Years of experience: 48
United StatesCopywritingContent WriterProofreaderEditor🏐 Sports
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Mike's Career Path
Jul. 2015 -Present
Bristol, TN
Oct. 2000 -Jul. 2015
Martinsville SpeedwayDirector, Public Relations
Martinsville, Va.Managed all public relations for NASCAR-sanctioned track, hosting two NASCAR Sprint Cup races and other racing and non-racing events annually. Served as speedway's spokesman and media liaison: participated in interviews; pitched stories to local, regional, and national media organizations; coordinated more than 30 radio station call-ins for track president prior to each event; and hosted more...
Oct. 1977 -Oct. 2000
Martinsville BulletinSports Editor
Supervised full-time staff of three and several part-time staff writers. Covered three events, wrote one column and one full length feature, and produced 10 to 12 stories weekly. Edited other sport writers' copy. Coverage varied from high school and college sports to NASCAR racing. Won more than 20 Virginia Press Association awards for news and column writing.