In May 2000, better hours lured me to become a page designer/features
writer. I was also in charge of the entertainment pages, business pages,
farm page and the Web site. Occassionally, I wrote a feature or two, but
as new duties were added to my plate, my writing time dwindled.
In December 2004, I sang a Johnny Paycheck song to the newspapers! Why?
Because in January 2005, I am to start a new job as a public relations
writer for EIU. I very much look forward to the challenges awaiting me
in my new endeavor. See, I sound like a PR person already, don't I? :) |
