1. Matt Westerhold
Writer, editor, revenue producer
(419) 357-5051
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Experience
2006 to present: Managing editor/brand
manager, the Sandusky Register and
sanduskyregister.com, Sandusky, Ohio. Direct
and develop 25-person newsroom to build daily
digital news feed and two daily print
publications. Built a newsroom studio and
established live programming, anchor and talk
program host. Earned multiple Associated Press
writing awards. Re-defined recruitment, training
and news gathering practice and method, driving
digital traffic to triple-digit growth serving more
than 260 million page views. Aggressively used
social media, news streams, reader comment,
photo and video platforms for big picture growth.
Expanded the reach of our services while
significantly reducing payroll and other costs.
1998 to 2006: Assistant managing editor, The
Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio. Also served as
digital developer/webmaster of news website.
Edited more than 70,000 stories, briefs and other
content over eight-year period covering
governments, police, business development,
community features and sports across nearly two
dozen communities.
1994 to 1998: Reporter/copy editor, the
Sandusky Register. Cops/courts reporter. Earned
best feature writer award from National
Newspaper Association and numerous AP awards
for breaking news, enterprise reporting.
Columnist and served on paper's editorial board.
1994: Freelance writer, sports and news, the
Lorain Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio. Covered
high school basketball, local governments, local
police and police blotters.
Education
Ohio University, bachelor's of communication 2004.
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