By Greg Rajan, Houston Chronicle
Here is the agenda for the APSE Southwest Region meeting Sunday, May 17, at the Austin American-Statesman offices:
Address: 305 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78404
Cost: There is no cost to attend. Meeting is open to editors, reporters and students.
Parking: Available on site
10-10:30 a.m. – Introduction, welcome
10:30-11:30 a.m. – State of high school sports coverage. Panelists: Angel Verdejo, Houston Chronicle; Matt Wixon, Dallas Morning News; Charles Breithaupt, UIL executive director
11:30-12:30 p.m. Featured speaker: Steve Patterson, University of Texas athletic director
12:30-1:15 p.m. – Lunch
1:15-2 p.m. — Beat writing roundtable. Panelists: Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle; Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News; Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman
2-2:45 p.m. – Dealing with space crunch/maximizing resources. Panelists: Len Hayward, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Peter Rasmussen, McAllen Monitor
2:45-3:15 p.m. – Q&A with Barry Bedlan, AP’s Deputy Director for Sports Products
3:15-3:45 p.m. – Reverse Q&A with students
3:45-4 p.m. – Closing
(Greg Rajan is lead sports web producer for the Houston Chronicle Media Group and APSE Southwest Region vice chair. Contact him at Greg.Rajan@chron.com or 713.362.6947.)
