Assistant High School

Nick Birdsong

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Experience

Anniston Star Anniston, Ala., July 2007 -

Present

Sports Reporter

. Covers 31 high schools in a seven-county coverage area in Northeast

Alabama

. Reports for other major sports such as NASCAR

The Birmingham News Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 2007 -

May 2007

Sports Reporter Intern

. Covered prep, college and professional sports for the Yellowhammer

State's flagship daily

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee, Wis., June 2006 -

Sept. 2006

General Assignment Reporter Intern

. Covered crime and local politics for Wisconsin's largest newspaper

WANM-FM 90.5 and FAMU-TV 20 Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 2005 - Feb.

2006

Reporter

. Covered live basketball games for men and women as a sideline reporter

. Frequent commentator for college radio station's 30-minute sports show

called The Big Show

Journey magazine Tallahassee, Fla., Aug. 2005 -

April 2006

Managing Editor

. Oversaw a staff of over 30 and trained editors to be proficient in

writing magazine style stories

. Assisted in planning and production with the editor and chief

The Famuan newspaper Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 2003 -

April 2006

Deputy Sports Editor, Co-News Editor, Sports Editor, Assistant Sports

Editor

. Wrote and edited for all sections for student-produced newspaper

produced three times a week

Education

Florida A&M University, B.S. Newspaper Journalism, August 2006

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

References

Anthony Cook, Managing Editor, The Anniston Star

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Ron Ingram, Communications Director, The Alabama High School Athletic

Association

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Sandra Gadsden, Assistant Metro Editor, The St. Petersburg Times

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Honors and Awards

. Received Eighth place in the William Randolph Hearst Journalism Awards

Program in the Feature Writing Category (October 2005)

. Journey voted first place in the Best Magazine Category at the Society

of Professional Journalists Southeast Regional Awards (2005)

. Chosen to participate in the prestigious New York Times Student

Journalism Institute (2005)

. Recipient of the Peggy Mitchell Peterman Scholarship Award (2005)

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