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Is Drew Leaving?
Drew Champlin‏ @DrewChamplin
Personal note: this is my last week with @aldotcom. I'm leaving sports writing full-time
09-14-2017 10:46 AM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
Yes, unfortunately.
No telling who we will be stuck with.

I think Torraine was let go during the last pink slip fest.
09-14-2017 10:56 AM
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It's a sinking ship, don't blame him a bit.
09-14-2017 10:57 AM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
(09-14-2017 10:57 AM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  Tomorrow is his last day. Some of the guys before his 1st and 2nd stint in covering UAB were really lousy/lazy. I heard al.com is using some freelancer named Dudley to cover UAB.
09-14-2017 10:58 AM
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WesternBlazer‏ @WesternBlazer
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So, what gives?
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Drew Champlin Retweeted WesternBlazer
Well I didn't get fired but no higher ups actually listened to my podcast. Joining Cahaba Media Group next week. Non sports
09-14-2017 11:00 AM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
Yes, a sinking ship.
09-14-2017 11:09 AM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
If you want to work in print media, niche magazines are on a slower decline than the rest of the industry - some are actually thriving.
09-14-2017 11:22 AM
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Small-town dailies are more profitable than ever, because they are the only source for local news.


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good for Drew bad for us
09-14-2017 12:01 PM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
Is there a daily newspaper in the metro B'ham area today? My brother takes the Tuscaloosa NEWS which delivers daily in Mountain Brook, but not in Cropwell. Out here, the NEWS-AEGIS is a weekly paper delivered by US Mail.

We dropped the B'ham NEWS because the delivery person threw the paper out the car window as they went by at 40+ mph. Too often I found a soaked paper in the roadside ditch because the "dp" refused to stop long enough to use the paper tube on my mailbox post.
09-14-2017 12:15 PM
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(09-14-2017 12:15 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  Is there a daily newspaper in the metro B'ham area today? My brother takes the Tuscaloosa NEWS which delivers daily in Mountain Brook, but not in Cropwell. Out here, the NEWS-AEGIS is a weekly paper delivered by US Mail.

We dropped the B'ham NEWS because the delivery person threw the paper out the car window as they went by at 40+ mph. Too often I found a soaked paper in the roadside ditch because the "dp" refused to stop long enough to use the paper tube on my mailbox post.

The daily newspaper is called al.com. it doesn't fit in your newspaper tube from the 70s but it doesn't get soaked.
09-14-2017 12:26 PM
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And if memory serves me correct the BN isn't even printed in Bham nor even in AL anymore.
09-14-2017 01:21 PM
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(09-14-2017 10:56 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Yes, unfortunately.
No telling who we will be stuck with.

I think Torraine was let go during the last pink slip fest.

Torraine is now an assistant to the Bessemer mayor: http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2016/09/b...residents/
09-14-2017 02:06 PM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
Who was that idiot between Drew's stints who wrote like he was doing a Saturday bite sports report for a public access channel. He was so bad he made me miss Torraine.

He may have used the word dunkaroo in a story.
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
(09-14-2017 01:21 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  And if memory serves me correct the BN isn't even printed in Bham nor even in AL anymore.

It's printed in Atlanta by the AJC. Everything is done online from Birmingham now and shipped back to Bham on a AJC truck..

My neighbor retired from the News several years ago. Per him, they closed down the building around March and the equipment was or is being dismantled. The presses are the last thing being taken out since they are so humongous.


Per him, the News has formed a partnership with FOX6 and 33/44 for the high school sports reporting. They still will employ a few local sport beat writers but they are cutting back
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(09-14-2017 02:30 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Who was that idiot between Drew's stints who wrote like he was doing a Saturday bite sports report for a public access channel. He was so bad he made me miss Torraine.

He may have used the word dunkaroo in a story.

Gary Eastwick???
09-14-2017 03:01 PM
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There was also Solomon Crenshaw, and some guy named Birdsong.
09-14-2017 03:04 PM
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(09-14-2017 02:30 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Who was that idiot between Drew's stints who wrote like he was doing a Saturday bite sports report for a public access channel. He was so bad he made me miss Torraine.

He may have used the word dunkaroo in a story.
Nick Birdsong.
09-14-2017 03:08 PM
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(09-14-2017 03:08 PM)busch Wrote:  
(09-14-2017 02:30 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Who was that idiot between Drew's stints who wrote like he was doing a Saturday bite sports report for a public access channel. He was so bad he made me miss Torraine.

He may have used the word dunkaroo in a story.
Nick Birdsong.

That's him. I looked up his bio.

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That's fine. We don't claim him either. Worst ever. Although I loved picking apart his errors.
09-14-2017 04:03 PM
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
Back around 1994 or so Adam Rubin covered UAB sports for a short period.

I had lunch with him once to discuss a fan's view of UAB athletics, etc.

He went on to cover the Mets, etc.

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09-14-2017 04:20 PM
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