Wendell Barnhouse

Words are my business.

www.linkedin.com/in/wendellbarnhouse 214-***-**** acuhhd@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

40plus years of experience as a writer/editor. Exemplary track record in producing and

multitasking in fastpaced, deadline oriented environments. Expert in problem solving

and coordinating deliverables. Experience has bridged technological changes from

typewriters to laptops to the Internet. Recent experience in video production and

editing.

TALENTS/ABILITIES

Exceptional writing, editing and time management skills. Thorough researcher,

inquisitive interviewer. Organized multitasker and taskoriented. Delivers before

deadline. Understands importance of collaboration, but can work independently.

Keen eye for logic, facts and flow when editing. Customer oriented (the reader

being the customer). Innovative problem solver. Understands changing media

landscape with recent experience in social media and video production.

WHAT I OFFER

Energy: I can outwork people half m y age. Quality is Job 1; getting the job done is Job1A.

Perspective/experience: Four decades in c o m munication gives m e the critical thinking skills that lead to

solutions that lead to c ontent. I can ask the questions to understand a c o mplicated issue/topic and then

spin that knowledge into words.

Responsibility: T i me manage m ent, juggling assign ments and knowing how to prioritize leads to high

volu me productivity. Once given an assign ment, I plan how to acco mplish it, when it needs to be

finished and then I m e et the obje ctives.

Adaptability: O nce you stop learning, youre left behind. I have been driven to i mprove every place Ive

worked.

Bottom line: If theres a story to be told, I can find the way to tell. If a story needs to be i mproved, I can

find a way to do it. If there are proble ms to be solved, Ill help brain stor m the solution.

RECENT EMPLOYMENT

Correspondent Big 12 Conference 2008-2015

Sole content developer for Big12Sports.com. Collaborated to develop multiple daily postings

(written and video). Web site averaged 13 million visitors per year during my employment.

Coordinated projects with 10 member schools involving all sports. Served as liaison/weekly on-

air analyst for Big12Showcase on FOX Sports. Contributed to growth of Big 12 Twitter feed;

started in 2007, now with 139,000 followers. Production of video content increased each year

through collaboration with web site manager and digital media intern. Implemented, organized

and recorded 90 podcasts over from 2012-2015.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1983-2008

Assistant sports editor 1983-1985. National college basketball writer 1985-2008 (included

coverage of 22 Final Fours, weekly news, features and notes packages). National college

football writer 1994-2008 (while still covering college basketball, also served in this role,

covering 14 national championship games, weekly news, features and notes packages).

Collaborated with sports editor on coverage of college sports.

AWARDS/HONORS

Amon Award, Fort Worth StarTelegram, 1998. Best Sports Feature

(selected from entries for the calendar year of 1997).

Outstanding Sportswriter Award, 2002, AllAmerican Football

Foundation.

Best Sports story, 2004, DFW/ABC.

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2 place, Enterprise Writing, 2005, Football Writers Association

of America.

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2 place, Magazine Length Feature, 199899, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

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2 place, Moderate Length Feature, 199798, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

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3 place, Moderate Length Feature, 198889, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

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3 place, Enterprise/Investigative, 200506, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

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4 place, Moderate Length Feature, 199192, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

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5 place, Enterprise/Investigative, 199697, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

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5 place, Enterprise/Investigative, 200607, United States

Basketball Writers Association.

President, United States Basketball Writers Association, 1994

95.

Links to writing samples

Most recently I am writing for avgeekery.com, an aviation site. The following stories are all news-oriented with research

(and attributions) from information gathered on the Web.

http://www.avgeekery.com/y-20-big-chinese-knockoff/

http://www.avgeekery.com/nasas-scott-kelly-back-earth-340-days-space/

http://www.avgeekery.com/air-force-announces-successful-weapons-test-f-35a-joint-strike-fighter/

http://www.avgeekery.com/30-years-later-challenger-engineer-still-carries-guilt/

The following stories are for Clear Again Media, which provides ghost written blogs for their clients.

Assignment: Write about Dental Devices as Effective as CPAP for Sleep Apnea Symptoms. 500-word blog post in a

conversational and casual tone (friend giving a friend advice).

http://www.simplesleepservices.com/dental-device-effective-lowering-blood-pressure/

Assignment: Write a 500-word blog post about seeking diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea or excessive

daytime fatigue, an OSA symptom.

http://www.simplesleepservices.com/force-take-control-of-sleep-apnea/

Assignment: Whats the Difference between Traditional and Self-Publishing? Tone should be informative but

conversational and casual (friend giving a friend advice).

http://www.michelleprince.com/should-i-use-a-publisher-or-self-publish/

Assignment: Write a 500-world blog post for the web site of a motivational speaker/life coach. The topic is about how to

avoid letting past mistakes ruin your future. Again, this is to be written in a conversational manner, a friend giving advice to

a friend.

http://joelscrivner.com/have-you-broken-rules/

This is a long-form article about the need for small businesses to create and follow a marketing calendar.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-you-need-marketing-calendar-how-create-one-john-arnott

This story is about Javi Restrepo, the late son of the Oklahoma volleyball coach. I wrote this at my previous job with the

Big 12 Conference.

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?

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