Resume

• 2008

  Double Diamond Editors

  Lincoln Journal-Star

  Dayton Journal-Herald

  West Texas A&M University

  2010 Census

  Dayton

  OH

  Worked 14 years in the sports department

  the last 10 as the primary sports layout person. Covered three U.S. Open championships in New York and other professional sports. Joined copy desk in 1979

  was named assistant news editor in 1980 and news editor in 1981. Supervised 17-person universal copy desk for 102

  000 a.m. daily.

  Sports writer

  sports slot

  copy editor

  news editor

  Dayton Journal-Herald

  Lincoln

  NE

  Covered prep

  college sports and designed sports pages for 33

  000 a.m. daily.

  Sports writer

  Lincoln Journal-Star

  Adviser for student newspaper

  The Prairie

  for 12 years\nTaught mass comm writing

  editing

  history

  law and ethics classes

  West Texas A&M University

  Amarillo

  TX

  My wife

  Cathy Martindale

  and I started this in 2008. We handle free-lance writing and editing; newspaper and magazine contest judging; coaching

  advising and consulting.

  Co-owner

  Double Diamond Editors

  Lincoln

  NE

  Supervised 11 full-time and nine part-time people in a merged sports department that was responsible for two daily papers

  the morning Star (40

  000 circulation) and evening Journal (43

  000) plus the Sunday Journal-Star (85

  000). Responsible for the budgeting

  story planning

  coverage

  scheduling

  evaluations

  hiring

  training and desk operation for the department.

  Executive Sports Editor

  Lincoln Journal-Star

  Amarillo

  TX

  Coordinate the registration

  scheduling and supervision for kids ages 5-18 to play in spring and fall Junior Team Tennis leagues under the Texas USTA auspices. Basically a volunteer position.

  Junior Team Tennis Coordinator

  Amarillo Area Tennis Association

  Amarillo. TX

  Started in April 2009 as a census enumerator

  address canvassing in the field. Moved into the Amarillo office as an assistant manager in September 2009. As an assistant manager

  I was in charge of 12 people in checking earlier operations. Quality control was the final checkpoint.

  Assistant Manager for Quality Control

  2010 Census

  East St. Louis

  IL

  Covered high school sports on 35

  000 p.m. daily. Wrote sidebars for the St. Louis games in the 1964 World Series between the Cardinals and New York Yankees.

  Sports writer

  East St. Louis Journal

• 1990

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Mass Communication/Media Studies

  Texas Tech University

• 1959

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Journalism

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Copy Editing

  Editorial

  Magazines

  Editing

  Copywriting

  Teaching/Coaching

  Publications

  Newspapers

  Layout

  Writing

  Newspaper

  Proofreading

  Freelance Writing

  Books

  Journalism

  Newsletters

  Public Speaking

  News Writing

  Pride of the Plains

  Mike Haynes

  Biographies of 145 members of the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame. Book was tied to the 50th anniversary of the PSHOF.

  Pride of the Plains

  Mike Haynes

  A sequel to the original book

  featuring biographies of PSHOF inductees Nos. 146-163 in years 2009-2014. Eighteen new members.

  Pride of the Plains 2

  Dave

  Wohlfarth

  Amarillo Area Tennis Association

  Lincoln Journal-Star

  East St. Louis Journal