Bruce Geiselman
I'm a Cleveland-based reporter who covers local news events. I have a background in general and environmental reporting.
EXPERIENCE
Waste and Recycling News, Crain Communications, Akron, Ohio.
Senior Reporter/Government Affairs Editor (2001-2010)
Reported on federal, state and local legislation and regulation impacting businesses' environmental, waste management and recycling practices. Wrote profiles, feature stories, and merger and acquisition stories for a biweekly business news publication with a circulation of 58,900.
Copy Editor (1999-2001)
Reporter (1997-1999)
Reported on environmental, waste and recycling issues impacting businesses including hospitals, steel manufacturers, recyclers, waste-to-energy plants, the oil and gas industries and schools and colleges.
Awards:
*Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism in 2003 from American Business Media for a series of articles about the bankruptcy, sudden closing and environmental and health risk fallout from the failure of Med/Waste Inc., an East Coast medical waste management company.
*Ohio Society of Professional Journalists First-Place Award in 2006 for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
*A finalist for the Jesse H. Neal award in 2006 for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio
Regional Editor
Supervised reporters and contributed to reporting for the newspaper's bureaus in Norwalk and Sandusky. Edited reporters' stories, prepared the daily news budget and made story and photography assignments.
Day City Editor
Supervised as many as 12 reporters. Made photo assignments to accompany stories. Began preparing the daily news budget. Edited reporters' stories and contributed to reporting for this daily newspaper in a highly competitive market. Daily circulation at the time was in excess of 40,000.
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EXPERIENCE
Waste and Recycling News, Crain Communications, Akron, Ohio.
Senior Reporter/Government Affairs Editor (2001-2010)
Reported on federal, state and local legislation and regulation impacting businesses' environmental, waste management and recycling practices. Wrote profiles, feature stories, and merger and acquisition stories for a biweekly business news publication with a circulation of 58,900.
Copy Editor (1999-2001)
Reporter (1997-1999)
Reported on environmental, waste and recycling issues impacting businesses including hospitals, steel manufacturers, recyclers, waste-to-energy plants, the oil and gas industries and schools and colleges.
Awards:
*Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism in 2003 from American Business Media for a series of articles about the bankruptcy, sudden closing and environmental and health risk fallout from the failure of Med/Waste Inc., an East Coast medical waste management company.
*Ohio Society of Professional Journalists First-Place Award in 2006 for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
*A finalist for the Jesse H. Neal award in 2006 for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio
Regional Editor
Supervised reporters and contributed to reporting for the newspaper's bureaus in Norwalk and Sandusky. Edited reporters' stories, prepared the daily news budget and made story and photography assignments.
Day City Editor
Supervised as many as 12 reporters. Made photo assignments to accompany stories. Began preparing the daily news budget. Edited reporters' stories and contributed to reporting for this daily newspaper in a highly competitive market. Daily circulation at the time was in excess of 40,000.
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Education/Experience
Bachelor of Science, Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.Affiliations
Cleveland Press Club
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Innerbelt Plan Aims to Ease Traffic CongestionThe Innerbelt Bridge replacement project is part of a larger ODOT plan to ease highway traffic congestion near Downtown Cleveland. -
Tight economy swells community college enrollmentA tough economy is causing record enrollment at northeast Ohio community colleges, as displaced workers seek new job skills and recent high school graduates look for a less-expensive alternative to a four-year university. -
Cleveland-area colleges launch textbook rental programsNortheast Ohio campus bookstores are launching textbook rental programs in an effort to fend off competition from online competitors and reduce costs for students. -
Cleveland firm creates green energy jobsCleveland-based Tremont Electric has created nine clean-energy jobs, and company officials hope to create more. It's marketing a kinetic-energy charger for cell phones, and it hopes to produce similar devices to capture wave energy. -
N.E. Ohio's Myers Motors readies new two-seat electric car model for 2011Myers Motors, a small company in Talladge, Ohio, south of Cleveland, is preparing to release a new two-seat electric car designed to compete with the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt and electric cars from other major manufacturers. -
Organizers aim for 5,000 attendees at Burning River FestA music, food and beer festival held annually in Cleveland commemorates the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire. Organizers hope attendees leave with a better appreciation of the environmental significance of the health of the river.Also published on: -
Tall ships sail to ClevelandCleveland's Tall Ships Festival offers tours of replicas of historic vessels including Cmdr. Oliver Hazard Perry's Niagara and the HMS Bounty. -
Cleveland offers residents free rain barrelsCleveland is making hundreds of rain barrels available free of charge to city residents to reduce sewer overflow problems. -
Three Cleveland-area school districts seek to solve money issuesCleveland-area school districts decide to seek levy increases during a difficult economic time. Officials acknowledge selling tax increases to voters will be a challenge.
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Alaska Offers Land and Sea AdventuresThe summer travel season is quickly approaching, and a land and cruise tour of Alaska offers scenic and wildlife-viewing opportunities. -
Kent State 40th anniversary program honors those killedKent State University Program remembers a deadly conflict between students and National Guard members 40 years ago. -
Reporters recount the shootings at Kent State University 40 years laterReporters who were on the Kent State University campus 40 years ago when four students were killed and nine wounded recount the experience. -
Kent State shootings: Lessons learned, misconceptions and changing perceptionsThe Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State University students 40 years ago, killing four and wounding nine. The shootings closed 300 colleges and universities and sparked debate that continues to this day. -
Ohio business groups urge U.S. EPA to drop plans for tougher smog rulesTwo Ohio business groups warn the U.S. EPA that its proposed tightening of smog rules could hinder Ohio's economic recovery by costing jobs, preventing existing businesses from expanding, and preventing new businesses from locating in the state. -
Organizers Predict EarthFest 2010 Will Attract Tens of Thousands to the Cleveland ZooAs many of 50,000 people are expected at the Cleveland Zoo this Sunday to learn about climate change, energy and water conservation, and sustainability. -
Tuition Rises at Cleveland-Area CollegesSeveral colleges in Northeast Ohio plan to hike tuition in the wake of decreasing state financial support.
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ZooPoo Greens Gardens, Cuts WasteThe Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is turning the waste from 3,000 animals into compost to green its gardens, reduce its waste and generate zoo revenue.
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Tight Job Market Puts the Squeeze on N.E. OhioansThe unemployment situation in Northeast Ohio remains grim, according to two area economists and the latest state unemployment figures.
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Northeast Ohio's Myers Motors Embraces Electric Car TechnologyA tiny Tallmadge, Ohio, firm plans to take on Detroit's Big Three and major foreign automakers in the electric car market.
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Cleveland, NAACP Pledge to Help Census Bureau Improve 2010 Count AccuracyThe federal government is partnering with the city of Cleveland and numerous community groups to improve the accuracy of the 2010 U.S. census.
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Dozens of Couples Wed in Downtown Cleveland's Tower City CenterCleveland Municipal Court judges turn a shopping mall into a wedding hall, performing nearly 40 Valentine's Day marriages in about two hours.
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A Guide to Romantic Activities in Northeast OhioFrom a romantic Bed and Breakfast getaway to a romantic dinner at Pier W to a day spent at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- here are a list of romantic activities for Valentine's Day in Cleveland.
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Benefit Raises Thousands for Victims of Cleveland House ExplosionCleveland residents band together to support families who lost their homes in the West 83rd Street explosion. Meanwhile, a judge sets bond at $300,000 for a suspect in the case.