Howdy folks! I’m Powell Latimer, the new ACC and college sports writer for the News & Record. Happy to make your acquaintance and to be in your browser each day.
Some of you have probably already seen a byline or two of mine in the past few days, but I wanted to go ahead and introduce myself here in a more informal way.
First, just so you know who I am, here are a few bullet points to get the relevant details:
- I lived in Greensboro for six years growing up and my family is from High Point, so I’m familiar with the Triad and all the good things it has to offer.
- Red Oak is my favorite beer.
- I started out covering high school sports in southern Illinois and, later, eastern North Carolina for the Wilmington Star-News. Before coming to Greensboro, I covered Florida State for Warchant.com, a Rivals site.
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- My family is an actual house divided between UNC on one side and Duke on the other. Full-on family reunions were disbanded years ago for the safety of all parties, but that and journalism school have made me fairly neutral.
That’s a little about me and I look forward to hearing more about you all. Please don’t hesitate to contact me (powell.latimer@news-record.com and see below for contact information). I’ll make every effort to reply to all emails and calls I get.
Any and all feedback on what I’m writing and what we’re doing is always welcomed. I’ve got some ideas for things I’d like to do here that I think will be informative and interesting, but I’m not set in stone and want to do things you will enjoy reading. So thanks for reading, and I look forward to an ongoing dialogue and discussion about ACC and college sports here.