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[hawks16]

I was told "resigned." No goodbye column or anything like that. I'd guess, and hope, he is putting off full retirement and continuing on with his radio duties.

[Ship69]

I was told "resigned." No goodbye column or anything like that. I'd guess, and hope, he is putting off full retirement and continuing on with his radio duties.

Newspaper jobs are few and far between these days.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Newspaper jobs are few and far between these days.

I'd guess Tony was at the Indiana Gazette for at least 30 years (perhaps longer).

It's still odd there was no 'farewell' column.

The stories he could tell about the Gary Edwards years ...

[Ship69]

I'd guess Tony was at the Indiana Gazette for at least 30 years (perhaps longer).

It's still odd there was no 'farewell' column.

The stories he could tell about the Gary Edwards years ...

At one of the newspapers I worked at, the entire photography staff, several of whom had won multiple awards and worked for the paper for 15 years or more, were dismissed in one day. They were told they were a luxury the paper could no longer afford.

[Cobra Hawks]

Rumour is Joe is going to break the mould and try the Gannon/Nova/WL style of play.

[Scrub]

Rumour is Joe is going to break the mould and try the Gannon/Nova/WL style of play.

It's about 6 months too early for an April Fool's joke.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Rumour is Joe is going to break the mould and try the Gannon/Nova/WL style of play.

Joe's dream is to win every game 52-48.

I do think his predessesor will be a younger, more up-tempo coach.

I think they already have a target, in fact.

[IUPalum]

Rumour is Joe is going to break the mould and try the Gannon/Nova/WL style of play.

WTF are you smoking?

[Chuck Norris]

Rumour is Joe is going to break the mould and try the Gannon/Nova/WL style of play.

Saddle up, let’s go!!

[boatcapt]

Rumour is Joe is going to break the mould and try the Gannon/Nova/WL style of play.

That would be an interesting turn, but I just don't see it. Joe has a big ego and it would kill him to admit his way was not the right way.

Besides...Joe's team is not equipped to play the WLU style. For one thing, he would need to go at least 10 deep. Joe struggles to go 7 deep. This year's squad seems to be built exactly like that. Not even going to talk about how every player has the green light to shoot 3's. Joe's head would pop off his shoulders if the #10 guy started jacking 3's!!

[hawks16]

At one of the newspapers I worked at, the entire photography staff, several of whom had won multiple awards and worked for the paper for 15 years or more, were dismissed in one day. They were told they were a luxury the paper could no longer afford.

Tony C. speaks:

For anyone who doesn’t know, for 40 years I was a sports writer at The Indiana Gazette, the last 31 as sport editor.
For anyone who doesn’t know, I’m no longer sports editor at the Gazette. Let’s just say Sample News, which bought the Gazette four years ago, and I had irreconcilable differences and leave it at that.
I resigned Sept. 3 and took two weeks of vacation. In sports terms, I took my ball and went home. I left my job with my head held high and a firm grip on my professional pride and the legacy of the sports department.
It’s a life-changing event filled with uncertainty, but I’ve probably smiled more in the past three weeks and enjoyed life more than I have at any time in the past four years. Fortunately, my wife is the most loving and sweetest girl in the world, and she recognized and understood the mental, emotional and physical toll each day was taking and supported my decision. But we have a lot of things to figure out.
To those who reached out in the past couple weeks, thank you for the support and encouragement. Some of you induced laughter and others induced tears and some induced both. The absolute best part of my job was the people I met along the way, and I hope to see many of you soon because I won’t disappear from the Indiana-area and IUP sports scene.
To those I worked with on the sports staff over the years, as I told you on several occasions, I’d have put you up against any sports staff anywhere. I was lucky to be surrounded by such talented and dedicated writers and good people. We were really good together and did a lot of special things, and best of all, we weren’t just co-workers, we were friends, and we are still.
I’m not sure what’s next in my professional life. I’m 63. I’ve been a writer all my life. It was my job, my identity – the tall, bald-headed guy with the mustache, the sports editor at the Gazette – for parts of five decades. And I wrote some really good stuff, and it’s heartwarming to know some of those things are tucked away in scrapbooks and others are framed and hung on walls.
Writing remains my passion. I’ve written probably billions of words over 40 years, and I know I have a few million more in me. And I know those will be my best ones. But more on that later.
For now, I’m going to continue to enjoy life off the island my desk became in recent years and play some catch-up. I want to capture some of the things I sacrificed too often for the sake of my job, spend time with my family and reconnect with my friends.
And then I’ll get on with the rest of the story.

[Ship69]

Tony C. speaks:

For anyone who doesn’t know, for 40 years I was a sports writer at The Indiana Gazette, the last 31 as sport editor.
For anyone who doesn’t know, I’m no longer sports editor at the Gazette. Let’s just say Sample News, which bought the Gazette four years ago, and I had irreconcilable differences and leave it at that.
I resigned Sept. 3 and took two weeks of vacation. In sports terms, I took my ball and went home. I left my job with my head held high and a firm grip on my professional pride and the legacy of the sports department.
It’s a life-changing event filled with uncertainty, but I’ve probably smiled more in the past three weeks and enjoyed life more than I have at any time in the past four years. Fortunately, my wife is the most loving and sweetest girl in the world, and she recognized and understood the mental, emotional and physical toll each day was taking and supported my decision. But we have a lot of things to figure out.
To those who reached out in the past couple weeks, thank you for the support and encouragement. Some of you induced laughter and others induced tears and some induced both. The absolute best part of my job was the people I met along the way, and I hope to see many of you soon because I won’t disappear from the Indiana-area and IUP sports scene.
To those I worked with on the sports staff over the years, as I told you on several occasions, I’d have put you up against any sports staff anywhere. I was lucky to be surrounded by such talented and dedicated writers and good people. We were really good together and did a lot of special things, and best of all, we weren’t just co-workers, we were friends, and we are still.
I’m not sure what’s next in my professional life. I’m 63. I’ve been a writer all my life. It was my job, my identity – the tall, bald-headed guy with the mustache, the sports editor at the Gazette – for parts of five decades. And I wrote some really good stuff, and it’s heartwarming to know some of those things are tucked away in scrapbooks and others are framed and hung on walls.
Writing remains my passion. I’ve written probably billions of words over 40 years, and I know I have a few million more in me. And I know those will be my best ones. But more on that later.
For now, I’m going to continue to enjoy life off the island my desk became in recent years and play some catch-up. I want to capture some of the things I sacrificed too often for the sake of my job, spend time with my family and reconnect with my friends.
And then I’ll get on with the rest of the story.

I wish you the best. As someone who wrote local sports, in addition to a wide variety of other things, for some small local newspapers, I'm sorry many the kids in the future won't be getting write-ups in their local papers. As you said, it was a blast to see something you'd written years before had been included in somebody's scrapbook. Kids on the first high school team I covered are now 67 years old. I guess the kids now will have to print off something from online to get anything to put in their scrapbooks.

[bballfan03]

Is Piotrowicz not returning as an assistant? I noticed on IUP roster it only lists Joe right now under coaches.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Is Piotrowicz not returning as an assistant? I noticed on IUP roster it only lists Joe right now under coaches.

He left in August. Left or told to leave ... I don't know.

[bballfan03]

He left in August. Left or told to leave ... I don't know.

Interesting