Writing Resume
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan – send inquiries to matt.sussman@…org (note: fix the e-mail manually)
Summary
Skilled writer interested in sports, pop culture, and humor. Passionate about live blogs. Experienced with other forms of media, such as social networking and podcasts.
Toledo Free Press
Weekly Sunday newspaper based in Toledo, Ohio
• Sports columnist/blogger, April 2006 – present
• Author archive: http://www.toledofreepress.com/author/msussman/
• Interview with former Bowling Green State University defensive linebacker Loren Hargrove on being arrested for cocaine trafficking, his acquittal, and clearing his name to get into the NFL
• Cover article on the “Northwest Ohio Mt. Rushmore Of Sports,” looking at the best athletes to live in or play in the area
Deadspin
Widely-read sports blog, owned by Gawker Media
• Weekend editor/live blogger, July 2007 – present
• Author archive:http://deadspin.com/people/mattsussman/posts/
• Live blogged all 15 innings of the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
• Oversaw 32 live blogs for the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Recruited live bloggers, wrote breaking news throughout the first round, and created unique “bingo card” supplements with Adobe InDesign
Blogcritics
General-interest online magazine, owned by Technorati
• Sports editor, November 2005 – present
• Author archive: http://blogcritics.org/writers/matthew-t-sussman
• Founded the sports section
• Wrote over 500 articles on various topics since October 2004
• Managed dozens of writers from around the world
BC Sports Treehouse Fort
Weekly sports radio show/podcast, featuring interviews, discussion and humor sketches
• Founder/host, November 2007 – present
Education
Bachelor of Science in computer science, Bowling Green State University, 2005
Minor in journalism
References
Available upon request
