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I'm a professor of journalism at Wingate University near Charlotte, N.C. I've also written about sports for newspapers and other publications for more than 30 years. This blog's mostly about journalism, especially sports media. But it could also be about whatever's interesting to me today. You never know.Categories
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Category Archives: high school football
The mighty fall and the meek rise up
“I’m growing older, but not up,” Jimmy Buffett, the Bard of the tropics, once sang. And every Friday night in the fall I can relate very strongly to that. I hope I never outgrow the enjoyment I get out of … Continue reading
The Old Perfessor 