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Holly A. Heyser

Courses | Professional experience | Papers and publications | Professional associations

Contact Information
Title: Professional Journalist in Residence (faculty adviser to, and business manager of, The State Hornet)
Office
Hours:

Spring 2012 office hours: 3-6 p.m. Mondays at MND5045.

By appointment: Please email me if you need to make an appointment at other times in my office at The State Hornet, located on the second floor of the University Union.
E-mail: hheyser@csus.edu
Telephone:

(916) 278-5612
Mailing
Address/Primary Office:		 The State Hornet
6000 J Street - University Union, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95819-6102

Courses

Professional experience

Before returning to my alma mater in 2006 to begin teaching journalism, I spent 19 years as a reporter and editor for six newspapers in California, Virginia and Minnesota. Since returning to Sacramento State, I have continued my professional work as a freelance writer, photographer and blogger.

NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE, 1984-2006 - reporter and editor at six professional newspapers, as well as The State Hornet, the student newspaper of Sacramento State.

  • Newspaper reporter:
    • State government reporter, The Virginian-Pilot, 1997-2002 (link to The Virginian-Pilot)
    • Local government and elections reporter, The San Jose Mercury News, 1993-1997 (link to The Mercury News)
    • Local government and schools reporter, The Peninsula Times Tribune, 1990-1992
    • Community reporter, Sacramento Bee Neighbors, 1988-1989
    • News reporter, The State Hornet, Sacramento State, 1984-85 (link to The State Hornet)

FREELANCE, 2006 to present - writer, photographer (link to photo portfolio) and blogger

  • Writing/photography:

    • About.com (link to Fish & Seafood Cooking)
      • Regular photo contributor
    • The Art of Eating (link to Art of Eating)
      • Photos, "The Lost Fishery: Shad in California," Spring 2010
      • Photos, "Duck Hunt: In Search of California's Perfect Wild Waterfowl," Winter 2009
      • Photos, "Foraging for Clams on Block Island," Issue No. 78, Summer 2008
    • California Waterfowl
      • Photos, "Banding Together," November/December 2009
      • Story and photo, "Losing your bird," May/June 2009
      • Story, "The Whole Duck," November/December 2008
      • Story and photos, "Annie Get Your Gun (Fitted)," September/October 2008
      • Story, "The Wild Game Diet," May/June 2008
      • Story and photos, "Walking the WOC," May/June 2008
    • Cooking Wild (link to Cooking Wild)
      • Photos, "Going Whole Hog" and "Wild Turkey Carnitas," Spring 2010 (inaugural issue)
      • Photo, "Grasping the Nettle," Winter 2010
    • Delta Waterfowl
      • Photo, “Camp Chef: Cooking Your Goose,” Winter 2011
      • Photo, “Q&A: A Few Words with Hank Shaw, Author of ‘Hunt, Gather, Cook,’”  Summer 2011
      • Photos, "Comfort Food: After a day in the duck blind, what's better than a bowl of homemade duck soup?" Winter 2010
      • Essay, "Why do we hunt?" Winter 2009
      • Photos, "Tips for Grilling Ducks," Summer 2009
      • Audio slideshow, "Flattening a Duck for the Grill," Summer 2009 Web Xtras (link to audio slideshow)

    • Edible Rhody (link to Edible Rhody)

      • Photos, "Sun Farm Oysters: An Alternative Approach to Aquafarming on Block Island," Summer 2008
    • Edible Sacramento (link to Edible Sacramento)
      • Photos, "Profit and Pastry: The Role of the Pastry Chef in a Down Economy," Spring 2010
      • Photos, "Goat goes haute," Spring 2009
      • Photos, "Searching for sustainable beef," Winter 2009
      • Photos, "Farm to cocktail," Fall 2008
      • Photos, "Kind of blue: Modesto's Champion Chicken," Fall 2008
      • Photos, "Sausage: A Love Supreme," Spring 2008
    • Gastronomica
      • Photos, "Chasing Angels: The Sweet Wine Angelica," Summer 2008
    • Gilt Taste
      • Photos, "Thrill of the Mushroom Hunt," May 2011 (link to story)
    • Gourmet Live
      • Photos, “Bringing Home the Bacon – with a Rifle,” September 2011 (link to story)
    • Hunter Angler Gardener Cook (link to blog)
      • Regular photo contributor
    • Meatpaper (link to Meatpaper)
      • Photo, "The Forgotten Prey: Reviving a taste for the squirrel hunt," Summer 2008
    • Organic Gardening (link to Organic Gardening)
      • Photo, "Call of the Wild (Greens)," February/March 2011
    • Sacramento Bee
      • Story, “Ron White: Black suit, blue collar,” Sept. 16, 2011 (link to story)
      • Story, "Author Thomas McGuane lopes into Sacramento this week," Nov. 1, 2010 (link to story)
      • Story, “Loomis’ Jamie Susslin a natural as host of ‘Ultimate Sportsman,’” Oct. 14, 2010 (link to story)
      • Story, "Foresthill warden a natural at enforcing fish and game laws," June17, 2010 (link to story)
      • Story, "Wild pigs rough on land - fun to hunt," April 2010 (link to story)
      • Story, "In the field, humans and dogs enjoy a 20,000-year collaboration," September 2009 (link to story)
      • Story and charts, "Sac Valley is good for the goose and good for the goose hunter," September 2009 (link to story and charts )
      • Chart, "Hunting - a briefing," September 2009, (link to chart)
      • Story and photo, "Hunters love doves for their first feast of fall," September 2009 (link to story and photo)
      • Story and photos, "Fish on," August 2009, (link to story)
      • Story, "Let's talk turkey," March 2009, (link to story)
      • Commentary, "To be a hunter and eat what you kill," March 2008 (public link no longer available)
    • San Jose Mercury News
    • Shotgun Life columnist
      • Column, "I’m Not a Gun Nut, So How Did I Get All These Guns?,” Aug. 1, 2011 (link to column)
      • Column, "Could Anything Go More Wrong on a First Dove Hunt?,” Aug. 27, 2011 (link to column)
      • Column, “Why Skeet Bugs Me. Or Not?,” Oct. 1, 2011 (link to column)
      • Column, "The First Shot of Duck Season," Oct. 31, 2011 (link to column)
      • Column, “The (Unwelcome) Return of Duck Hunting Mediocrity,” Nov. 30, 2011 (link to column)
    • Turkey Country
      • Story and photo, "Lead Astray: The debate surrounding lead ammunition bans remains vigorous," November/December 2009
 
 

 

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Last updated: 02/07/2012