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June Newsletter

Former Longview (Wash.) sports editor Rick Alvord dies June 27, 2012

Rick Alvord, former sports editor of The Daily News of Longview, Wash., died Tuesday morning after a battle with colon cancer. He was 50.

Before joining The Daily News in 1998, Alvord was a sportswriter for the East Oregonian in Pendleton, Ore., the Coeur d'Alene Press in Idaho and the World in Coos Bay, Ore. He covered the Mariners and Seahawks for the Eastside Journal in Seattle and wrote for Mariners Magazine.

He was promoted to sports editor of The Daily News in 1999, succeeding John Pisapia.

Here's The Daily News story on Alvord.

Officers

Gerry Ahern

President
USA Today

Tim Stephens

First Vice President
CBSSports.com

Mike Sherman

Second Vice President
The Oklahoman

Tommy Deas

Third Vice President
Tuscaloosa News

Jack Berninger

Executive Director
Richmond Times-Dispatch
(retired)

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Blogs

Aug 6, 2012Third Vice President’s column: Reach out to smaller papers that are not APSE members

By Tommy DeasExecutive Sports EditorThe Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News First, let me extend my thanks and appreciation to those who elected me to this position and to all the old friends I got to see and new friends I got to meet at the Summer Conference in Chicago.The Third Vice President’s chair was created to give a [...]

Jul 28, 2012President’s column: The time is now to invest in the future of APSE

Sponsoring a student through APSE’s new Student Outreach Initiative is a great way to give back to the organization and the future of sports journalism. APSE President Gerry Ahern calls on APSE members to recruit and sponsor one college student as a member of the organization. The students can come from your alma mater or your coverage area. The $25 fee will give the students access to the minds and events that will shape the future of sports journalism.