We Have an Olympics Curling Correspondent!
February 17, 2010 at 2:19 pm Tina Hay 3 comments
Well, OK, it’s not like we were actively looking for someone to report on curling from the Vancouver Olympics. But Penn Stater Paula Froke ’82 of the Associated Press happens to be out there, and, well….
Actually, here’s the story. Paula is a deputy national editor for the AP, based in New York City, and is out at Vancouver working on the editing desk. “I handle copy from AP reporters covering all the events and related news,” she says. “I handle a combination of ‘game stories’ from the events as they’re decided, and follow-up pieces and stories looking ahead to future events.” She’s on the all-night shift—so she goes to work at 5 p.m. and doesn’t finish until 5 a.m.
Paula also happens to be pretty good with a camera. In New York she often rides her bicycle to work and usually carries her Nikon D40 with her; you can see some of the resulting photos at her Web site.
Yesterday, when she probably should have been sleeping after her all-night shift, she decided to take in some men’s curling. The shot above and the four below are from the men’s round-robin session in which Canada beat Norway 7-6. (The Norway players are easily recognizable by their John Daly-esque pants.)
Click on any of the photos to enlarge. They’re really excellent shots.
Paula also has taken some artsy photos of Coal Harbor and the Main Press Centre in Vancouver; I’ll share those in the next day or so, so be sure to check back.
Tina Hay, editor
Entry filed under: College of Communications, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State alumni, Penn Staters in the news media. Tags: Canadian curling team, curling, Nikon D40, Norwegian curling team, Paula Froke, Vancouver Olympics.
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Paula is multi-talented! I’m honored to say we worked together on The Collegian.
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