Preston Kendrick “Beau” Dure, Vienna, VA
E-mail: beau.dure(AT)alumni-D0T-duke-D0T-edu
www.duresport.com

Reporter/Online Editor, USA TODAY
Nov. 2000-March 2010

• Wrote soccer, Olympic sports and mixed martial arts stories for the newspaper and Web site.
• Managed the site’s coverage in soccer, Olympic sports, hockey, golf, boxing, MMA, high school sports, horse racing and other sports at various times.
• Pioneered USA TODAY’s blog efforts and was a lead blogger on Sports Scope and Soccer Sweep as well as a contributor to MMA Fighting Stances and Game On.
• Managed long-term site improvement projects such as a change in automated stats vendors.
• Developed online coverage plans for events including the 2010 Olympics, 2004 Olympics, 2003 Women’s World Cup, 2002 World Cup and 2002 Olympics.
• Worked with newspaper staff to develop their stories for the Web.
• Planned and researched graphics and other multimedia features.
• Worked with vendors and wire services to enrich our content.

Interactive Content Developer, USA TODAY
Nov. 1999-Nov. 2000: Helped to develop the site’s chat features and message boards. Wrote soccer columns.

Assistant News Editor, Knight Ridder Tribune (Washington, DC)
Oct. 1998-Nov. 1999: Selected and edited 20-50 stories each day for use by wire service clients. Supervised news desk on Saturdays and holidays. Designed and edited a weekly print page of NASCAR news (“That’s Racin’”) and a daily print page of national and world news. Wrote a weekly soccer column.

Online Sports Editor/Coordinating Producer, News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
Nov. 1996-Aug. 1998: Created and produced content for the Web site of the News & Record, specifically sports content but including everything from nightly uploading of news to ad creation. Generated original content, covered live events and wrote columns about the Internet.

Copy Editor/Page Designer, News & Record
Oct. 1994- Nov. 1996: Designed pages. Edited copy and wrote headlines. Selected wire stories for publication. Assisted management in scheduling copy desk and supervising editorial assistants.

Copy Editor/Page Designer, Morning Star (Wilmington, NC)
Aug. 1991- Oct. 1994: Designed pages. Edited copy and wrote headlines. Selected wire stories for publication. Filled in where needed for sports editor and assistant city editor. Wrote sports columns and game stories.

Various, The Chronicle (Duke University)
Jan. 1988- May 1991: Served as managing editor, editor of the monthly magazine supplement Currents and arts editor. Wrote stories, columns and editorials.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Duke University. May 2000. Final project examined changing role of news in information age.

Bachelor of Arts, Duke University. May 1991. Majors: Philosophy, Music.

High school diploma, Athens Academy (Athens, Ga.). 1987

ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• North American Soccer Reporters
• Chronicle Alumni Advisory Board (Duke)
• Board member and Web manager, Tysons Corner Children’s Center