About Me
I am a 2008 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh journalism graduate with bylines in dailies, weeklies, bi-weeklies, volleyball magazine and as the national columnist at D3baseball.com. Besides my writing background, I also have experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.), the Presto Sports interface, copy editing and managing a staff. My career goal is to become a sports information director.
This blog started as part of a journalism class project that included a website [now defunct, thanks to the powers that be] dedicated to the 2007 UW Oshkosh women’s volleyball team. The site featured Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML and other bells and whistles. The continuation of this blog after the original site’s cessation reflects my interest in volleyball and in sports writing.
Here are four videos I and a partner shot, edited and produced in 2007. Alas, some of our better videos were only housed on our site and not YouTube.
UW Oshkosh vs. UW-Whitewater
UW Oshkosh vs. UW-Stevens Point
UW Oshkosh vs. MSOE
UW Oshkosh vs. Lakeland
UPDATE: Curse this journalism job market! I, Ricky Nelson (ricky.nelson08@gmail.com), would appreciate a paying sports journalism or SID job, if you have one to offer. In the meantime I’ll continue to update the blog and watch volleyball.
-Ricky Nelson
I meant to mention that the UW Platteville match with Emory is streaming live now. See http://www.emoryathletics.com for live video action.
Goldrush said this on September 4, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I feel your pain about the journalism job market. My son is a 2009 college graduate (Fordham U in NYC) and is looking for work in journalism, focusing more on politics and futurism. No luck so far.
Rob Hudson said this on October 6, 2009 at 8:40 pm
DID YOU SEE UWP HAS A SID POSITION AVAILABLE? JUST SAW IT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ATLETICS HOME PAGE…DEADLINE 11/1/10.
UWP PARENT said this on October 31, 2010 at 6:51 am
I did see that listing on the CoSIDA jobs page a few weeks ago. I know I can do the job, but the ad says I need a minimum of three years experience in sports information. I wish I had that experience but I don’t. I doubt my volleyball and baseball sites or my print background count as related fields.
It’s too bad because I really like the Platteville area and the university. Now if the next hire happens to need a modestly paid assistant, I’m his or her guy.
Thank you for the heads-up,
Ricky
uwoshvball said this on October 31, 2010 at 10:30 am
SOMETIMES PASSION AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK TRUMPS SO CALLED EXPERIENCE. NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE WEB EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED WITH THIS SITE.
UWP PARENT said this on October 31, 2010 at 11:19 am
Alright Ricky, enjoy some of the fruits of your labor this season while trying to stay caught up here. If you get a chance to add some color (commentary) to the weekend, we’d recommend it. Diversify.
Good luck and enjoy. — Louie
Louie said this on November 11, 2010 at 10:59 pm
[...] you have not read the “About Me” page, I have been trying for the past year or so to get my foot in the door of a sport information [...]
That’s a wrap for 2011 « D-III Women's Volleyball said this on November 28, 2011 at 9:54 pm
http://www.northernac.org/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/20120824movm28
Anonymous said this on August 24, 2012 at 12:39 pm
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Ricky Nelson’s D-III women’s volleyball projected field of 64 « D-III Women's Volleyball said this on November 4, 2012 at 4:58 pm
[...] Albeit saccharine and dramatic, the paragraph above is sincere. If you have an open position, my email is ricky.nelson08@gmail.com. My resume and application materials are a few clicks away. My abridged background can be found on the About Me page. [...]
The blog’s 2012 coda « D-III Women's Volleyball said this on December 4, 2012 at 3:42 pm