Chris B
Writer #72490
Joined 3/15/2023
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Chris Barlow started his writing career in college while at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire while obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism.

After graduation, Chris found employment as a staff writer at the daily newspaper Sheboygan Press and a weekly publication called Community Newspapers. After landing a job in ticket sales at the Milwaukee Brewers, Chris was intent on moving into the media relations department.

In 2015 Chris left the Brewers and wanted to reignite his writing career so he began a part-time job at a local publication called Tosa Connection. After accumulating dozens of articles Chris applied at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and landed a job covering news and entertainment in the suburbs.

Today Chris writes as a freelancer for the Oconomowoc Enterprise and the Waukesha Freeman. He also continues to write for Tosa Connection.

Chris writes about governmental activities including new developments in the parks and recreation department. In addition, Chris has written recently about new businesses and healthcare initiatives.
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Specialties

Over the span of his career, Chris has served as a sportswriter, entertainment journalist and news reporter. He is currently writing freelance articles that cover the news of the day for two publications.

His specialties are special interest pieces, business reporting and covering government activities. Through his freelance work, Chris has proven he can write expertly about any subject.

Interests

Chris often covers topics in his freelance writing that are also part of his life. Local politics have always been of interest to Chris and taking the news of the day and creating a story that is easily digestible by the reader is very appealing to him.

Sports and music are what Chris spends his free time involved in and those activities help him in his writing efforts by employing an open-minded approach.

Education

UW - Eau Claire

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100 Projects Completed

Chris has been writing for a lifestyle magazine for over 10 years. The magazine publishes three times a year and Chris has had 1-3 in each edition. Examples of features he has done include park and river cleanup events, business openings and personal profiles. Chris is proficient in any style of writing that fits your needs.

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500 Projects Completed

Over Chris's career, he has completed articles for multiple publications that span from Government coverage to obituaries. He has shown proficiency in completing any article of any type and does so in a timely manner.

More examples of his articles are sports, features on businesses and special interest pieces on people of significant impact.

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