By Erik Hall
These are people who were “On the Move” during October 2020. They have made professional moves in sports media.
If there was a move in your department or you made a move during October that is not included, you can contact Erik Hall at hallerik7@gmail.com.
- Joe Benigno announced his retirement from WFAN radio.
- Ronald Bond left his role as the sports editor at The Observer in La Grande, Oregon.
- Robert Brewer became the sports editor of the Minot (North Dakota) Daily News.
- Ryan S. Clark started covering the Seattle Kraken for The Athletic. He previously covered the Colorado Avalanche.
- Madeline Coleman joined Sports Illustrated as a breaking news reporter.
- Patrick Donohue left as the sports editor of The Nonpareil in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
- Doc Emrick announced his retirement from NBC Sports as an NHL broadcaster.
- Angel Madison Franco parted ways with her sports reporter role at The Dallas Morning News. She took a position at Texas A&M University.
- Mike Freeman took the role of USA Today editor leading coverage of race and inequality in sports.
- Drew Fritz became the sports editor of the Times-Union in Warsaw, Indiana. He takes over for Mark Howe.
- Darin Gantt left his role cover the NFL for Pro Football Talk.
- Teddy Greenstein joined PointsBet Sportsbook as a senior editor. He had been a Chicago Tribune columnist.
- Gabrielle Guerard joined NBC Sports as a digital sports producer.
- Gregory Hampton Lee Jr. joined The Boston Globe as the senior assistant managing editor for talent and community. He was previously with The Athletic.
- Sid Hartman, a sports columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, died at age 100 years old.
- Noah Houck became the sports editor at The Advocate and Democrat in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He was previously at The Daily Times in Maryville, Tennessee.
- Austin Hough took the sports editor role at The Goshen (Indiana) News.
- Jeremy Johnson joined the Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald as a sports reporter. He was previously the sports editor at the Oconee Enterprise in Watkinsville, Georgia.
- Jonah Jordan was let go from his role as a sports reporter at the Daily Memphian.
- Andy Kostka joined The Washington Times as a sports reporter.
- Ryan Kuhn left his sports reporter role at the Independent Record in Helena, Montana.
- Michael Lee joined The Washington Post sports enterprise team.
- Matt Lombardo took an NFL columnist role with Fansided. He previously covered the NFL for NJ Advance Media.
- Jared Martinson became the sports editor for the Herald Journal in Delano, Minnesota.
- Vaughn McClure, an ESPN NFL reporter, died at the age of 48 years old.
- Wayne McGahee III left his role covering Florida State at the Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat.
- Keith Olbermann left ESPN to focus on political commentary.
- T. Scott became the sports editor of the Greencastle (Indiana) Banner-Graphic.
- George Stoia III joined The Denver Gazette and Colorado Springs Gazette to cover the Denver Broncos. He previously covered Arkansas State for The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Seth Tow was laid off as a sports reporter at the Star Democrat in Easton, Maryland.
- Stan Van Gundy left Turner Sports to become New Orleans Pelicans coach.
- The Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced layoffs that included sports reporter Dirk Facer, sports reporter Jody Genessy, sports reporter Brandon Gurney, and sports reporter/columnist Mike Sorensen.
- SB Nation added Nyerr Parham as general manager and Bryan Graham as senior director of audience and engagement. Jermaine Spradley received a promotion to senior vice president of SB Nation.
