B.J. Rains

BJRains33@gmail.com

ABOUT B.J. B.J.'s first year out of college he landed the prestigious mlb.com internship and covered the St. Louis Cardinals for the 2009 season. At the end of the season he found out the Globe-Democrat.com was starting up so he presented a proposal for the job of online Multi-Media Producer to Publisher Dan Rositano and was soon hired. He writes articles, covers all sports, and is responsible for posting interviews, podcasts, and sports video on the site. B.J. is a 2008 graduate of The University of Kansas where he covered the football team for the University Daily Kansan his senior year. He also worked for The Associated Press and the Lawrence Journal-World during his time in Lawrence. He also did play-by-play of Kansas Women's basketball on KJHK radio and high school basketball on 1320 KLWN while at KU and has interned in the sports department at KMOV-TV, Channel Four in St. Louis. B.J. can be heard on KFNS Radio on Thursday nights from 10-midnight.

BJ is the on-line Multi-media Producer for the Globe-Democrat.com.