My friend John Harvey, former sports editor of the Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg (VA), has started a new venture, and indeed it is a bold one. A couple of months ago, he made the decision to launch Rev City Sports, (revcitysports.com), a website dedicated to the coverage of youth, high school, amateur -- basically, all sports offerings in the greater Williamsburg area.
An operation which started from a Blogger.com platform has since found its own web home (thanks to Williamsburg Web Works), and some early sponsorship assistance. Of course, as noted in John's introduction below, he is in search of site advertisers, as well as story ideas.
"RevCitySports.com is the premiere online site or sports news in greater Williamsburg. If a sporting event is happening in the area, you can find the results here. From youth sports to middle school sports, to high school and college athletics, you can find it here. John Harvey is a veteran sports writer in the area with 15 years experience covering everything from Pickleball to football. If folks have a story idea or if a company would like to advertise on the site, have them contact me at jharvey@revcitysports.com or via Twitter @RevCitySports."
Fortunately, John has a lot of juice behind the operation. As a reporter, he was recognized by the Virginia Press Association as one of the top writers in the state, garnering 22 VPA awards for sports writing, as well as photography, page design, headline writing and multi-media production. Fans of Rev City are quick to note the video footage which accompanies several of the articles, as well as the sharp use of graphics and sleek two-column design for stories.
Readership is on the upswing, so be the first on your block (especially if your block is on the Historic Triangle!) to give an eyeful to Rev City Sports.
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