About Me

Geoff Shannon
Email: geofflax@gmail.com
@Geoff_Shannon, baltimore.life-of-kings.com
clippings.me/geoff_shannon
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-shannon-53791a32

CAREER HISTORY

1. Associate Editor, Inside Lacrosse, 2005-Present
Support production of Inside Lacrosse magazine and InsideLacrosse.com, and lead production of Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook and IL’s Recruiting Issue. Duties include managing budgets and freelancers, working through production deadlines, reporting, operating social media via our @ILPreps account, publishing through our website backend publication and other activities.

Awards and Honors
FOLIO Eddie Award, Honorable Mention Best Full Issue, 2015
FOLIO Eddie Award, Best Full Issue Gold Medal, 2012
FOLIO Ozzie Award, Best Feature Design Silver Medal, 2011
FOLIO Eddie Award, Best Full Issue Gold Medal, 2008

 Staff Writer, Slidell Sentry-News, 2004-2005
Reported in St. Tammany Parish, a suburb of New Orleans, for a daily newspaper. Duties included editing, advertorial writing and other activities.

Awards and Honors
Louisiana Press Association Newspaper of the Year (Div. 4), 2005
LPA 1st Place, Best Continuing Coverage of a Governmental Issue, 2005

Contributing Writer, Tulane University Publications, 2004-2005
Wrote monthly features for Tulanian magazine, and for the university’s internal publications and website.

Freelance, 2004-Present
City Paper (Baltimore), Baltimore Magazine, Maryland Life, Baltimore Business Journal, Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, Major League Lacrosse, Where Y’at Magazine, Covington NewsBanner, Tulane Athletics

ORGANIZATIONS
American Copy Editors Society (ACES)

EDUCATION
Tulane University ’04
B. A., History

Sports Editor, Tulane Hullabaloo

One Comment

  1. Nice mask. Though if your going to be writing you might want to spell-check your blog. “cane” is different than “can”. And don’t worry, Robert will never hear about this blog from me.

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