Stephen Guilfoyle
158 Blandina Court, Fort Mill, SC 29708
803-389-7229
OBJECTIVES
Immediate goal is to work at newspaper in an editorial position.
EDUCATION
University of South Carolina College of Journalism and Mass Communications
August 1984 to May 1990.
Awarded bachelor of arts in news-editorial sequence, with a cognate in English. Had B+ average in history and English.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Design Center, Gannett Newspapers
(formerly GateHouse Media
Center for News & Design)
Austin, Texas
March 2019 to March 2023 - Designer, sports, formerly on dailies news team
Design sports pages, write headlines, review and edit stories and cutlines.
Freelance writer
May 1990 to present (most but not all between full-time positions)
Writing assignments include for The Herald in Rock Hill S.C. including award-winner; the Fort Mill Times; Catholic News Herald of Charlotte, N.C.; Anson County Record, Wadesboro, N.C.; The Lancaster News; The New Catholic Miscellany; design of a brochure for Fort Mill Downtown Association; statewide election guide and sample Hispanic language page for the S.C. Press Association.
BH Media Consolidated Editing Center, Hickory N.C.
Oct. 2010 to March 2019 – Designer/editor
Designed sports pages for the Dothan Eagle (daily) of Dothan, Ala., (Marion) McDowell (N.C.) News, and formerly designed sports and news pages for the Morning News of Florence, S.C. (daily), the Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise, The Messenger of Hartsville, The Lake City News & Post and The Weekly Observer of Hemingway, all weeklies in South Carolina.
The News & Reporter – twice-weekly newspaper, Chester, S.C.
March 2006 to June 2010 - Editor
January 2005 to March 2006 - News editor
December 2004 to January 2005 - Interim editor
Filled in while paper searched for permanent editor. Supervised staff of two reporter/editors, one page designer, stringers and at various times, interns. After permanent editor hired, remained on staff as primary news reporter. Covered two-week trial of Christopher Pittman, which drew national attention. After being named 2005 Journalist of the Year, promoted to editor.
The Independent Tribune – daily newspaper
March 22, 2004 to June 10, 2004 - Copy desk chief
Helped guide paper through switch from old Macs to new PC-based system.
People Sentinel and The Allendale County Citizen Leader – weekly newspapers
January 2002 to Sept. 5, 2004 - Managing editor
Sept. 15, 1997 to January 2002 - News editor
January, 2000 to Sept. 5, 2004 - Webmaster
Editor resigned Sept. 14, 2001, assumed additional interim responsibilities before being named managing editor.)
The Cheraw Chronicle – weekly newspaper
December 1996 to Sept. 5, 1997 - Acting page 1 editor, editorialist, columnist
April 1994 to September 5, 1997 - Reporter, copy editor, photographer
The Shelby Star – daily newspaper
November 1990 to June 12, 1991 - Copy editor
Spartanburg Herald-Journal – daily newspaper
September 1990 to November 1990 - Sports correspondent
February 1990 to May 1990 - Special correspondent
August 1987 to December 1987 - Sports correspondent
The Gamecock – thrice weekly college newspaper
August 1986 to May 1990 - Columnist
August 1989 to May 1990 - Copy editor
August 1988 to December 1988 - Editor in chief
January 1988 to May 1988 - Managing editor
August 1986 to December 1987 - Copy desk chief
March 1986 to May 1986 - Assistant spotlight editor
October 1985 to March 1986 - Spotlight reporter
September 1985 to March 1986 - News reporter
Portfolio Magazine – college literary magazine
August 1989 to May 1990 - Assistant editor
September 1987 to November 1987 - Copy editor
The Lancaster News – thrice weekly newspaper
May 1989 to August 1989 - Sports intern
The Union Daily Times – daily newspaper
June 1988 to August 1988, Christmas 1988 - Newsroom intern
Brief Freelance assignments
The State – daily newspaper
January 1988 to May 1988 - Correspondent
The Associated Press – international news-gathering cooperative
December 1988 to May 1989 - Sports correspondent
Office of Communications, papal visit to the United States, Columbia, S.C.
Sept. 11, 1987 - Telex operator, press liaison
English Journal – magazine, translated to Japanese
October 1987 to December 1987 - Special correspondent
CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Carolina Reporter – Weekly laboratory newspaper published by USC College of Journalism.
January 1989 to May 1989 - State government reporter, copy editor
HOBBIES/INTERESTS
Computers, reading, science fiction , music, writing, history, writing, faking foreign accents
