Web content editor at Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay, Wisconsin Area
- Current
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- Assistant online editor, content provider, blogger and tweeter at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Packers photo archivist at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Blogger and e-mail newsletter writer/publisher at Self-employed
- Past
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- Assistant sports editor at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Assistant metro editor at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Features editor at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Copy editor at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Copy editor at Wisconsin State Journal
- Copy editor at Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Reporter at Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
- Education
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- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- University of Wisconsin-Marathon County
- D.C. Everest High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Websites
Jeff Ash’s Summary
Jeff Ash’s Specialties:
Writing, editing, print design, multimedia production (photo, audio, video), social media feeds. Each is a medium, so none is well done.
Jeff Ash’s Experience
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Assistant online editor, content provider, blogger and tweeter
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Updating www.greenbaypressgazette.com and www.packersnews.com and their Twitter feeds and Facebook pages in real time with fresh news and multimedia (photos, audio, video), mostly during the peak user hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. I select content and write and edit material to drive traffic, with frequent revisions. Blogger and primary writer for Out of Bounds, a Green Bay Packers fan-oriented blog at www.packersnews.com, since October 2007. Co-editor of and writer for "Legendary: The Unforgettable Career of Brett Favre," a 2008 book, and for a photo history of the Green Bay Packers, due out in November 2009.
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Packers photo archivist
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
March 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)
Though this is not a formal position, I am the Press-Gazette staff member most familiar with the contents of our archive of historic Green Bay Packers photos dating to the 1940s. I gathered photos from the archive for three books: "Lambeau Field: Green Bay's National Treasure" (2003), "Legendary: The Unforgettable Career of Brett Favre" (2008) and a photo history of the Packers due out in November 2009. I also draw from the archive to create photo galleries for use at www.packersnews.com
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Blogger and e-mail newsletter writer/publisher
Self-employed
(Internet industry)
August 1994 — Present (15 years 4 months)
Writing, editing and publishing AM, Then FM, a music blog featuring rock, pop, soul, R&B and country tunes from the 1960s forward, since February 2007. Traffic is 100,000 views per year. (http://amthenfm.wordpress.com)
Writing, editing and publishing The Midnight Tracker, a music blog featuring rock, pop, soul and R&B album sides from the 1960s to the 1980s, since November 2007. (http://midnighttracker.wordpress.com)
Writing, editing and publishing a blog on behalf of the D.C. Everest High School Class of 1975, sharing news and notes of interest to alumni and friends, since April 2008. (http://dce75.wordpress.com)
Wrote and edited the Green Bay Update, a free e-mail newsletter on the Green Bay Packers, self-distributed from August 1994 to 1998, then hosted and distributed by www.southendzone.com from 1998 to August 2006. -
Assistant sports editor
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
June 1997 — January 2007 (9 years 8 months)
Supervised five-person sports copy desk, producing daily sports section and occasional special sections for Wisconsin's third-largest newspaper. Editing, writing and print design on deadline. Occasional columnist. Co-editor of and writer for "Lambeau Field: Green Bay's National Treasure," a 2003 book.
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Assistant metro editor
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
January 1997 — June 1997 (6 months)
Special assignment work in January 1997, overseeing all non-sports coverage of the Green Bay Packers' run to Super Bowl XXXI for Wisconsin's third-largest newspaper. Edited and designed special front pages and print sections as part of that coverage. Shared Best of Gannett 1997 award for role in that coverage. After Super Bowl, supervised metro reporters and planned and edited their coverage.
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Features editor
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
January 1995 — December 1996 (2 years )
Responsible for all content of features sections and occasional special sections for Wisconsin's third-largest newspaper. Supervised staff of four reporters and one assistant editor. Features and entertainment pages created by our staff were honored in annual Wisconsin Newspaper Association judging.
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Copy editor
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
July 1990 — December 1994 (4 years 6 months)
News desk copy editor. Produced daily sections and occasional special sections for Wisconsin's third-largest newspaper. Editing and print design on deadline. As weekend editor, supervised two copy editors and one reporter in producing Saturday and Sunday news sections.
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Copy editor
Wisconsin State Journal
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 1982 — June 1990 (8 years 1 month)
News desk copy editor and A-1 slot, October 1988-June 1990; sports desk copy editor and cover slot, June 1982-October 1988. Produced daily sections and occasional special sections for Wisconsin's second-largest newspaper. Editing and print design on deadline.
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Copy editor
Green Bay Press-Gazette
(Newspapers industry)
January 1980 — June 1982 (2 years 6 months)
News desk copy editor. Produced daily sections and occasional special sections for Wisconsin's third-largest newspaper. Editing and print design on deadline.
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Reporter
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
(Newspapers industry)
January 1978 — December 1979 (2 years )
Entry-level reporter. Beats included police, courts and higher education and general assignment. Worked on regional and sports desks, rewriting material from correspondents. All involved writing on deadline. Also occasional work as copy editor, involving editing and print design on deadline.
Jeff Ash’s Education
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Bachelor's , Journalism , 1977 — 1979
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University of Wisconsin-Marathon County
1975 — 1977
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D.C. Everest High School
1972 — 1975
Additional Information
Jeff Ash’s Websites:
Jeff Ash’s Interests:
Vintage rock/soul/R&B music, blogging, baseball, softball, inline skating, Green Bay Packers
Jeff Ash’s Groups:
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire -
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Gannett -
Link Greater Green Bay -
UWEC Spectator Alumni
Jeff Ash’s Honors:
Best of Gannett, team coverage of Green Bay Packers' run to Super Bowl XXXI, 1996-97.
Gannett Well Done awards for headline writing.
Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards for sports column and features pages.
Usually, though, I just measure myself by height.
Jeff Ash’s Contact Settings
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