The Chicago White Sox postseason berth means that my late-season “call-up” by the Daily Herald continued. My first assignment was a roundup of all the regular season games between the Sox and the Houston Astros. A few days later, I went to Guaranteed Rate Field to report on what became a front-page feature for the […]
Category Archives: Journalism
If you’d told me a month ago that I’d be covering a couple of the White Sox-Red Sox games at Guaranteed Rate Field, I’d have responded, “Yeah…and Leury Garcia will command one of the headlines with a walk-off home run.” Yet, there it is (below), my September 13th story in the Daily Herald on the […]
One of the perks of being a story-teller is the continual education that it provides. Over the past year, that has included writing for publications for trade associations such as the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA). Recent case in point: writing for the June issue of Compoundings, ILMA’s magazine. […]
One of my favorite aphorisms about journalism is that it’s the first rough draft of history. True enough. Sometimes, though, it proves to be the only history, especially for local news of lesser import. And as for those stories that have follow-ups over time, the term “rough draft” may suggest that debut stories have a […]
Over the past 15 years, my writing has increasingly been outside the journalism realm. At the same time, I have characterized myself not so much as a “former journalist” but as a “recovering” one. Truth is, having begun as a 15-year-old writing for my hometown newspaper over 35 years ago, I may have largely left […]
On this day, 20 years ago: my story on baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies appeared on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer sports section. Having just begun my journalism freelancing career the year before, it was a thrill to have scored such a prominent placement. At that […]
To honor a life, it is essential to get the details right–and to do it well. And, you only get one crack at it.
Social justice warriors can be their own worst enemy, especially when they resort to crying wolf all too quickly.
Kobe Bryant’s shocking death yesterday hit me on an unexpected level. When my son broke the news to me, my heart sank. Horrible, sad, tragic…what are the words? There are no words; there are too many words. It was a moment that smacked me up-side my entire being, soul and body. I realize I am […]
Two weeks ago, when I sang the praises of Melissa Isaacson’s “State,” I foreshadowed a return to my sports writing roots as I chronicle my daughter’s cross-country team’s postseason efforts. Having transitioned some 13 years ago from a long career in journalism to public relations and other forms of communication, I call these “random acts of […]