Mike Carmin
Lafayette,Indiana
Summary
Veteran sportswriter with more than 30 years experience
providing readers an inside look at college, professional, local/high school athletes and teams. Started as a freelancer at the Lafayette Journal & Courier and was promoted to full-time covering Purdue/Big Ten/NCAA/high school stories, features, enterprise and issues. In December 2022, I accepted a buyout from Lafayette Journal and Courier (Gannett).
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Writer
GoldandBlack.com
12.2022 - 04.2023
• Responsible for reporting and writing about the Purdue men’s basketball program during the 2022-23 season. Hired as a freelancer while the beat writer was on medical leave.
Sports Reporter
Lafayette Journal & Courier
04.2016 - 12.2022
• Responsible for reporting and writing about all aspects of high school sports coverage, Purdue's football program, Purdue men's basketball program (starting in 2019-20 season) and Purdue's women’s basketball program, including generating enterprise, digital contributions, game and feature stories on local and national levels.
• Provided assistance in coverage of high school sports with game stories, sidebars, features, and special projects.
• Worked cooperatively with numerous coaches, sports information directors, university, high school and local officials.
• First reporter to write about Tyler Trent, a Purdue student and super fan who gained national attention during his battle against bone cancer and his passion for the school's athletic teams.
Web Communications Specialist
Krannert School Of Management, Purdue University
01.2016 - 04.2016
• Overseeing social media accounts and producing content for the Krannert School of Management website.
Sports Reporter
Lafayette Journal & Courier
08.1990 - 12.2016
• Responsible for reporting and writing about all aspects of Purdue's football program and nationally ranked Purdue women’s basketball program, including generating enterprise, digital contributions, game and feature stories on local and national levels.
• Planned and implemented coverage of numerous NCAA basketball tournaments.
• Reported on and followed a Purdue University internal inquiry focusing on the women’s basketball program during the 2005-06 season, securing exclusive interviews with a number of participants.
• Played an active role in expanding coverage of Purdue’s non-revenue sports.
Served as lead reporter for various NCAA championship events in West Lafayette, including the 2008 Division I Men’s Golf Championships.
• Provide assistance in coverage of men’s basketball, and high school sports with game stories, sidebars, features, and special projects.
• Worked cooperatively with numerous coaches, sports information directors, university, high school and local officials.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education Teaching And Coaching
Franklin College
Franklin, IN05.1985
Skills
Energetic reporter
Strong communicator
Versatile writer
Organized, detail-oriented and skilled at multi-tasking
Able to generate and maintain a wide range of sources
Accomplishments
• Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Virgil Sweet Award (2020)
• Indiana Sportswriter of the Year (2019) by The Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association
• Journal and Courier Media Group Information Center Audience Development Employee of the Year (2012)
• Women's Basketball Coaches Association/Mel Greenberg Media Award (2012). Presented to a member of the media who has best displayed a commitment to women's basketball and to advancing the role of the media in promoting the women's game.
• Journal and Courier Employee of the Month (March, 2006 and March, 1999)
• Journal and Courier’s J Award Recipient for excellence in journalism (February, 2006; March, 2008; May, 2008)
Best of Gannett first-place award for coverage of Purdue’s run toward its first national women’s basketball championship (1999)
• Writing awards from The Associated Press Sports Editors and Hoosier State Press Association
• Four-time winner of the Indiana Baseball Coaches Association District Media Award
• Member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
• Member of the United States Basketball Writer’s Association Board (District V Representative)
• Member of the Football Writer's Association of America
Timeline
Freelance Writer
GoldandBlack.com
12.2022 - 04.2023
Sports Reporter
Lafayette Journal & Courier
04.2016 - 12.2022
Web Communications Specialist
Krannert School Of Management, Purdue University
01.2016 - 04.2016
Sports Reporter
Lafayette Journal & Courier
08.1990 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education Teaching And Coaching
Franklin College