John Wagner
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The Washington Post,
Kickstarter,
Chicago Tribune,
NDTV,
Sydney Morning Herald,
Chron,
NHL.com,
The Boston Globe
and
Covers:
Anything happening in Isanti County or on the western half of Chisago County
And I do mean anything: Government, schools, sports, public works, county fair, parades ... you name it, we're interested.
Doesn't Cover:
If there is no connection to Isanti or Chisago counties, or to the cities of Cambridge, Isanti, North Branch, Rush City or Braham (and a few others), we're not particularly interested.
Community Editor for the County News Review in Cambridge, MN. Retired sports writer for The (Toledo) Blade. Certain that "Sweet Caroline" is a pox on mankind.
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John Wagner’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Well, if you must know ...
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I actually started in public relations, serving as the Sports Information Director at Kent State University (my alma mater) from August 1987 to September 1992.
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I moved to Toledo, Ohio in September of 1992 and joined the staff of The (Toledo) Blade from April 1993 to August 2018. I worked on the desk at times, and I was a writer who covered, at different times, the Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A baseball), Bowling Green State University athletics, and area high school s…
John Wagner’s Journalist Portfolio
Interview
See all 7 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Creating agate for a newspaper on weekends. I did write freelance stories for another paper when I was younger, but agate was my first "job."
How is social media changing news?
It has created an urgency to present news ASAP. In the rush to be first, sometimes we lose sight of the real goal: to be correct.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I can explain, teach, inform, entertain and enlighten my readers. Sometimes, I can do all of those things in the same story.