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Marty O'Brien
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Sports Reporter, Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
Sports writer covers high schools, auto racing, William & Mary, Hampton University and Christopher Newport University for the Daily Press and Virginian-Pilot
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Harry Minium
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Senior Writer, Old Dominion University, ODU Athletics
Senior Writer @ODUSports for 7+ years. @Virginianpilot for 39. RIP beloved daughter Ginny Minium. Love girlfriend Kerstin in Berlin, daughter Amy. 🇮🇱🇩🇪🇺🇸
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Luke Creasy
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Education and Sports Reporter, The Herald Dispatch
Marshall athletics beat writer for HD Media (@heralddispatch and @wvgazettemail) • 2022 West Virginia NSMA Sportswriter of the Year • opinions are my own
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Betsy DiJulio
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Freelance Writer, Blogger and Author, Freelance
vegan cookbook author, freelance writer, high school art teacher, artist, gardener, wife, animal-lover, dog mom, Vespa-rider, hybrid car driver
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Steve DeShazo
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Sports Editor, The Free Lance-Star
Trophy husband, enemy of the people, Free Lance-Star sports editor, media dinosaur, human scum.
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April Loveland
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Weekend Morning Meteorologist, WTKR-TV (Norfolk, VA)
Weekend morning meteorologist at WTKR/WGNT in Norfolk, VA. Catch me 6AM-8AM. Ohio born & raised. BSU alum. Zealand & Zoey's Mama. April.Loveland@wtkr.com⚡️☔️
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Denise M. Watson
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Features Editor, The Virginian-Pilot
Features editor for The Virginian-Pilot/Daily Press in the 757. #MIJE.Anything, odd, curious, weird, toss my way. Retweets not endorsements. Opinions my own.
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Marilyn Carpinteyro
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Vice President for Programs and Strategy, Commoncause
VP for Programs & Strategy @CommonCause. Holding Power Accountable. Jersey Girl. All opinions are mine.
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Nicholas Litchfield
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Freelance Writer and Editor, Freelance
Editor of Lowestoft Chronicle. Writer for Publishers Weekly and Colorado Review. Former writer for Lancashire Post, syndicated to 25 UK newspapers.
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Walt Handelsman
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Editorial Cartoonist, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
2-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist & animator The Times-Picayune / The Advocate / NOLA.com @nolanews New Orleans - Huge Saints Fan - Who-Dat!!!
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Each profile includes journalist type, role, beat(s), industry, outlet(s), location, and recent articles — so you can see what they cover and where.
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