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I have 23 years experience in the newspaper business and have a working knowledge of all areas except press operation. I am proficient in Word, Pagemaker, and Photoshop.

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DENNIS MICHAEL (MIKE) STEEN
213 North Wells Street
Kosciusko, Mississippi 39090
Home 662-289-9904
Mobile 601-668-4089

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
I was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on March 27, 1949. I moved to Lexington, Mississippi, in 1963 where I lived until returning to Kosciusko in 1988.

I graduated from Lexington High School in 1967 and Holmes Junior College in 1970. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1972 and my Master of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Science with emphasis in Biology in 1977, both from Delta State University. I took Biology I and Biology II at Holmes Community in the summer of 2004 to renew my AA certification.

I am an ordained Baptist minister and a bivocational pastor. I am currently pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in northern Attala County, a position I have held since 1984.

I was married in 1988 to Carolyn Brantley Yeager, a former schoolmate. She has a son, Mark William Yeager, by a previous marriage (her first husband is deceased) and we adopted two more sons, Matthew and Christopher, on July 1, 1991. Mark is now 38, Matthew is 22, and Christopher is 20.

I have worked in the field of education for 10 years and in the newspaper business for 23 years, as well as serving as a Baptist pastor for the past 29 years. I feel that my education, training, and work experiences provide me with the proper skills to carry out the duties of a variety of jobs.

I am a photographer and have over 35 years experience. I used photography during all of the 23 years I spent working in the newspaper, as well as taking photos of weddings and other special events on a part-time basis and as a favor to friends and relatives.

HONORS, AWARDS, AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS
President of Holmes County Jaycees 1976-1977
Secretary-Treasurer of Lexington Jaycees 1982
Master of Lexington Masonic Lodge 1976
President of Mississippi Private School Science Teachers Association 1976-1977 (2 Years)
President of District and State Science Fairs for 2 years 1976-1877
Honors Graduate-Delta State University (3.83 Grade Point Average) 1977
Served in Boy Scouts as Webelos leader, Cubmaster, and Assistant Scoutmaster from 1975-1979. I also served as advisor for Lexington Scout Troop for a number of years.
I have held several positions in the Baptist Associations in both Holmes County and Attala County from 1981 until present, including Clerk of the Attala Baptist Association for several years.
Served as Secretary for the Attala County Republican Committee during the years from 1991 - 1996.

HOBBIES AND OTHER INTERESTS
My hobbies and other interests include photography, reading, and Gospel music.

References:
References are available upon request.

Veteran journalist/editor with 30-plus years experience seeks position
as a reporter or copy editor at a paper in southwest Mississippi. I
have won several awards working in Massachusetts for news coverage.
Contact Ed Copp at edcopp@gmail.com.

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Edward Copp
P. O. Box 1791
Pearl River, LA 70452
Phone: 985-718-2728
E-mail: edcopp@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

I have more than 30 years experience as a journalist in both the print
and broadcast media, including two years as a producer and fill-in
talk show host with the defunct Talk America. I have covered courts,
police and politics and worked more than three years as a copy editor
and investigative reporter for a Florida newspaper. I strive for
accuracy and objectivity in the news.

WORK HISTORY

THE SENIOR CONSERVATIVE Nov. 2009-Dec. 2009
Editor and columnist of an on-line publication for those 50 and over.
Site folded due to lack of financing by publisher.

WGSO-AM, New Orleans, LA Aug. 2009-February, 2010
Producer

WATD-FM, Marshfield, MA Nov. 2003-July 2005
Police and court reporter and weekend anchor.

Okeechobee News, Okeechobee, FL July 2000-Nov. 2003
Copy and weekend editor and lead reporter for the paper’s investigative team.

WQRC-FM, Hyannis, MA May 1992-July 2000
General assignment and political reporter and weekend anchor.

Talk America, Canton, MA Nov. 1994-Jan. 1996
Producer and fill-in talk show host.

Daily Transcript, Dedham, MA Sept. 1985-April 1990
Police and court reporter.

Brockton Enterprise, Brockton, MA Aug. 1975-May 1992
Police and court reporter.

EDUCATION

Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA 1978
BA in English and secondary education with a minor in communications.

Fisher College, Boston, MA 1976
Associates Degree in Business Administration

Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison 1973
Department of Defense School for Journalism

Veteran journalist seeks position as a staff writer in sports, features or news at daily or semi-weekly publication. I am also interested in working for a magazine, public relations or sports information. I have over 18 years experience in newspaper work, and have won Mississippi Press Association awards for best sports feature writing four years in a row. Contact Allen Baswell at choctawwriter@hotmail.com.