What happens to Livingston County Press & Argus reporters when they leave the newspaper? In some cases, they’re becoming college professors.
We’ve noticed several former Press & Argus reporters from the past who have gone from the newsroom to the classroom. Among them:
Kevin Allen, Eastern Michigan University
Allen was the sports editor for the Livingston County Press in the late 1970s and early 1980s, before moving on to a job with the Port Huron Times-Herald. He later moved to USA Today, where he was the paper’s lead hockey writer for decades. Also the author of several books, Allen was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame’s media wing. He’s currently the Detroit Red Wings reporter for Detroit Hockey Now.
Allen, who lives in Ypsilanti, recently announced that he’ll be teaching a course in sportswriting at his alma mater, Eastern Michigan University.
Bill Nowling, Michigan State University
Nowling was a reporter for the Livingston County Press and Brighton Argus in the late 1990s, covering county government. He later moved into the public-relations world, holding a variety of jobs, including as the press secretary for Rick Snyder when he ran for governor and spokesman for Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr.
Nowling, who lives in Green Oak Township, has been teaching remotely at the University of Tennessee the last few years, and he recently took a job as Professor of Practice and Director of the Communication Leadership and Strategy major in the department of communication at the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences.
Buddy Moorehouse, Hillsdale College
Moorehouse (who followed Kevin Allen as the LCP sports editor) spent several decades at the Livingston County Press & Argus, first as sports editor and later as editor and managing editor. He’s been writing for the Livingston Post since 2009 and works as Vice President of Public Relations and Media for the state charter school association.
Moorehouse, who lives in Howell, is also a documentary filmmaker, and for the last couple years, he’s been a professor of documentary filmmaking at Hillsdale College.
