Rick Eyerdam is an award-winning journalist and editor currently completing an epic research project, the definitive history of NASA’s 60 year quest for life in space. He is also editor and publisher of the Southeast Shipping News, an on-line source of insight about trade, transportation, security and logistics in the Southeastern United States, the Caribbean Basin and Latin America.

            He is a former editor of Florida Shipper Magazine and correspondent for the Journal of Commerce and the other publications that once made up the Journal of Commerce Shipper Group.

            He is also former editor and publisher of The Boating News and former editor of Southern Boating Magazine and the Marine Business Journal.

            Earlier Eyerdam was news editor at South Florida Business Journal.  Prior to joining SFBJ, Eyerdam was managing editor of Miami/ South Florida Magazine.

            Mr. Eyerdam has served as an adjunct professor of communications at Florida InternationalUniversity

            He served as press secretary for William A. Meadows, Elmer Friday and Senator Lawton Chiles. He was aide to Rep. Murray Dubbin and staff director of the Rules Committee, Joint Legislative Management and the Dade Delegation in the Florida House of Representatives. He was a political reporter, investigative reporter and Tallahassee bureau chief for the Miami News and Palm Beach Times.

            He was Florida correspondent for the Dow Jones, National Observer. He was White House reporter, among other assignments, for the National Enquirer. He was consulting editor for Hemisphere, the journal of the Florida International University Center for the Study of Central and South America. 

            Eyerdam graduated from Florida State University with a double major in English Literature and Government.

            An avid sportsman, boater and champion tournament fisherman, he is the founder and first president of the Florida Keys Artificial Reef Association.

            Mr. Eyerdam's articles have also appeared in The Boating News, getAbstract.com, Southern Boating, Marine Business Journal, Southern Magazine, Florida Sportsman, Redbone Journal, Fast Lane, Horizon, Pleasure Boating, Recommend, Us, National Observer, National Enquirer, New York Daily News Sunday Magazine, The Economist Guide to American Cities, Miami Magazine, South Florida Magazine, New Miami, New Times, the Miami Jewish Tribune, Tampa Tribune, Cocoa Today, Palatka Daily News, Maritime Professional, Caribbean Maritime Magazine and others.

Development Experience: Publications

 

- Founded, designed Legend literary magazine at FSU 1969

- Founded and designed Tallahassee Scene Magazine in 1970.

- Founded and designed Sea Hawk Guide to the Florida Keys.

- Founded and designed Ability Magazine, a national general interest magazine for the disabled

- Researched, wrote and designed the Official Guide to the State of Florida, for the Florida Department of Commerce, managed advertising sales. Also wrote the Dade County Convention Visitor’s Bureau Guide to Miami and the Beaches.

- Researched and designed the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 25th anniversary book.

- Redesigned The Boating News, founded and designed Marine Business Digest and Coastal Boating Lifestyles

       * Defined the market

       * Organized the sales and production staff. Managed sales.

       * Recruited the editorial and art staff and supervised.

       * Produced and edited the content.

-Founded and designed the web sites: www.miamitromorrowmagazine. .com and www.Andrew20th.c om and www.caribbeanmaritimeexchange.com and www,geeksonmars.com

 

Awards:

 

            1972    Laurel Award for outstanding contributions to the National Observer.

            1975    Best Spot News Story: Knight Ridder Suburban Newspapers.

            1975    Second place, feature writing: Knight Ridder Suburban Newspapers.

            1985    William Allen White School of Journalism Silver Medal for local

                        reporting, City Regional Magazine Association.

            1987    National City-Regional Magazine Association Gold Medal for readers'

                        service.

            1987    National Magazine Awards finalist, reporting

            1988    Florida Press Association second place for special sections.

            1989    Florida Press Club first place in deadline reporting.

            1989    Florida Press Club third place in non-deadline reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Club first place in deadline reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Club third place in opinion writing.

            1991    Florida Press Club third place for non-deadline reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Association honorable mention for

                        sports reporting and for agriculture reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Association Claudia Ross Memorial

                        Award for outstanding achievement, investigative reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Association first place for investigative reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Association second place for news reporting.

            1991    Florida Press Association first place for outdoor writing.

            1992    Associated Press first place award for editorial and commentary on

                        radio.

            1992    Florida Press Association third place for editorial writing.

            1992    Florida Press Association first place for investigative reporting.

            1992    Florida Press Association Claudia Ross Memorial

                        Award for outstanding achievement in investigative reporting.

            1993    Florida Press Club first place for special sections,

                        Hurricane Andrew Coverage.

            1993    Florida Press Club first place for sports writing.

            1993    Florida Press Club second place for news writing.

            1993    Florida Press Club third place for business writing.

            1993    Florida Press Club third place for continuing coverage.

            1993    Florida Press Association, second place for Humorous Column.

            1993    Florida Press Association, third place for Sports Column.

            1993    Florida Press Association, third place for Sports reporting.

            1993    Florida Press Association, honorable mention for feature writing.

            1996    Monk Farhnam memorial award for editorial excellence among the

                        nation's editors of boating and yachting magazines (ghostwriter of

                        Skip Allen’s View from Pilothouse.)

            2006    Tabbie Award, honorable mention for news coverage

 

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Rick Eyerdam

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