Position:
Founder at www.JayRodChicago.com
Work:
www.JayRodChicago.com
since Apr 2009
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Founder
Pharos-Tribune
- Logansport, Indiana Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
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Associate Editor
ChicagoBlu Grill & Bar
Aug 2010 - Oct 2012
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Co-Owner
The Sun News
Nov 2006 - Nov 2009
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Reporter/Part-time Editor
WRMJ
Mar 2004 - Nov 2006
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Disc jockey and radio host
Rock Island Argus
Nov 2000 - Nov 2006
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Reporter
News-Tribune (LaSalle, Ill.)
Aug 1999 - Nov 2000
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Reporter
The State Journal-Register
May 1999 - Aug 1999
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Intern
Chicago Sun-Times
May 1998 - Jan 1999
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Intern
Crain's Chicago Business
May 1997 - Aug 1997
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Intern
New Expression/Youth Communication
Aug 1996 - May 1997
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Managing Editor
Education:
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 1997 - 1999
Richard J. Daley Community College 1995 - 1997
St. Laurence High School 1991 - 1995
Skills:
Copy Editing, Storytelling, Feature Articles, Critical Thinking, Blogging, Editing, Press Releases, Newspaper, Social Media, Facebook, Social Networking, Marketing, Non-profits, Ap Style, Brochures, Creative Direction, Public Relations, SEO, Quick Study, Journalism
Honor & Awards:
Second place, Spot News Reporting, S.C. Press Association 2007
Second place, Best Integration of Online and Print Coverage, SCPA, 2007
Third Place, In-Depth Reporting, SCPA 2007
Honorable Mention, Series of Feature articles, Northern Illinois Press Association, 2006
Selected among nationwide pool of college editors to attend Leadership and Ethics Seminar at Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Fla.