Bob Schaller

email: Write543@aol.com

or Robert.Schaller@ttu.edu

Professional work:

Oct. 1, 2007: Bob Schaller’s book “Bets, Drugs and Rock and Roll” released worldwide from Skyhorse Publishing.

July 28, 2006: Bob Schaller’s book, “Never stop Pushing,” from Avalon, was selected by the CBS Early Show as a “Top Summer Read.”

Fall 2006: With a student-evaluation average of 4.79 on a scale of 5.0, Schaller was the among the highest rated instructors in Arts and Sciences at the University of Wyoming, despite a two-class mean of 73.4 percent.

Spring 2007: With an evaluation of 4.81, Schaller was for the second semester in a row among the highest rated instructors in Arts and Sciences at the University of Wyoming.

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Academic accomplishments:

Jan. 11, 2007: Bob Schaller’s Media Ecology paper “Litorality: A new hybrid spoken-written language for cell phone text-messaging and Internet instant-messaging” was chosen for presentation at the “International Media Conference” in Athens, Greece, May 21-22, 2007.

Aug. 1, 2007: News writing and reporting student evaluations at Texas Tech for Summer I and Summer II at Texas Tech scored Bob Schaller at 4.85 on a scale of 5.0.

Awards, 15 (newspaper):

Including national award, Enterprise Reporting from Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), honorable mention; Associated Press Feature Story of the Year; Nebraska Press Association Columnist of the Year; Section of the Year, NPA; Feature story of the year, NPA; Breaking News Story of the Year (NPA, AP); General Excellence (twice, entire paper earned honor); Heisman Trophy Voter (1996).

Fifteen years as editor/writer/copy editor at three daily newspapers, including 10 as editor (managing editor or sports editor); author of 36 published books (view at amazon.com or bn.com).

Currently a contributing writer for several magazines and online news sites, including: Skating, Splash Magazine, USA Gymnastics and USA Hockey Magazine.

Reporter, Barstow (Calif.) Desert Dispatch (covered school board, city government, court beats) (1988-1989). Covered education beat during transition in city’s development as families with kids who were in gangs moved from Los Angeles to Barstow to “escape” the gang culture. This of course brought an entire new issue to Barstow’s community.

Copy editor/Associate section editor, Antelope Valley (Calif.) Daily Press (1989-1991). First six months served as news copy editor before taking over as associate sports editor, where I assigned story coverage for a staff of eight, managed the sports copy desk and laid out the section and edited all copy and wrote headlines five nights per week.

Sports editor/columnist at Scottsbluff (Neb.) Star-Herald, 1991-1997. Managed staff, produced story coverage and assignments, laid out pages and wrote headlines and cutlines. Edited copy nightly, encouraged and developed young writers and copy editors.

Copy editor/Contributing writer, Colorado Springs Gazette, Feb. 1999 to April, 2006. Produced feature stories and business-sports stories for daily newspaper. As copy editor in 1999 and 2001, I edited staff and wire copy, wrote headlines and cutlines, and designed pages.

Teaching:

Graduate teaching assistant COJO 2100, News writing and Reporting, at the University of Wyoming, and adjunct English instructor (freshman comp, English 1010) at Laramie County Community College-Albany County Campus.

Guest lecturer: COJO 1000, Intro to Mass Media, Fall 2006

Guest lecturer (three times): COJO 4020, Media and Society, Fall 2006

Guest lecturer: COJO 5600 Media Ethics, Spring 2007

Guest lecturer: COJO 5460 Qualitative Methods, Spring 2007

Books in print by Bob Schaller:

(Forthcoming)

The Compete Idiot’s Guide to Injury-Free Running, with Damon Martin, July 1, 2008, Penguin’s Alpha Imprint, first run of 100,000 copies.

(In print)

Bets, Drugs and Rock and Roll, with Steve Budin, Skyhorse Publishing, Oct. 1, 2007, first run of 85,000 copies.

Never Stop Pushing, with Rulon Gardner, Sept. 2005, Avalon Publishing’s Carroll & Graf. (Note: Book is in its third printing).

The Olympic Dream and Spirit, Volumes I, II and III (all three books portray life lessons from Olympic journeys and include 105 Olympians or Olympic hopefuls, including Mary Lou Retton, Andre Agassi, Bart Conner, Dominique Moceanu, Dan O'Brien, etc., 1999, Exhusker Press)

The X-Country Adventures series (young adult fiction):

Crime in a Colorado Cave: 1999, Baker Book House

Adventure in Wyoming: 1999, Baker Book House

Message in Montana: 2000, Baker Book House

South Dakota Treaty Search: 2000, Baker Book House

Treasure in Texas: 2001, Baker Book House

The Great Florida Chase: 2001, Baker Book House

Mystery in Massachusetts: 2002, Baker Book House

California Gold Rush Fever: 2002, Baker Book House

More than a Ring: Don Beebe's unlikely path to the NFL and a world championship. Foreword by Reggie White, introduction by Brett Favre (1998, Angel Press)

I played for Coach Osborne: Former and current players on Nebraska coaching legend Tom Osborne. Foreword by Frank Solich (1998, Nebraska Book Company)

Roar of Silence: Kenny Walker's Triumphs and Trials as a deaf player in the NFL (1998, Cross Training Publishing)

Touchdown Tommie: Journey of a two-time national championship quarterback. Foreword by Tom Osborne, introduction by Steve Spurrier (1998, Cross Training Publishing)

Football 101, Football fundamentals: With Nebraska assistant coach George Darlington (1998, Sports Publishing)

Movin' On: My life in the NFL, Bret Clark's physical and financial breakdowns in the NFL (1998, Cross Training Publishing)

The Top Stars of NASCAR, Volume I (1999, Cross Training Publishing)

The Top Stars of NASCAR, Volume II (1999, Cross Training Publishing)

The State of the Game: 30 Years of Life Lessons through College Basketball, The life story of Louisville Coach Denny Crum and John Wooden, introduction by Utah Coach Rick Majerus (1999, Cross Training Publishing)

Fully Armed - Turning a Setback into a Comeback: The life story of amputee Ron Gustafson (1999, Back to the Bible Publishing)

For God and Country: The life story of Air Force Football Coach Fisher DeBerry (2000, Cross Training Publishing)

The Road to Glory: My path of Faith to Oklahoma and a National Championship.With Bob Stoops, Josh Heupel and Barry Switzer (2001, Cross Training Publishing)

Up to Speed: With Bobby Hamilton, Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip (2001, Cross Training Publishing)

The First Black Quarterback: With Marlin Briscoe, Don Shula, James Harris (2002, Cross Training Publishing)

Books have been reviewed by: Major media, including Newsday, USA TODAY, Dallas Morning News, Indianapolis Star, Orlando Sentinel, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post, Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Omaha-World Herald, Great Falls Tribune, Bozeman Chronicle, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Jackson Hole Guide, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Topeka Capital-Journal, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Amarillo Globe-News, Livingston Enterprise, Gering Courier, Scottsbluff Star-Herald, Lincoln Journal-Star, North Platte Telegraph, Grand Island Independent, and Billings Gazette. TV appearances on 9News Denver, ABC-13 Colorado Springs-KRDO; KKTV Colorado Springs Channel 11-CBS, KOAA-NBC Pueblo-Channels 5/30 and more than two-dozen network affiliate appearances in Montana, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Texas and Missouri, as well as being the featured author on C-Span2's Book TV (full tape available upon request).

Education:

BA, Colorado State University, Technical Journalism (1988)

MA, University of Wyoming, Communication, with high honor (2007)

Ph.D, Texas Tech University, Technical Communication (pending, est. 2008-09)

References available upon request