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Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:43 pm
by formerfcfan
What’s the story behind the Chillicothe Gazette and its recent high school sports coverage? Does the paper / Gannett (parent company) no longer have a sportswriter for the area? I’ve noticed that Tom Wilson from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette did some basketball tournament coverage this past spring, I believe, and I’ve seen recap bylines from him and other writers employed by the parent company as well.
Anyone know anything?
(Posting this here because it’s the sport in season.)
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:10 pm
by danicalifornia
No local sports writer. We are fortunate for when they are able to get Tom to cover games for our area.
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:59 am
by Bozo
Also, WKKJ is lost without Mike Smith.
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:46 am
by blueskin
Bozo wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:59 am
Also, WKKJ is lost without Mike Smith.
Without question!
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:57 am
by Omega
Local journalism has morphed because of technology and its economic fallout. The internet has killed the sports page in newspapers.
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:00 pm
by Bozo
Mike Smith from WKKJ was the MVP of high school sports in Southern Ohio. The HS coverage will suffer after his retirement.
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:44 pm
by danicalifornia
Bozo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:00 pm
Mike Smith from WKKJ was the MVP of high school sports in Southern Ohio. The HS coverage will suffer after his retirement.
100% agree!
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:18 am
by shoelace
danicalifornia wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:44 pm
Bozo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:00 pm
Mike Smith from WKKJ was the MVP of high school sports in Southern Ohio. The HS coverage will suffer after his retirement.
100% agree!
I was wondering what happened to WKKJ and didn’t realize Mike Smith had retired. It has been tough getting scores on their website and the Gazette well it hasn’t been the same since the days of Derek Webb and Brock Netter.
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:06 am
by 14U
formerfcfan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:43 pm
What’s the story behind the Chillicothe Gazette and its recent high school sports coverage? Does the paper / Gannett (parent company) no longer have a sportswriter for the area? I’ve noticed that Tom Wilson from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette did some basketball tournament coverage this past spring, I believe, and I’ve seen recap bylines from him and other writers employed by the parent company as well.
Anyone know anything?
(Posting this here because it’s the sport in season.)
It seems like there is no sportswriters in southern Ohio.
Re: Chillicothe Gazette question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:23 am
by bone1978
Speaking from experience with "the business", the jobs don't pay enough to entice people to do them. I work in radio, and I get 50 bucks a game working alone. If it isn't a local game, I'm out!