Zzyzx.Photo
The last name in fine art photography. A sample of my photography work, featuring galleries from the Iditarod, Rose Bowls, concert images and the Kilauea eruption. A collection of Rock 'N' Roll images was on display in 2018 at the prestigious Blanden Memorial Art Museum in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Link to story about the exhibit. Link to speech at reception.
Image of Sport
Specializing in sports photography. Clients include the Associated Press, Des Moines Register, Alaska Dispatch News and Cedar Rapids Gazette. Link to photo site.
All Dixie Rock
Established in 2012, it has become the Internet's No. 1 Southern Rock station. Stream is available through the website, iTunes (Internet radio > Classic Rock), TuneIn or Live365.
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The Wiz of Odds.com
"A College Football Site for Winners" was launched in August 2005 and offers insight and opinion into issues that might not be fully covered by mainstream media. The New York Times calls the Wiz "one of the best college football blogs out there. Intelligent and comprehensive, it always provides plenty of good reading material." The site offers a daily aggregate of the news and serves as a springboard for college football writers and broadcasters nationwide. The Wiz has earned mention in nearly every major newspaper and has found a permanent link on blogs of the New York Times, Orlando Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News, among others. Its influence in the blogosphere is equally impressive, with linkage on sites such as Deadspin, SI on Campus and the Huffington Post.
NBC Sports Network, 2011
College football analyst on "NBC Sports Talk." Link to video appearances here, here and here.
Covers.com, 2010-11
Contributing writer to one of the Internet's leaders in coverage of gambling news and matchups. The site draws over two million unique visitors a month.
Sports Byline USA and other radio work, August 2006-May 2009
Co-host of "Sports Overnight America, Saturday Edition." The San Francisco-based network is heard nationwide through affiliates and worldwide over the Internet and American Forces Network. Guest appearances include Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Public Radio International, 850 The Buzz in Raleigh, 690 The Sports Animal in Birmingham, Rivals Radio, Paul Finebaum Radio Show, 1010 Sports in Tampa, 1320 The Score in Eugene/Springfield and 1430 The Buzz in Tulsa.
The Wiz of Odds.com
"A College Football Site for Winners" was launched in August 2005 and offers insight and opinion into issues that might not be fully covered by mainstream media. The New York Times calls the Wiz "one of the best college football blogs out there. Intelligent and comprehensive, it always provides plenty of good reading material." The site offers a daily aggregate of the news and serves as a springboard for college football writers and broadcasters nationwide. The Wiz has earned mention in nearly every major newspaper and has found a permanent link on blogs of the New York Times, Orlando Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News, among others. Its influence in the blogosphere is equally impressive, with linkage on sites such as Deadspin, SI on Campus and the Huffington Post.
NBC Sports Network, 2011
College football analyst on "NBC Sports Talk." Link to video appearances here, here and here.
Covers.com, 2010-11
Contributing writer to one of the Internet's leaders in coverage of gambling news and matchups. The site draws over two million unique visitors a month.
Sports Byline USA and other radio work, August 2006-May 2009
Co-host of "Sports Overnight America, Saturday Edition." The San Francisco-based network is heard nationwide through affiliates and worldwide over the Internet and American Forces Network. Guest appearances include Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Public Radio International, 850 The Buzz in Raleigh, 690 The Sports Animal in Birmingham, Rivals Radio, Paul Finebaum Radio Show, 1010 Sports in Tampa, 1320 The Score in Eugene/Springfield and 1430 The Buzz in Tulsa.
Sports Illustrated.com, August 2008-January 2009
A Monday-through-Friday contributor to the college football blog "The Sweep." SI.com, which launched in July 1997, draws more than six million unique visitors each month and is ranked among the top sports websites in the world.
Los Angeles Times, November 1989-September 2008
Writing, editing, layout, design and photography at one of the nation's premier newspapers. In six years as a News Editor (design and layout responsibilities), the sports section won five top-10 awards for best daily and Sunday sections from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Also served as the Suburban Sports Editor, overseeing coverage of the South Bay, Westside, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach and Southeast zones.
Writing, editing, layout, design and photography at one of the nation's premier newspapers. In six years as a News Editor (design and layout responsibilities), the sports section won five top-10 awards for best daily and Sunday sections from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Also served as the Suburban Sports Editor, overseeing coverage of the South Bay, Westside, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach and Southeast zones.
Los Angeles Herald Examiner, September 1986-November 1989
Sacramento Union, April 1986-August 1986
Colorado Springs Sun, December 1984-March 1986
The Daily Iowan, June 1981-May 1983
The Messenger, Fort Dodge, Iowa, September 1976-August 1980
Contact
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