Joey Wright is a Sports Journalist at The News-Gazette and WDWS/WHMS/WKIO radio. He covers a range of topics including prep and college sports, with a focus on football, basketball, and golf, particularly in the Big Ten and Illinois regions. Joey's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Yahoo News, Effingham Daily News, and the Belleville News-Democrat.
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Champaign, United States (Local)
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Joey Wright's coverage primarily focuses on local sports events, particularly high school sports and prep highlights in the Champaign area. Given this focus, he would likely be most responsive to pitches related to local sporting events, standout performances by athletes or teams, and interviews with coaches or players from the covered region.
Since Joey's coverage attributes indicate a strong emphasis on event coverage and evolving stories within the local sports scene, relevant story angles could include exclusive insights into upcoming games or tournaments, profiles of exceptional young athletes making an impact in their sport, and human interest pieces highlighting the dedication and achievements of local teams.
Given his specific geographic focus on Champaign as well as Illinois more broadly, tailored pitches that highlight connections to these areas are likely to resonate best.
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Nonconference thriller took center stage on a quiet Monday
By: Joey Wright
Jan. 8—➜ 's 25-point effort joined with 18 points from to guide the Knights (7-9) to a comfortable win over the Illineks in nonconference play. led Uni High (1-11) with 18 points.
CHAMPAIGN — About an hour before Wednesday's 8 p.m. tip, word got out that Illinois would play Penn State without star Kasparas Jakucionis because of a forearm injury.
By: Joey Wright
Megan Luu is used to making an impact in her community
Cissna Park, Salt Fork and Watseka extended strong starts to the season on Thursday night
Champaign Central and Clinton cataloged wins on a quiet preps Friday
By: Joey Wright
Among 11 area games: Iroquois West standout dropped 24 points and 12 rebounds in a Vermilion Valley Conference win
By SCOTT RICHEY & JOEY WRIGHT [email protected]
By: Joey Wright
Illinois' triumph — its second straight win over the rival Hoosiers — brought out a wide range of emotions from an announced crowd of 17,222.
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