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David Strege is a freelance writer and public relations consultant with over 20 years of experience in journalism. He has written over 4,000 articles on a variety of topics for numerous publications and has covered major sporting events. Strege has strong skills in writing, media relations, and relationship building from his background in journalism. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism and is a member of several professional associations.

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DAVID E. STREGE Phone: 775.787.7226 Website: http://freelancewriter.weebly.com Email: david.strege@yahoo.com Twitter: @DavidStregeReno LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidstrege SUMMARY OF SKILLS Writing: Strength is producing clean, crisp copy. Has written more than 4,000 articles for a newspaper with a readership of more than 350,000. Can write feature stories, columns, press releases, blogs and biographies. Media Relations: Is keen about the needs of the media and how they want to be treated, having been a veteran member of the media in the Los Angeles/Orange County market, working at the Orange County Register. Has a knack for uncovering unique, human interest stories that would pique the interest of the media. Consummate Relationship Builder: Knows how to develop relationships and to bridge the communications gap between companies and clients and customers. As a sportswriter covering professional teams, was recognized for building relationships with the front office, players, coaches, ball boys, security guards and anyone involved with the team -- earning their trust, confidence and friendship, giving him credibility and helping him to better cover the team. Social Media: Knowledgeable about use of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools to connect customers with the product, and for establishing relationships with consumers. Photography: As an outdoors writer, shot own photography for stories he covered. Learned from some award-winning photographers at the Orange County Register. Videography: Went beyond his job description and learned Windows MovieMaker, filming and editing outdoor stories hed write about. Produced short videos for the newspapers Website. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Became a published author with the release of Celebrity Fish Talk: Tales of Fishing from an All-Star Cast in 2005. Honored with several writing awards from the Outdoors Writers Association of America and the Outdoor Writers Association of California. Several stories were sent out on the wire and ran in newspapers nationwide. Redesigned the Fishing Guide page in the outdoor section of the Orange County Register, helping to increase readership. Covered Super Bowl, NBA Championships and numerous NCAA Final Fours and bowl games to reach pinnacle of sportswriting. Has written feature stories for several magazines, and has also provided writing for PR firms in the Reno/Tahoe region and New Mexico.
DAVID E. STREGE Page 2 of 2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Orange County Register Was the outdoors writer covering fishing, hunting and skiing/snowboarding; wrote a feature and two columns each week, and a ski column bi-weekly during winter. Before being the outdoors writer, covered UCLA football and basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, PGA events, soccer and boxing. Los Angeles Times Covered high schools, junior college, small college sports, pro soccer, and helped with daily production of the newspaper. ADWEEK Reported on advertising and public relations news as associate editor. EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Journalism Cal State University, Fullerton. ASSOCIATIONS Member of the Public Relations Society of America, Reno Chapter. Member of the Outdoors Writers Association of America since 1995. ProNet Reno: Marketing, Media, Communications Committee Member. Member of the Social Media Club of Northern Nevada. Member of the Carson Area PR & Marketing Network. MISCELLANEOUS Has written features for Reno Magazine, the Reno Gazette-Journal, the Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Golf World Magazine, FLW Outdoors Magazine, Pacific Coast Sportfishing Magazine, Four Seasons and Water Skier magazines, and the Associated Press. Was a panelist at the National Ski Areas Association winter conference at Squaw Creek in 2006; Topic was Top Reasons Id Want to Cover Your Story: A Journalists Perspective. Is producing a press kit for ProNet Reno.

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  • 1. DAVID E. STREGE Phone: 775.787.7226 Website: http://freelancewriter.weebly.com Email: david.strege@yahoo.com Twitter: @DavidStregeReno LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidstrege SUMMARY OF SKILLS Writing: Strength is producing clean, crisp copy. Has written more than 4,000 articles for a newspaper with a readership of more than 350,000. Can write feature stories, columns, press releases, blogs and biographies. Media Relations: Is keen about the needs of the media and how they want to be treated, having been a veteran member of the media in the Los Angeles/Orange County market, working at the Orange County Register. Has a knack for uncovering unique, human interest stories that would pique the interest of the media. Consummate Relationship Builder: Knows how to develop relationships and to bridge the communications gap between companies and clients and customers. As a sportswriter covering professional teams, was recognized for building relationships with the front office, players, coaches, ball boys, security guards and anyone involved with the team -- earning their trust, confidence and friendship, giving him credibility and helping him to better cover the team. Social Media: Knowledgeable about use of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools to connect customers with the product, and for establishing relationships with consumers. Photography: As an outdoors writer, shot own photography for stories he covered. Learned from some award-winning photographers at the Orange County Register. Videography: Went beyond his job description and learned Windows MovieMaker, filming and editing outdoor stories hed write about. Produced short videos for the newspapers Website. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Became a published author with the release of Celebrity Fish Talk: Tales of Fishing from an All-Star Cast in 2005. Honored with several writing awards from the Outdoors Writers Association of America and the Outdoor Writers Association of California. Several stories were sent out on the wire and ran in newspapers nationwide. Redesigned the Fishing Guide page in the outdoor section of the Orange County Register, helping to increase readership. Covered Super Bowl, NBA Championships and numerous NCAA Final Fours and bowl games to reach pinnacle of sportswriting. Has written feature stories for several magazines, and has also provided writing for PR firms in the Reno/Tahoe region and New Mexico.
  • 2. DAVID E. STREGE Page 2 of 2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Orange County Register Was the outdoors writer covering fishing, hunting and skiing/snowboarding; wrote a feature and two columns each week, and a ski column bi-weekly during winter. Before being the outdoors writer, covered UCLA football and basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, PGA events, soccer and boxing. Los Angeles Times Covered high schools, junior college, small college sports, pro soccer, and helped with daily production of the newspaper. ADWEEK Reported on advertising and public relations news as associate editor. EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Journalism Cal State University, Fullerton. ASSOCIATIONS Member of the Public Relations Society of America, Reno Chapter. Member of the Outdoors Writers Association of America since 1995. ProNet Reno: Marketing, Media, Communications Committee Member. Member of the Social Media Club of Northern Nevada. Member of the Carson Area PR & Marketing Network. MISCELLANEOUS Has written features for Reno Magazine, the Reno Gazette-Journal, the Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Golf World Magazine, FLW Outdoors Magazine, Pacific Coast Sportfishing Magazine, Four Seasons and Water Skier magazines, and the Associated Press. Was a panelist at the National Ski Areas Association winter conference at Squaw Creek in 2006; Topic was Top Reasons Id Want to Cover Your Story: A Journalists Perspective. Is producing a press kit for ProNet Reno.