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Matt Guzman

Round Rock,TX

Summary

Hey! My name is Matt, and I am a student at the University of Missouri - Columbia, pursuing a degree in journalism with a sports writing and reporting emphasis. I find it intriguing that in the world of professional sports, it tends to be forgotten that athletes are people, too. I intend to explore this further throughout my career, using my skills of interviewing and writing to report on the true character of athletes that otherwise would not be seen.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Reporter, Site Manager

Sports Illustrated - On SI
San Antonio, TX
01.2023 - Current
  • Lead a small staff covering the San Antonio Spurs year-round for San Antonio Spurs On SI
  • Attend games, practices, special events to provide statistical coverage, features and columns to best serve Sports Illustrated's online audience
  • Create multimedia content to pair with writing in order to make the site more engaging

Sports Intern

The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, MO
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • Worked with editors to write intriguing sports stories around the Kansas City area not related to major teams
  • Covered the Kansas City Royals and Sporting KC as in-person media and the Kansas City Chiefs remotely, writing both training camp and in-season features

Preps Correspondent

The Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia, MO
09.2022 - 01.2024
  • Reported weekly feature stories for publication or broadcast, describing background details of high school football in Boone County, MO.
  • Conducted interviews with players and coaches from high schools around Columbia, and researched stories to provide complete and accurate information

Freelance Reporter

The Austin American Statesman
Austin, TX
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Interviewed news subjects and researched for facts and credibility
  • Developed news sources for general assignment and special areas of interest
  • Produced unique and captivating news stories, and gathered information about news subjects through research, interviews and observation

Sports, Copy Editor

The Maneater
Columbia, MO
11.2022 - 05.2023
  • Supervised and coordinated work of reporters and other editors, and led weekly pitch meetings to assign plan for coverage of all MU sports teams
  • Used AP style to edit stories written by staff members and editors as the second line of editing within the organization

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
05.2026

Skills

  • Sports, news and feature writing
  • AP style
  • Photography
  • Interviewing, reporting

Awards

  • 2023 MCMA Awards — Second Place, Feature Writing
  • 2024 MCMA Awards — Third Place, Sports Writing
  • Member of the 32nd Class of Sports Journalism Institute (SJI)

References

  • Gregory Lee - SJI At-Large: gleejr9472@gmail.com
  • Chris Kwiecinski - Digial Sports Producer, FOX32 Chicago: chris.kwiecinski@fox.com
  • Scott Chasen - Assistant Sports Editor, The KC Star: schasen@kcstar.com

Timeline

Sports Intern

The Kansas City Star
06.2024 - 08.2024

Freelance Reporter

The Austin American Statesman
05.2023 - 08.2023

Lead Reporter, Site Manager

Sports Illustrated - On SI
01.2023 - Current

Sports, Copy Editor

The Maneater
11.2022 - 05.2023

Preps Correspondent

The Columbia Daily Tribune
09.2022 - 01.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

University of Missouri - Columbia
Matt Guzman