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Fitzgerald departs NC weekly Cherokee Scout

Justin Fitzgerald

Justin Fitzgerald, a sports reporter at the Cherokee Scout, a weekly newspaper in Murphy, N.C., is set to depart. He wrote on X/Twitter:

“I’ve enjoyed my time in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but am ready for what’s next. Thank you to everyone for following along over the past 2.5 years, as well as those I met who made this such a great experience.”

Previously, Fitzgerald was a college sports reporter at PressBox Media, a multiplatform sports media company in Baltimore. He freelanced for the Carroll County Times, part of the Baltimore Sun Media Group, and was a minor leagues reporter at BaltimoreBaseball.com.

He also worked as an editor for SB Nation’s site for Maryland sports Testudo Times.

Fitzgerald has a B.A. in multiplatform journalism and economics from the University of Maryland College Park.

Reach out to Fitzgerald via X/Twitter or LinkedIn.

Mariam Ahmed

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