Tom Witherspoon

I really enjoyed Witherspoon's presentation. Vype is a great magazine that really focuses on the personal side of sports.

Profile writing is one of my favorite sides of the job. Vype does an excellent job.

There is never a laps in personal coverage.

I do wonder how this mag will stay in circulation. Every issue I have ever read, has been picked up for free in a Dillon's.

Guess it is just the power of advertisement. If people are willing to bet you will pick it up and look at it, people are willing to bet you will see the ads.

I had my ears pinned back when the question about competition came up.

He gave the Eagle as the biggest source of competition. I actually wasn't offended by that. A monthly magazine and the Eagle are about on the same page.

Vype does such a good job with previews, and giving up-and-comers the press they deserve. As a monthly rag, they are the best at keeping high school sports timely.

Great balancing act. I am really interested in the freelance part of it. Tom talked about getting stories and photos out there. Make yourself visible to any media out there.

The beautiful part of journalism, is that there is a niche out there for you. If it is sports, great. If it is music, there is a mag for you.

If it is food, eat up.

But even within sports, there is a unique niche. Hockey, football, baseball, basketball, combat sports, you have a home.

Just need to get out there and write, show you have some chops, and elbow your way in.