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I am sports editor of the Rantoul Press (IL) who recently finished a six-month internship with Pro Football Weekly. At PFW, I interviewed numerous athletes and coaches, most notably:

Chicago Bears Tim Jennings, D.J. Moore, Israel Idonije, Charles Tillman, Matt Forte, former head coach Lovie Smith and DB coach Jon Hoke.

Pittsburgh Steelers LT Max Starks and TE Coach James Daniel.

Green Bay Packers WRs James Jones and Randall Cobb, and WR coach Edgar Bennett.

Washington Redskins WRs Santana Moss and Aldrick Robinson, and WR coach Ike Hilliard.

2013 NFL prospects Terrance Williams, Sheldon Richardson, Dion Jordan, Eric Reid, and Tyler Eifert.

I was a Featured Columnist for the Chicago Bulls/NBA. My work has been featured on many sites and I was the on site reporter for Bleacher Report at the 2012 McDonald's All-American Game.

I have written for the Chicago Tribune, Patch.com, Catholic New World, and Jones Sports World (http://www.jonessportsworld.com/bobs-beliefs.html).

I was interviewed about the Chicago Bulls on The Green Machine: http://wgamradio.com/podcasts/greenmachine/1_11_12show.mp3

My story The 20 Most Influential African-American Athletes was published in Black Sports the Maganize's April 2012 issue: http://www.blacksportsthemagazine.com/current.html

Other big interviews include:

Former Jacksonville Jaguar Paul Spicer (2000-2009).

Former NBA players Sidney Green (1983-1993) and Bob Love (1966-77).

Florida football recruit Antonio Morrison who was a finalist for the 2011 Butkus Award.

Mississippi recruit Lequon Treadwell, the 2013 class' top WR prospect.

2012 McDonald's All-Americans Morgan Tuck, Jewell Loyd, Amile Jefferson, Tyler Lewis, Tony Parker, T.J. Warren, Anthony Bennett, Rasheed Sulaimon and Shabazz Muhammad.

Retired Rear Admiral of the Navy Richard Porterfield (he was at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks).
http://naperville.patch.com/articles/admiral-porterfield-911-broke-the-heart-of-god

Cardinal Francis George: http://www.catholicnewworld.com/cnwonline/2012/0826/8.aspx

Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/bobbajek. Also, my email is bob.bajek@gmail.com.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Michael Jordan, Mark DeRosa, Derrick Rose, Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, Lou Gehrig, Bob Gibson, Chauncey Billups, Walter Payton, Israel Idonije, Dennis Rodman, Tim Tebow, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Paul Hamm

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Northwestern football.

  • Favorite Coaches

    George Halas, Mike Shanahan, Bill Cowher, Phil Jackson, Joe Girardi, Joel Quenneville

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier/Lou Gehrig's farewell speech

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    I attended Starlin Castro's first game at Wrigley Field and he had 3 errors in a 4-2 loss to the Florida Marlins.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripkan Jr.'s 2,632 consecutive baseball games played

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth because he was the first power hitter and revolutionized the game.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana (four Super Bowls speak for themselves)

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big Ten

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  • brianna coria posted 47 days ago

    brianna coria

    i like writing about wrestling like WWE

  • brianna coria posted 52 days ago

    brianna coria

    hey i was wondering how do i write on here

  • brianna coria posted 52 days ago

    brianna coria

    oh and no problem you are welcome ;)

  • brianna coria posted 52 days ago

    brianna coria

    ok

  • brianna coria posted 53 days ago

    brianna coria

    hi :'(

  • Tom Firme posted 343 days ago

    Tom Firme

    Thanks for following me on Twitter, Bob!

  • Chris Bosh posted 346 days ago

    Chris  Bosh

    Hello, just wondering if you knew who Bhemis Parks was?

  • Darrell Horwitz posted 347 days ago

    Darrell  Horwitz

    Thanks for the nice thoughts Bob. I appreciate it. I enjoy your writing as well. I actually emailed Will today asking about the FC program. What I really want to do is to become a paid writer on BR, so I kind of asked him what he would suggest for me. Are you in that category yet?

  • Jeremy Gottlieb posted 358 days ago

    Jeremy Gottlieb

    Bob! Thanks again, man!

  • Jeremy Gottlieb posted 366 days ago

    Jeremy Gottlieb

    Hey, thanks so much for the props, Bob!

    -jmg

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