What I can do for you

 

Need a recognized writer? I'm a five-time winner of the Alabama Sports Writer of the Year Award from the National Sports Media Association and have earned more than a hundred state, regional and national writing awards presented by organizations such as the Associated Press Sports Editors and the United States Basketball Writers Association. In 2022, on the 50th anniversary of the Alabama Sports Writers Association, I was named one of the 50 legends of the ASWA. In 2023, the USBWA inducted me into its Hall of Fame as the first person so honored from Alabama.

 

Need a veteran media consultant? I've worked full time for the three largest newspapers in Alabama (The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register and Huntsville Times) and the largest website in the state (AL.com) and part time for two of the largest TV stations in the state in Fox 6 and ABC 33/40 in Birmingham. Currently I write weekly Sunday and Thursday columns for The Lede, an Alabama Media Group publication, while serving as director of communications for the CoachSafely Foundation.

 

Need an experienced media and writing coach? I've taught journalism classes at both the University of Florida in Gainesville, where I was named graduate student teacher of the year by the College of Journalism and Communications, and Samford University in Birmingham, where I was an adjunct professor.

 

Need a digital and social media strategist? My personal Twitter account can generate up to 3 million impressions a month. I have managed a social media team as vice president of marketing for the Bruno Event Team in Birmingham, Alabama, and have handled all social media as a consultant for the National Council of Youth Sports. I currently manage the social media team, the website and all external collateral for the CoachSafely Foundation. 

 

Need a professional speaker? I've been a regular guest speaker at quarterback clubs and civic organizations throughout the state of Alabama. I've got stories for days on tracking down Bo Jackson's X-rays, uncovering Alabama's search for Nick Saban, helping to bring the UAB football program back from the dead and so much more.

 

Need a radio or television personality? I've been host or co-host of daily radio and television shows in Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, one of which was nominated for a Southeast Regional Emmy Award, and I've been a guest on local, regional and national radio and TV shows from ESPN's Outside the Lines to the SEC Network's Paul Finebaum Show. I hosted the pregame, halftime and postgame shows for the Alabama Public Television and NFHS broadcasts of the AHSAA Super 7 State Football Championships in 2022 and the AHSAA State Basketball Finals in 2023.