One Panther Place — New Blog

[ellis]

With all the media chatter this AM, thought it would be an opportune time to respectfully inform you guys I’m putting together a Panthers blog.

We will gradually start to roll out next week. Podcasts, hype vid vignettes, long-form features and short-form analysis.

I took a stab at this 8 years ago with my blog, The 212 Daily, before Entercom hired me to do a top-40 morning zoo show (yea...good times). I’ve been following this team like a sociopath since the day Sam clinched their innagural win 50-feet from my chilly bleacher seat in Death Valley.

 Sidebar: My dad, Bill Ellis, is one of the Carolinas’ most accomplished media personalities (CMA-award winning morning show host at WSSL-FM, former weather anchor at WSOC in Charlotte, where I spent most of my childhood running around the set and newsroom.) Harold Johnson, by the way, was like an uncle to me—one of my heroes in the business. My aunt owned a Dog Bar in NoDa with Dan Morgan and Will Witherspoon, where we all got to know each other pretty well for a few years. I say this to highlight how LUCKY I have been over the years. These experiences have afforded me invaluable access and connections, and has given me a unique perspective on the mechanics of the media business.

I was a preps/college FB reporter for The Greenville News from 2003-10. Did two years at the Herald-Journal as an entertainment reporter (where Doug Stanhope, in a phoner, told my son “Santa Claus isn’t real, you little turd”).

I’m a middle-aged sales rep with three kids now, and need to write again. It’s in my blood. 

Been posting here off and on for years. It’s a superb hub for photos and fan interaction. That’s not my site’s deal, so please—keep visiting The Huddle and the great folks over at the @RoaringRiot. I know I will.

NOTE TO ADMINS: This will be my only pre-launch promotional post. Jeremy—if you need to move or delete this post, it’s cool. Keenly aware this is your platform, and don’t wanna whore-out too much here. It’s a one time shout out.

TL;DR: Hope you guys (and ladies) stop in to see us. Thanks for letting me steal a few minutes of your morning.

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[Dex]

You probably should have cleared this with Igo first but good luck nonetheless. 

[Greatman77]

Good luck with your new blog!

[therealmjl]

Cool but you about to get the banhammer

 

jk 

 

i think

[ellis]

@Jeremy Igo: take the post down if you need to. I meant no disrespect.

[ellis]

2 minutes ago, Dex said:

You probably should have cleared this with Igo first but good luck nonetheless. 

Thank you.

 

[ellis]

1 minute ago, mjligon said:

Cool but you about to get the banhammer

 

jk 

 

i think

Hope not. I enjoy this place.

[RenoCarolina]

The only problem I have with this is exactly what the others have pointed out.  If you knew you were potentially stepping on toes why not just ask before posting?

Of course, Jeremy would have ignored you but at least you get to say you tried to clear it!

Good luck, you clearly have a passion for it but Huddle gonna Huddle about it.

 

[ellis]

I’m not in competition with what Jeremy does here. I do get where some might get upset with it. I’m sorry if it came across as such. 

[KB_fan]

Gave you a follow on Twitter. Thanks for the heads up!

[SmittysLawnGuy]

Great to hear. I'll take all the Panthers media I can get. Best of luck!

[ellis]

1 minute ago, SmittysLawnGuy said:

Great to hear. I'll take all the Panthers media I can get. Best of luck!

That’s always been my general attitude. The more, the better.

Thx, Lawn.

[RoaringRiot]

This seems like a great opportunity to make a "peripheral media" comment, no?

JK....congrats and good luck. 

[ellis]

1 minute ago, RoaringRiot said:

This seems like a great opportunity to make a "peripheral media" comment, no?

JK....congrats and good luck. 

Thank you?