Melendez takes over at Star-News

Miguel Melendez was born in Mexico but grew up all around Los Angeles before settling in Alhambra where he attended Alhambra High.

When he wasn't trying out for the football team or working odd jobs as a telemarketer and personal assistant in the summer, Miguel was practicing his music sheets and marching up and down the street playing the trombone with the Alhambra High marching band. He later went on to practice with the USC marching band before giving up music aspirations to become a journalist.

Miguel became a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Pasadena Star-News, and after three years built a portfolio that helped him land a job as a freelance writer for the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Register covering high schools. He covered Major League Soccer for three years before being promoted to report on the Angels, Dodgers and Lakers for the Web. Miguel also has done work for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Oakland Tribune, Fresno Bee and The Boston Globe.