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Change coming to Huskiewire?
Saw a tweet that this was Steve Nitz last day with the Daily Chronicle and Huskiewire.
01-07-2015 07:50 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
(01-07-2015 07:50 PM)Doggone Wrote:  Saw a tweet that this was Steve Nitz last day with the Daily Chronicle and Huskiewire.

You could tell his thoughts were elsewhere toward the end.
01-07-2015 07:52 PM
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Good riddance.
01-07-2015 08:00 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
Man, some people are ridiculous.

The appropriate thing to do would say thank you and move one.

By no means was. Nitz a. Pulitzer Prize type writer, he was way more than sufficient. He was the only person that covers ALL NIU sports. He's one man, he can only do so much.

Not to mention, Nitz is an NIU alum and we should wish him well. I wouldn't call writing articles for basketball and football during championship and bowl season as "his thoughts weren't in it at the end"

Should I go to your place of work and tell your boss that your heart isn't in it since you post here all the damn time? It's easy to be a critic of someone in a field, in which to my knowledge, nobody on this board is associated with.

So I thank steve and wish him well in his future endeavors.
01-07-2015 09:40 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
Terrible writer with much less insight into Huskie Athletics than his predecessors. And I mean ALL of them. It was obvious that he was just going through the motions, so I'm not at all sorry to see him go. Maybe his replacement will actually give a damn about NIU.
01-07-2015 09:45 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
(01-07-2015 09:40 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  Man, some people are ridiculous.

The appropriate thing to do would say thank you and move one.

By no means was. Nitz a. Pulitzer Prize type writer, he was way more than sufficient. He was the only person that covers ALL NIU sports. He's one man, he can only do so much.

Not to mention, Nitz is an NIU alum and we should wish him well. I wouldn't call writing articles for basketball and football during championship and bowl season as "his thoughts weren't in it at the end"

Should I go to your place of work and tell your boss that your heart isn't in it since you post here all the damn time? It's easy to be a critic of someone in a field, in which to my knowledge, nobody on this board is associated with.

So I thank steve and wish him well in his future endeavors.
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Thankful for all he does and hope him only success in the future!
01-07-2015 09:47 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
(01-07-2015 09:40 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  Man, some people are ridiculous.

The appropriate thing to do would say thank you and move one.

By no means was. Nitz a. Pulitzer Prize type writer, he was way more than sufficient. He was the only person that covers ALL NIU sports. He's one man, he can only do so much.

Not to mention, Nitz is an NIU alum and we should wish him well. I wouldn't call writing articles for basketball and football during championship and bowl season as "his thoughts weren't in it at the end"

Should I go to your place of work and tell your boss that your heart isn't in it since you post here all the damn time? It's easy to be a critic of someone in a field, in which to my knowledge, nobody on this board is associated with.

So I thank steve and wish him well in his future endeavors.

+1

Thanks Steve and good luck to you
01-07-2015 10:04 PM
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+2 Thanks Steve and good luck!
01-07-2015 10:41 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
We were his clients, and we were generally unsatisfied with his level of performance. At least not anywhere close to the level of his predecessors. Maybe that's an indictment on him or maybe it's a testament to how good Sahly, wood and Werner actually were. It happens to be a job that's in the spotlight and can be subject to criticism. He picked the field...it's part of it...let's all put our big boy pants on.

Best of luck...hopefully he finds himself in a more engaging role in the future.
01-07-2015 11:13 PM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
I'm not sure reduction of coverage was Steve's fault. The newspaper industry has been cutting back for years. His employer, Shaw Media probably played a huge role in the lack of coverage.
01-08-2015 09:42 AM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
I wish Nitz the best.

Sadly, it looks like they don't have anyone lined up to replace him. Nothing on the Wire nor in today's DC about last night's game.

Daily Chronicle front page feature is more Korcek rambling, but its not on their website nor on HW. I'll post as soon as it becomes available..
(This post was last modified: 01-08-2015 10:28 AM by Flying Corn.)
01-08-2015 10:25 AM
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
Kudos to HuskieJWN for his response to oilgasusa. Yes, even if you didn't like Nitz's writing (could you do better), at least appreciate the effort.
As Doggone appropriately points out: not sure reduction of coverage was Steve's fault. The newspaper industry has been cutting back for years. His employer, Shaw Media probably played a huge role in the lack of coverage.
As a fellow sportswriter I know Steve was getting paid the bare minimum and Shaw gives raises as often as 7 praised Drew Hare after Presbyterian. At one point, Nitz was considering taking a graduate assistant position because he would have made about the same while working on a master's. Word is he landed a job with an internet sports outlet in the Chicago area.
Unlike college coaching jobs where the next head coach and his assistant positions have salary hikes when hired, the media business is the opposite. Shaw, Trib, etc. replace long-time quality writers like Rick Armstrong, Fred Mitchell, etc. with young, hungry, or less experienced applicants wanting an opportunity. You can bet the Chronicle -- at best -- offers the same low-wage salary or perhaps even slightly less.
It's far better to echo the comments made by jjprender, zdsmith, NIUSox10, NIU1981 and say thanks, good luck.
As for NuclearMike, look for the Chronicle ad on the opening or any other newspaper filling a sportswriter position and show me where it says: give a damn about NIU (or whatever the local program)? There is no requirement saying a sports editor or writer is required to only write positive things or promote the local program. Don't forget half of the Chronicle readers would rather see more coverage of their high school teams than NIU while those of us on the DogPound want the opposite.
As to Flying Corn's note, admist those ramblings is a lot of NIU history which some of the younger people here may not know. Yes, Bobby Knight-coached Indiana played in Evans Field House. Yes, NBA-types like Ron Harper also played in EFH. Yes, it's frustrating that the MAC and NIU have had such a downturn in men's basketball. Yes, as Korcek points out, the B1G is just as unwilling to schedule NIU or MAC teams except on their terms. The link to Korcek's Corner will be in another thread so RitzHuskie and all the other anti-Mikes can post their usual rants while anyone else can get some more insight to NIU's past men's basketball programs.
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
While the NIU coverage wasn't as good with Nitz, at least it was still there. Hopefully there's somebody to report on NIU events going forward. Certainly can't depend on Chicago/suburban media for that.
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RE: Change coming to Huskiewire?
New beat writer for the Chronicle/Huskie Wire is Jesse Severson, formerly the sports editor of the Yuma Sun in Yuma, Arizona.
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(01-13-2015 01:51 PM)BarsemaBone2 Wrote:  New beat writer for the Chronicle/Huskie Wire is Jesse Severson, formerly the sports editor of the Yuma Sun in Yuma, Arizona.

Have fun adjusting to the weather...lol.
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(01-14-2015 01:28 PM)7 Wrote:  
(01-13-2015 01:51 PM)BarsemaBone2 Wrote:  New beat writer for the Chronicle/Huskie Wire is Jesse Severson, formerly the sports editor of the Yuma Sun in Yuma, Arizona.

Have fun adjusting to the weather...lol.

Huskiewire wouldn't have gotten him if not for the CPC.
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