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Helping to put together the Preakness winner’s blanket
Here’s a short story shared by copy editor Teresa Cook… I got lucky in the Preakness this year. The florist putting the flowers into the winning horse’s blanket let me put one in! I went to my local Giant supermarket … Continue reading
Your turn to interview Penn State coach Bill O’Brien
If you could ask new Penn State coach Bill O’Brien anything, what would it be? O’Brien is scheduled to speak and answer questions at the regional meeting of the Associated Press Sports Editors on April 10 in State College. And … Continue reading
Staff Q&As: Meet sports editor Chris Otto
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet sports editor Chris Otto. You’ve seen the fantastic coverage he headed up for … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Editor, Sports, Staff Q&As
Tagged books, Chris Otto, christopher otto, ephemera, history, jerry sandusky, Joe Paterno, papergreat, sports editor
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Breakfast and Brackets: A Selection Sunday tradition
Every year in celebration of the impending start of the NCAA tournament, we hold our ‘Breakfast and Brackets’ event. It’s really just an excuse to cook breakfast while we work. Take a look …. Click below to see our staff … Continue reading
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Staff Q&As: Meet sports reporter Frank Bodani
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet sports reporter Frank Bodani. You probably recognize him from all things Penn State: … Continue reading
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Tagged frank bodani, nittany lion, Paterno, Penn State, reporter, scandal, sports, staff Q&As, ydrpennstate
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High school band day at PSU, 1967
As I was thinking and talking about Joe Paterno’s death this week, I remembered my first Penn State football game, High School Band Day in 1967. I’m one of the dots at the top of the ‘U’ in this photo … Continue reading
YDR sports editor showed resolve, reserve among swirl of Paterno rumors
The York Daily Record/Sunday News’ front page today is shown, leading in to coverage of Joe Paterno’s death. Sports Editor Chris Otto led the coverage crossing many platforms – social media, mobile, print – and at the same time told … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Otto, Joe Paterno, Twitter
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More than just following a Penn State football player’s fight with ALS
It’s still pretty startling when I think about it a few weeks later. Steve Smith looked up from the hospital bed in his house and smiled. He cracked jokes through a voice-activated computer system. He switched TV channels moving only … Continue reading
Frank Bodani’s late-night conference-room cello concert
Frank Bodani might be best known as the York Daily Record/Sunday News’ Penn State football beat reporter. But he’s so much more than that. Among his many talents, Frank is a cellist. And Wednesday evening, he performed at a graduation … Continue reading
Trying to find football in the land of JFK, mariachis and dancing on chairs
We’re on our third day here and it seems like a week, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing when you’re talking about Dallas and covering Penn State in the legendary TicketCity Bowl. We’ve already spent an afternoon with former … Continue reading
