Mike Poorman
Mike Poorman has covered Penn State football since 1979. He is a senior lecturer in Penn State's College of Communications and teaches a pair of classes in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism: sportswriting and "Joe Paterno, Communications & The Media." Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PSUPoorman. His views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.
Articles by Mike Poorman
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Joe Paterno and State College |
| 2 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Joe Paterno was Penn State. But he was of State College. It was where he became a man, married, raised a family and never left. In the words of one professor, "Joe Paterno mapped this town. He mapped it." [Read More] |
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The Paterno Class |
| 2 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| When Joe Paterno (far left) was approached regarding the creation of a communications course about him and the media, the coach balked. “Awww,” he said, “... I don’t have enough time to teach a class too.” No problem. Someone else did the teaching, and the students did the learning. [Read More] |
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Joe Paterno and The Interview: One Coach, 22 Years, 581 Questions |
| 2 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| From 1984-2005, 20 Q&A’s filled 133 pages, covered 581 questions and went into magazines published by four different companies for magazines that went by five different names. The one constant? Joe Paterno. [Read More] |
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A Nittany Line of Mourners Pays Respects to Paterno |
| 2 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| The line of mourners who wanted to pay their last respects to the late Joe Paterno was almost four football fields long and extended far past the giant paws outside the Palmer Museum. It was, to be sure, a Nittany Line. [Read More] |
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Joe Paterno and The Penn State Student |
| 2 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Joe Paterno was a man of the students. And a man for all semesters. They flocked to him, believed in him, revered him. And saw him up close, almost every day, for six decades. Paterno was perpetually approachable. [Read More] |
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Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Dies (1926-2012) |
| 3 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Joe Paterno, who coached Penn State to a major-college football record 409 victories before being dismissed on Nov. 9, died Sunday due to complications from lung cancer. He was 85. [Read More] |
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Penn State Football: 65 Days Later, Why Jenkins Got the Call From Paterno |
| 4 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post has talked with Joe Paterno only twice in the past 25 years. But the former coach's PR advisers determined that Jenkins was the best person to get out Paterno's message in his first public statements since being fired two months ago. [Read More] |
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Penn State Football: O’Brien Accustomed to Having a Blue Devil of a Time |
| 4 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Bill O’Brien, Penn State’s new football head coach, is accustomed to being in tough situations -- from a 3-27 record as a player at Brown to a 1-22 record in two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Duke. On the plus side, there are the past five years with Tom Brady (left). [Read More] |
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Penn State Football: The Personal Side of Bill O’Brien |
| 5 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Bill O’Brien (left) can be tough, even a bit surly on occasion. He isn’t going to take anything from anybody -- not even on the day of his coronation before the Nittany Nation. And Penn State's new football coach is also going to be in charge: “I’ll call the plays in the first year.” [Read More] |
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Penn State Football: If O'Brien Stands Pat for Playoff Run, What's Next for Penn State's Recruits? |
| 5 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman | |
| Penn State's new head coach Bill O'Brien (left) reportedly plans to continue coaching New England through its NFL playoff run, which means many PSU recruits may see the coach for the first time on television when they visit campus next weekend. [Read More] |
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