Joey Kaufman
Ohio State Football Beat Writer @The Columbus Dispatch
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WORK HISTORY
Ohio State Football Beat Writer @The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus, OH, US
Cover Ohio State University football team, one of the most-high profile beats at The Dispatch, as part of a two-person reporting team- Write breaking news, in-depth features, enterprise stories, analysis and provide game coverage of the Buckeyes, perennial national championship contenders who won title in 2024 following historic postseason run- Major assignments include the College Football Playoff, Cotton, Fiesta, Peach, Rose and Sugar bowl games and Heisman Trophy ceremony- Craft regular public records requests, obtaining documents for use in breaking news involving coaching salaries, NCAA violations, scheduling agreements, ticket sales and various financial matters- Contribute to coverage of wider issues impacting the college sports industry such as new rules allowing athlete compensation through name, image and likeness (NIL) and academic bonuses resulting from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and fiscal fallout from COVID-19 pandemic that led OSU’s athletic department to obtain an eight-figure loan from the university. Broke multiple stories on related topics- Co-host The Dispatch’s “BuckeyeXtra” football podcast and regularly appear on “Wall to Wall Sports,” nightly sports-talk show on WBNS-10TV, the CBS affiliate in Columbus, during the fall and winter- Beat coverage has received 15 national, state and local journalism awards.
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Print and Digital Journalism, Religion
SKILLS
ABOUT JOEY KAUFMAN
Joey Kaufman has spent a decade as a newspaper reporter, currently at The Columbus Dispatch covering Ohio State football and the university\'s athletic department. He is also a contributor to \"Wall to Wall Sports,\" a nightly sports-talk show on WBNS-TV, the CBS affiliate in Columbus.Before joining The Dispatch, he worked at the Orange County Register and 10 other newspapers that form the Southern California News Group covering USC and UCLA. He grew up in suburban Los Angeles and graduated from USC.
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