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McClain Baxley
678-447-4968 | mcclainbaxley@gmail.com | Resume

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Work Experience

WUGA 91.7 News (August 2026 to Present)

  • Part-time producer and reporter

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (June 2026 to Present)

  • Freelance sports reporter

GoPokes/247Sports (May 2023 to June 2026)

  • Oklahoma State beat writer

  • Publisher

Athens Banner-Herald (August 2021 to December 2022)

  • Athens-area and UGA recruiting reporter

  • UGA women's basketball reporter

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (May 2021 to August 2021)

  • Summer sports intern

Savannah Morning News (December 2019 to May 2021)

  • Georgia Southern beat reporter

The George-Anne Student Newspaper (August 2016 to November 2019)

  • Editor-in-Chief

  • Managing Editor

  • Sports Editor

  • Sports Reporter

Awards and honors

  • Placed 4th in 2021 APSE contest for Recruiting Data Analysis Projects.

  • Placed 2nd with the rest of the ABH sports staff in 2021 APSE contest for event coverage of SEC Championship.

  • Finished 3rd in News Reporting at 2020 Georgia College Press Association awards.

  • Top 5 honors in 2019 APSE winter competition for role in "Cobb County talent in Division 1" project.

  • On panel at the University of Oregon to speak about coverage of different on-campus racial issues, events.

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