The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. has tapped Natalie Pierre to serve as sports editor. Recently, Pierre was deputy sports editor for McClatchy Southeast, leading college sports coverage.
Over the past 15 years, Pierre covered some of college football’s most successful programs, led basketball coverage and reported on NCAA business, policies and legislation.
Previously, she worked as a culture, diversity and inclusion reporter at The State Journal-Register in Illinois and wrote for Alabama publications including the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile’s Press-Register and AL.com.
She was a Florida State football reporter at the Tallahassee Democrat and a video journalist at USA Today.
Pierre has a B.A. from Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. and a master’s degree from Syracuse University.
You can congratulate Pierre on her Twitter.
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