| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
COPYRIGHT
©
2010 AmericaJR.com.
All Rights Reserved.
Unauthorized
duplication or use of Text, Photos, Videos, Site Template,
Graphics and or Site Design is Prohibited by Federal and International
laws. See our Notice/Disclaimer
and Privacy
Policy. |
|
| |
AMERICAJR EMAIL
|
Detroit's
Only FREE E-mail Provider |
|
| |
| FEATURED
|
| |
| SPONSOR
|
| |
| |
| |
|
SPONSOR
|
|
Meet
the people who work behind the scenes at AmericaJR.com!!
| Mr.
Jason A. Rzucidlo |
Owner
and Web Designer |
|
 |
Jason
A. Rzucidlo founded AmericaJR Online, which later
became AmericaJR.com back in 2000. He has a passion
for news. With over seven years experience in news
reporting and journalism, he is the perfect person
to lead Detroit's #1 Website. Mr. Rzucidlo attends
the North American International Auto Show,
Detroit's Downtown Hoedown and interviews
the drivers at Michigan International Speedway annually.
He enjoys listening to country music. Rzucidlo is
currently pursuing a major in Journalism and a minor
in Broadcasting at Wayne State University. He also
serves as News Editor for this web site. Rzucidlo
has recently completed an internship in the news department
at Fox 2 (WJBK-TV) in Detroit. His article on the
new North Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport was used
as a source in a USA Today article. Rzucidlo
is a certified member of the Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences.
Awards
/ Achievements: W. Sprague Holden Memorial
Award (2007, 2008); Slocum Award (2009) |
|
| |
| Gloria
Rzucidlo |
Managing
Editor |
| Gloria
Rzucidlo is currently working part-time in the retail business
for the past 19 years. She attended Henry Ford Community College
in Dearborn, MI. She enjoys watching movies and going to different
restaurants. She also enjoys taking pictures for AmericaJR.com,
"Detroit's #1 Website." Her hobbies include traveling
and reading entertainment news. She enjoys watching the Detroit
Red Wings on TV and has attended several of their homes games
during her lifetime. She also writes reviews of restaurants
and movies occasionally. |
| |
| Sheila
Franklin |
Entertainment
Editor |
| Sheila
Franklin is a Videographer/Editor whose credits include documentaries
about human rights. She also writes freelance for various
sites and publications; her articles include movie, television,
art, and live events reviews. She also writes on the subjects
of travel and online gaming. When she isn’t working
or playing on the net, Franklin reads, hunts down little-known
authentic restaurants, and spends time teaching her cat, Amazing
Grace, new stupid pet tricks. |
| |
| Andrew
Poloni |
Sports
Editor |
| Andrew
Poloni is a journalism student at Wayne State University.
Andrew transferred to WSU to study journalism after attending
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for two years. He
has a passion for news, sports and music. He would like to
begin a career as a copy editor after he obtains his degree
in journalism from WSU. |
| |
| Mike
Wrathell |
Legal
Writer and Photographer |
| Mike
Wrathell is an exhibited modern artist and a published short
story writer who dabbles in photography. Still, he is confident
that some of his photos are beautiful and worthy of meeting
your retina. Mike is a graduate of The University of Michigan
in General Studies and Cooley Law School. He is the subject
of an award-winning documentary by Sheila Franklin entitled
"The King of Pluto." He and his art will be in an
upcoming indy movie called "W, or, Strange Things Begin
To Happen When A Meteor Crashes In The Arizona Desert." |
| |
| Michele
K. |
Videographer |
| Michele
K. has a background in advertising, public relations and television
broadcasting. She is involved in many clubs and community
volunteering. She is club President/Newsletter Editor for
Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator club, (hvbic.org)
and hosts a Digital Video group in the Detroit area. Avid
Mac user and evangelist. Her iPhone is her favorite tech item. |
| |
| Jennifer
Vuong |
Reporter
and Photographer |
| Jennifer
Vuong is a recent graduate from Wayne State University. She
majored in journalism and is pursuing to be a news reporter.
She plans to travel to many different countries in the near
future. Vuong likes to discover new movies, bake and decorate
cakes, and meet new people. |
| |
| Cymone
Allwood |
Reporter
and Photographer |
| Cymone
Allwood is a student at Wayne State University studying journalism.
She has been a part of the Web Team since November 2007 and
she has helped cover the North American International Auto
Show, Cirque du Soleil and the Detroit Winter Blast. In addition
to broadcast and print media in the future, she also hopes
to work in the film industry as an actress. In her spare time
she enjoys shopping, movies, and watching sports. |
| |
| Jessica
Guastello |
Entertainment
Reporter
|
| Jessica
Guastello graduated from Wayne State University in May 2008
with a major in Media Arts and Studies and a minor in Journalism.
Jessica has interned at both FOX 2 News and Local 4 News and
worked closely with some of the top reporters in Detroit.
Jessica loves the world of entertainment news and would like
to pursue a career in news and entertainment reporting. When
Jessica isn't busy in school, she loves to watch movies, spend
time with her family, and keep with the various shows of primetime
television. |
|
|
| Garrett
Godwin |
News
Reporter
|
| Garrett
Godwin is a 2007 graduate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn
with a B.A. degree in Communications. He has written for their
newspaper, The Michigan Journal and is still a disc jockey
for its radio station, WUMD. Garrett is also the host of his
show, Go Now, which can be heard online at the Student Operated
Press (SOP). Besides writing, he also enjoys watching movies,
television, and spending time with God.
Awards/Achievements:
The Martin Luther King Writing Competition (2007 Honorable
Mention)
|
|
|
| Dana
Bonner |
News
and Entertainment Reporter |
| Dana
Bonner is a senior at Wayne State University where he's minoring
in Oral Speech and Communication and majoring in Media Arts
and Studies. From 1993 to 1996 he was a TV journalist, camera
operator, switcher operator, CG operator for a low rated cable
community access program called Burger Talks on McLean
Hunter Cable TV now Comcast. Dana's big break came over the
summer of 2007 when he interview three people for the Detroit
Electronic Music Festival sponsored By PAXAHAU. He likes to
bowl a lot. Once Dana graduates, he hopes to work in the public
TV or radio field where he will launch his proposal to start
an Arab American TV studio in Dearborn, MI. |
| |
| James
Jermanus |
News
Reporter |
| James
Jermanus is a retired businessman who has distributed food
products for 30 years. He is a family man with a wife, two
daughters and one grandson. Jermanus is a volunteer leader
for AARP Tax Aide. He heads up a group of nine tax counselors
who prepare income tax returns on a FREE basis within the
scope of their training. They serve over 1,100 clients annually.
He is an active church worker -- teacher, lector, minister,
leader and follower. Jermanus holds a college degree in Business
Management. His hobbies include golfing, writing (1 book published)
and selling items on Ebay. |
| |
| Mike
Ismair |
News
& Restaurant Reviews |
| Mike
Ismair is a nursing student at Madonna University. He's always
wanted to go into the health care field since he was a junior
in high school. While in high school, Mike Ismair took Medical
Assisting and Health Occupations courses. He plans on becoming
a registered nurse (RN). After that is done, he would like
to work in St. Mary's Hospital as a nurse. Some of my favorite
movies are Aquamarine as well as Freaky Friday,
Bringing Down The House, Walk The Line,
Date Movie, and also Legally Blonde 1 and
2. He has helped out with AmericaJR.com's coverage of the
North American International Auto Show, Detroit's Downtown
Hoedown and America's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
| |
| Caitlin
Muciek |
Journalist
and Public Relations
|
| Caitlin
Muciek is a journalism major at Wayne State University. She
is a junior that is really interested in editing. Caitlin
works in retail at the Southgate T.J. Maxx store. She enjoys
hockey and baseball. Her favorite teams are the Detroit Red
Wings and Tigers. Her favorite movies include The Notebook
and The Breakfast Club. Caitlin loves to go bowling
and to the movies. Her other hobbies are going to concerts
and seeing sporting events. |
|
|
| Ashley
Woodcock |
Movie
Reviews |
| Ashley
Woodcock is currently a college freshmen at Temple Jr. College
as a pre-med student. Although it will take many years for
her to accomplish her dream, Ashley spends a vast majority
of her spare time going to the movies. She also enjoys writing
about the movies that she has seen. You would almost think
of her as a movie critic in your own back yard. You can see
some of her best writing in The Chronicle's of Narnia,
and Tristan and Isolde. |
| |
| Steve
Anderson |
Movie
Reviews |
| Steve
Anderson, much to his own chagrin, is a five-plus year veteran
of the direct to video market. He has spent an alarming amount
of time in video stores and seeks to provide the public with
advance information on all the video releases that they may
never have heard of ...whether they want to hear of them or
not. He writes Reel Advice From the Video Store Guy, and can
even be found popping up on sites like Film Threat,
Bloody Disgusting, and Movieweb. |
| |
| Robert
Banker |
Sports
Reporter
|
| Robert
Banker is currently 23 years old. He enjoys sports, listening
to hip hop music and spending time with his friends and family.
Banker is attending Schoolcraft College but is looking to
start taking broadcasting classes at Specs Howard in the coming
months. He will be covering sports for AmericaJR.com. |
|
|
| Patrick
Kenny |
Sports
Reporter |
| Patrick
Kenny is a journalism major at Wayne State University. The
21-year-old is a junior at the university. He is also a part
time baseball coach. On his free time, Patrick enjoys sports,
comedy movies, music of all varieties, and spending time with
friends and family. He has also played college baseball for
Wayne State. |
| |
| Sarah
Berman |
Sports
Reporter |
| Sarah
Berman is journalism major and art minor at Wayne State University.
She is currently working as an assistant track and field coach
at Berkley High School, but hopes to one day become a photojournalist
for a Detroit news source. Sarah has been involved in athletics
since she began tumbling at the age of two. She enjoys most
sports. Her friends describe her as the biggest Detroit Pistons
fan they know. Sarah is also a fan of the Detroit Tigers.
Some of her favorite memories are of attending Tiger games
with her Dad. Sarah enjoys photography, dance, a wide range
of music, laughing with friends, and movies. Some of her favorite
movies are: Gladiator, Newsies, Blood Diamond, Good Will
Hunting and 300. Sarah proudly remembers the
day she overcame her shyness and introduced herself to Gary
Sheffield. |
| |
WIN
TICKETS TO THE 2010 DETROIT BOAT SHOW AT COBO CENTER!
:
: NEWS DEPARTMENT : : |
NAME |
POSITION |
|
News
Editor |
|
Automotive
Writer
|
|
News
Reporter |
|
News
Reporter |
|
News
Reporter |
|
|
Photographer |
| |
Photographer |
| aa |
|
:
: SPORTS DEPARTMENT : : |
NAME |
POSITION |
|
Sports
Editor |
| |
Detroit
Pistons Reporter |
| |
Detroit
Tigers Reporter |
|
|
Detroit
Lions Reporter |
| |
Detroit
Red Wings Reporter |
| |
MSU
Basketball Reporter |
| |
U
of M Football Reporter |
| Do
you have a passion for sports? If so, let us know! You will
be covering either the Detroit Tigers or the Detroit Lions.
Gain experience in the real world. Add AmericaJR.com to your
resume! If interested, send an email to americajr@americajr.com.
Keep in mind that all positions are voluntary. |
| aa |
|
:
: ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT : : |
NAME |
POSITION |
Maverick |
Video
Game Reviews |
Gnomesh32 |
Video
Game Reviews |
Erin
Kennedy |
Video
Game Reviews |
Chris
Shell |
Video
Game Reviews |
Kyle
Fulton |
Video
Game Reviews |
Kevin
Michniak |
Video
Game Reviews |
Griff
Rees |
Video
Game Reviews |
Nick
Dymkowski |
Video
Game Reviews |
|
Movie
Reviews |
Rick
Crowe |
Movie
Reviews |
Kevin
Michniak |
Movie
Reviews |
|
Movie
Reviews |
Gnomesh32 |
Movie
Reviews |
Katie
Schneider |
Movie
Reviews |
|
Movie
Reviews |
Mallory
Crowe |
Movie
Reviews |
Dan
Eleson |
Movie
Reviews |
|
Movie
Reviews |
|
Concert
Reviews |
|
Restaurant
Reviews |
| |
Restaurant
Reviews |
| You
can join the web team by writing an article and emailing
it to americajr@americajr.com.
We are looking for reviews of music, movies, video games
and sports. The minimum is four paragraphs. Keep in mind
that all positions are voluntary. It will be a great learning
experience that you can add to your resume. Thanks for all
your help!
Here's
What You'll Get:
- Your
article is published on AmericaJR.com with your name
- You
will get your own email address @AmericaJR.com
- After
five stories, you get a FREE AmericaJR.com T-Shirt
- After
ten stories, you get 500 FREE business cards
|
BACK
TO THE AMERICAJR ONLINE HOMEPAGE
Copyright
© 2010 AmericaJR.com. All
Rights Reserved.
Unauthorized
duplication or use of Text, Site Template, Graphics and or Site Design
is Prohibited by Federal and International laws. See our Notice/Disclaimer
and Privacy Policy.
|
