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Tory Brecht
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Columnist, Hawkeye Report
Davenport
Beats
Biography
My 20-year-plus background in media, marketing and communications includes work as a communications specialist for a Fortune 500 company, Editor in Chief for a Midwest daily newspaper, Digital Content Manager for a Tribune Media broadcast station, creation of a “digital newsroom” for a city of 100,000 people and previous reporting stints at several daily newspapers. In addition, I spent five years teaching college journalism as an adjunct professor. Most recently I was the News Director/Editor in Chief of the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Currently, I am the assistant editor of publications at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.
Content
By Tory Brecht| On3@ The first and only time I spoke one-on-one with Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery was in the summer of 2011, shortly after his first season at the helm of the Hawkeyes wrapped up. The season was a slog, finishing 11-20 overall, 4-10 in the then 11-team Big 10 conference, good for 10th out of 11. Still, there were signs of optimism. Iowa beat Michigan State by 20 in early February and closed out its regular season with a stunning upset of #6 Purdue at Carver Hawkeye Arena.
By Tory Brecht| On3@ Nebraska is not Iowa’s oldest rivalry (Minnesota.) It’s not the most evenly contested (Wisconsin.) Nor is it the most contentious (Iowa State.) But it definitely best exemplifies the imperative instruction of the Iowa Fight Song. Come on and cheer until you hear the final gunThe word is “Fight! Fight! Fight!” for IowaUntil the game is wonFor long stretches of the Black Friday tussle against the Cornhuskers, things looked bleak for the shivering black-clad fans of Iowa inside Kinnick Stadium.
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Company Info
Hawkeye Report