Peter Comings

Current

• Online media manager, editor of the Gaylord Herald Times at Schurz Communications
• member at Suburban Newspapers of America

Past

• Online media manager at Schurz Communications
• News editor, Gaylord Herald Times at Northern Michigan Review
• Staff Writer, Gaylord Herald Times at Northern Michigan Review

• Reporter at Tama County Publishing

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Education

• Grinnell College

Connections

43 connections

Industry

Newspapers

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Peter Comings’s Summary

Media player working to integrate content production and use in print and Web environments across multiple newspaper properties

Peter Comings’s Specialties:

Integration of relevant social and live media products into news

Peter Comings’s Experience

• Online media manager, editor of the Gaylord Herald Times

  Schurz Communications

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• member

  Suburban Newspapers of America

  (Newspapers industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years)

• Online media manager

  Schurz Communications

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  2006 — 2008 (2 years)

• News editor, Gaylord Herald Times

  Northern Michigan Review

  (Newspapers industry)

  September 2002 — September 2006 (4 years 1 month)

• Staff Writer, Gaylord Herald Times

  Northern Michigan Review

  (Newspapers industry)

  December 1999 — August 2002 (2 years 9 months)

  Staff writer covering all levels of local and state government, court, feature stories, photography

• Reporter

  Tama County Publishing

  (Newspapers industry)

  1995 — 1999 (4 years)

Peter Comings’s Education

• Grinnell College

  BA , English , 1990 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  Radio show, three years; Blues music library manager two years

Additional Information

Peter Comings’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Peter Comings’s Interests:

New technology for newer users

Peter Comings’s Groups:

•    ThoseinMedia
•    Grinnell College Alumni
•    Newspaper Professionals Network
•    Interactive Analytics

Peter Comings’s Honors:

Recent Awards
(Michigan Press Association: Weekly, Class C, 5,000-10,000)
• 2006 – first & second place (team), spot news story; honorary mention, enterprise reporting; second place, editorial writing

Peter Comings’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch