Director of News and Media Services at Augsburg College
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Director of News and Media Services at Augsburg College
- Past
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- Higher education reporter at Star Tribune
- Contributor at ESPN.com
- Sports reporter at The News & Observer
- Sports reporter at The Cincinnati Post
- Sports reporter at The Commercial-News
- Newsperson at Associated Press
- Education
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- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Connections
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- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
Jeff Shelman’s Experience
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Director of News and Media Services
Augsburg College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Working as the primary media relations/public relations contact for a private liberal arts college in Minneapolis.
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Higher education reporter
Star Tribune
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
July 2000 — October 2008 (8 years 4 months)
Was the higher education reporter here, covering the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the private colleges in the state. Was previously a sports reporter covering college basketball. Was responsible for breaking news stories, beat coverage and longer trend/enterprise stories
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Contributor
ESPN.com
(Public Company; Internet industry)
October 2001 — April 2007 (5 years 7 months)
A regular contributor of college basketball features, profiles, notebooks and analysis.
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Sports reporter
The News & Observer
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Beat writer for the University of North Carolina football and men’s basketball teams. Wrote game stories, profiles, enterprise stories and breaking news for the Raleigh, N.C. newspaper.
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Sports reporter
The Cincinnati Post
(Newspapers industry)
September 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 1 month)
Covered the University of Cincinnati.
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Sports reporter
The Commercial-News
(Newspapers industry)
December 1995 — September 1997 (1 year 10 months)
Covered a wide range of topics, from high schools to community sports to junior colleges to the University of Illinois, at this small daily newspaper.
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Newsperson
Associated Press
(Newspapers industry)
October 1994 — October 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Worked as a temporary newsperson in Buffalo, N.Y. and Minneapolis. Covered a wide variety of assignments, including sports, spot news and state politics. Was also was responsible for writing broadcast copy and serving as the overnight supervisor.
Jeff Shelman’s Education
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
B.A. , Journalism with a history minor , 1989 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Minnesota Daily (1990-1994)
Additional Information
Jeff Shelman’s Groups:
Just finished two terms on alumni board of the University of Minnesota's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, served as a region representative for the United States Basketball Writers Association, currently handling member communications for a $2.2 million golf course/clubhouse improvement project at the golf club I belong to.
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Social Media Breakfast - Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP)
Jeff Shelman’s Contact Settings
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