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| In 1980 McLeod created the top publication in the nation while working at Cypress College. |
SUMMARY:
Award-winning, savvy journalist and well-regarded community college journalism instructor with extensive media experience
and proven track record of success in writing, editing, thinking and meeting deadlines. Capable of contributing to production
of outstanding copy suitable for cover, while consistently sharing those skills in the classroom.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
McLEOD ENTERPRISES, Orange
County, CA
June, 2004-Present
Founder, privately-held consultant
firm with interests in media, real estate, education and cuisine.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, CA
1983-2004
Jack of all-trades. Sourced, “fleshed out” assignments, develop/confirm leads and provided finished copy for publication. Cited
numerous times for excellence, including 2004 with CIF-Southern Section Champion For Character Award, for exhibiting “Integrity
in Journalism.”
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| McLeod cited for integrity. |
Reporter, Sports Department
(2002-2004)
· California
budget crisis and affect on college athletics, including A-1 hailed as hallmark of investigative sports journalism.
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Big West basketball tournaments
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NCAA baseball super-regional, 21 NCAA playoff events.
· NCAA
Final Four, Volleyball; playoff regionals.
· Deadline
team on A-1 Ephedra drug ban.
Sports Department Liaison
with LATIMES.COM Web Site (2001-2002)
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Creator behind highly-successful latimes.com/preps, & latimes.com/colleges. Editor and Publisher
said operation was cutting edge in shared media.
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Took lead role in developing delivery of scores/results/highlights in REAL TIME to web/newspaper
from reporters/stringers in field, phone callers and e-mails received in regional offices in Costa Mesa, Los Angeles and Chatsworth.
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Oversaw, trained and directed three-person clerk staff working off-site.
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| On assignment, Boron Federal Prison, 1993. |
Sportswriter, Orange County Daily Edition, Costa Mesa
(1995-2001)
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College beat writer – NCAA Sweet 16, Elite 8
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Hired, trained and assigned stringers (1999)
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Wrote extensive cover features
Editorial Assistant, Southeast
Office, Cerritos (1994-1995)
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Coordinated payroll for stringers as assistant to section editor.
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| ADA Plaque presented for Nuestro Tiempo story. |
Reporter, Nuestro Tiempo
(1994)
(Weekly Spanish language tabloid)
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Authored news story on 1994 Northridge Earthquake submitted as part of collection cited for Times’
1995 Pulitzer Prize for spot news.
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Honored by American Diabetes Assn. with Southern California Media Award for story on growing threat
of diabetes to Latino culture.
Sportswriter, Long Beach/Southeast
Edition (1990-1994)
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Long Beach State beat writer and feature writer
for weekly section.
Sportswriter/Lead feature
writer/colleges, South Bay Edition, Torrance (1986-1990)
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Generated stories cited by Women’s Sports Foundation as among Top Five in Nation.
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| McLeod interviews the late Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears, 1991 |
Agate/Sportswriter, Long
Beach/Southeast Edition, Cerritos/Downey (1983-1986)
Hired full-time temporary as tryout.
Made permanent 1985.
CYPRESS
COLLEGE, Cypress, CA
1977-1984
Publicity Assistant/Photo
Technician
Served as media relations expert for
athletic department, traveling with teams to report results to up to six daily newspapers.
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1980 post-season basketball media guide (best in nation) regular season guide (third in nation)
in vote of College Sports Info. Directors Assn. Twelve others voted best in state.
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, Santa Ana, CA
1977-79, 1981, 1983
Stringer
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Prep and Junior College events. Occasionally worked copy desk and wrote
features.
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| A lighter moment as a young reporter in 1977. |
INDEPENDENT,
PRESS-TELEGRAM, Long
Beach CA
1974-1977
Sportswriter
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Junior college beat reporter wrote weekly “JC Notebook” on state issues and features
on Cerritos, Compton, Cypress,
Long Beach, Harbor colleges. Some desk and prep work.
KLON-FM, RADIO, Long Beach, CA
1975-1976
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Broadcast live play-by-play of sporting events; Co-produced weekly sports
wrap-up show “Sports Digest.” Summer board
shifts.
EDUCATION
B.A., Radio-Television, Magna Cum
Laude, California State University
Long Beach
A.A., With Distinction, Long Beach City College
Diploma, Magna Cum Laude, Wilson High School, Long
Beach
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Lifetime community college teaching
credential, California State University Long Beach.
- Physical
Education, Communication Services and Related Technologies, including Printing
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| McLeod addresses a crowd in 1980. |
ADJUNCT TEACHING
HISTORY
LOS
ANGELES CITY COLLEGE, Los Angeles, CA.
2005
- Teaching Collecting
and Writing News & Intro to Mass Comm.
- Developed
web site to communicate with students
FULLERTON COLLEGE, Fullerton, CA
1982-1987
- Taught
Mass Media Survey, Introduction to Broadcasting, Journalism 101, Writing and Reporting 101; One semester as advisor to campus
radio station sports broadcasting class. Developed curriculum for, and taught,
one-semester of “Introduction to Sports Writing.”
CYPRESS COLLEGE, Cypress, CA
1979-1981
- Substitute
in Physical Education classes
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE, Costa Mesa, CA
1986-1987
- Taught
two Saturday morning sections of Mass Media Survey.
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| McLeod (right, 1989) is a long-time volunteer with youth groups. |
RELATED
ENDEAVORS
Volunteer, Judge - Journalism Assn.
of Comm.Colleges
Speaker, lecturer, mentor, Saddleback
College Lariat
Volunteer advisor, L.A. Youth Newspaper,
Los
Angeles, CA
Past Director, Community College Sports
Info. Dir. Assn.
Past member, R-TV Guild, Long Beach City College
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Various
newsroom training, including sensitivity and libel, L.A. Times
California
Basic Educational Skills Test
Regional Administrative Management
Program Business Certificate, Am.Youth Soccer Org.
Radio-Telephone Third-Class Permit
Certified FIFA, high school soccer
referee
TECHNICAL
Windows; CCI, MS Outlook; OWA, e-mail,
MS Word, Excel, Graphics, Scanners. Install most hardware, software and debug; Currently working on web design and photo manipulation.
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