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Alex Ruppenthal
OFreelance Writer
Chicago, Ill.
Cover the Chicago Cubs and White Sox for Comcast
SportsNet Chicagos website. Cover high school sports
for The Northbrook Tower weekly newspaper.
(Aug. 2012-present)
OAssociate Reporter, MLB.com
Chicago, Ill.
Assistant beat writer covering the Chicago Cubs.
Report and wrote stories for cubs.com and MLB.com.
(May-Aug. 2011)
OEditorial Intern, ESPNChicago.com
Chicago, Ill.
Wrote and edited headlines and stories, including feature,
game and news stories. Researched and managed
multiple projects.
(May-Aug. 2010)
OSports Beat Writer, Columbia Missourian
Columbia, Mo.
Beat writer covering the University of Missouri mens
basketball team. Wrote feature about playing starting
guard J.T. Tiller one-on-one. Covered the Big 12 and
NCAA tournaments.
(Oct. 2009-March 2010)
OCopy Editor, Columbia Missourian
Columbia, Mo.
Copy edited and wrote headlines/captions for stories,
infographics and photographs for both the online and
print editions.
(Aug.-Dec. 2009)
OWeb Intern, Chicago Tribunes RedEye
Chicago, Ill.
Wrote stories and headlines and managed web
content, including several projects, for RedEye, a daily
newspaper published by the Chicago Tribune targeted
toward young adults.
(May-Aug. 2008)
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
University of Missouri
OBachelor of Journalism in Print/Digital Media (Cum
Laude, Deans List), May 2011
OBachelor of Arts in German (Summa Cum Laude),
May 2011
OTHER EXPERIENCE
OCongress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
Fellow, U.S. Department of State
Germany
Lived in Germany for one year. Completed an intensive
language school course, four months of study at
a German university, volunteering with German
organ|zat|ons and a fve-month wr|t|ng |nternsh|p at
Threeview, a marketing agency in Munich.
(Aug. 2011-July 2012)
HONORS AND AWARDS
OAssociated Press Sports Editors Award for
Explanatory Reporting - Second Place, 2010
O
Hearst Foundation Journalism Award for In-Depth
Writing - Fifth Place, 2011
OAssociated Press Sports Editors Award for
Explanatory Reporting - Top 10, 2009
SKILLS
OOperation of DSLR camera
OAdobe InDesign, Photoshop
OFluent in German
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
OKappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society for
Journalism and Mass Communication
OPhi Beta Kappa, nations oldest academic honor
society
OTHER
OSurvived near-fatal brain injury from running into a
br|ck wa|| p|ay|ng W|ffe ba|| |n 2004
OFormer campus tour guide, meaning skilled at
walking backward
OFormer state championship-qualifying bowler