The Pasadena Star-News is pleased to announce the hiring of Star-News prep editor Miguel Melendez, who is a former part-timer at the Tribune, and most recently was a big part of the Orange County Register’s prep coverage. Miguel loves to blog, is tech savvy, likes UCLA, (which was important during the hiring process, ha, ha), but in all seriousness, will rock the Star-News coverage area. He’s passionate, which makes me excited to work with him again, and I know you will enjoy his coverage. He knows the area well and is a regular follower of our blogs. He will start on Monday, so welcome him and tell him what he should expect. By the way, read Miguel’s Mother Day piece from the O.C. Register. How can you not root for this guy.
For more personal info on Miguel, here is his bio from the OC Register …
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.
