JACK GOODS

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EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MAY 2017
 Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.7 grade point average and 3.9 in major
 Two-time winner of the Milwaukee Press Club’s Best Sports Story in the collegiate
category

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SPORTS EDITOR, THE LEADER-TELEGRAM 11/2018 – PRESENT
 Coordinates coverage, schedules and layout for the top daily newspaper in the Eau Claire
area and our monthly prep sports magazine, Buckshot
 Manages a staff of two full-time reporters, one part-time reporter and three clerks
 Covers both high school and college athletics with a focus on football, hockey and soccer

NEWS SPORTS REPORTER, THE BUFFALO NEWS 9/2017 – 10/2018

 Covered a variety of beats, including the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, University at Buffalo
football, the four local Division I basketball teams, high school sports and indoor lacrosse
 Contributed to our coverage of the 2018 Hockey World Junior Championships, including
the gold medal game
 Previously served as the sports intern from May 2016 to August 2016

FREELANCE REPORTER, US LACROSSE MAGAZINE 12/2019 – PRESENT

 Writes weekly recaps and features on two professional lacrosse leagues, the National
Lacrosse League in the winter and Premier Lacrosse League in the summer

EXECUTIVE SPORTS EDITOR, THE MARQUETTE WIRE 5/2016 – 5/2017

 Managed a staff of two assistant editors, three TV producers and six reporters
 Coordinated content for newspaper, online, magazine, television and radio production
 Covered the men’s basketball, lacrosse and soccer teams as a beat writer
 Hosted a weekly basketball-focused podcast, the Marquette Wire Basketball Hour

GAMENIGHT PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN, MILWAUKEE BUCKS 10/2014 – 4/2017

 Conducted and transcribed interviews before and after games for media usage
 Printed and distributed box scores to each team and the media

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, O’BRIEN FELLOWSHIP 9/2016 – 5/2017

 Worked alongside Jackie Crosby of the Star Tribune on a year-long project focusing on
long-term caregiving
 Conducted research, coordinated interviews and edited video for publication