Biography
Jack Lail directs the editorial content on News Sentinel's Web sites. A native of North Carolina, he joined the News Sentinel in January 1984 and has a variety of editorial and online roles. He led the team that launched knoxnews.com in 1995 and govols.com (now called GoVolsXtra) in 1996. Both sites have won a number or regional and national awards.
Position History
- Director of News Innovation
07/15/2008 - current - Managing Editor/MultiMedia
06/07/2007 - 07/15/2008
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Tennessee's rebuilding progress arrested for the moment
Updated 11/13/2009 at 8:27 a.m. 120 Comments
The arrest of three Tennessee football players on attempted armed robbery charges is proving to be a test of character -- for coach Lane Kiffin, not the players
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Knoxville TV station gets scoop on UT player arrests with "routine diligent overnight news gathering"
Published 11/12/2009 at 2:27 p.m. 45 Comments
WVLT VolunteerTV was the only media organization to have video of the early morning arrests of three University of Tennessee football players and a woman in connection with a robbery in the parking lot of the Pilot station on Cumberland ...
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Visor-to-visor matchup when Gamecocks, Vols dress out for Halloween
Published 10/31/2009 at 10:53 a.m. 50 Comments
It's visor-vs-visor in Neyland Stadium tonight as the Lane Kiffin's Tennessee takes on Steve Spurrier's South Carolina.
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SEC officiating thrown for loss, but commissioner throws red flag at Kiffin
Published 10/27/2009 at 8:36 a.m. 161 Comments
First the Southeastern Conferences powerhouse coaches got tweaked by Lane Kiffin, then there was the principal's office visit with Commissioner Mike Slive and now the rookie Tennessee coach is pulling the tails of the zebras.
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Wear an orange jersey, sing Rocky Top over and over, and hide the tape 'cause it's Bama Week
Published 10/22/2009 at 11:54 a.m. 46 Comments
Hey, it wouldn't be Bama Week without a link roundup and here we have it, complete with controversy over orange jerseys, tapegate (thanks to the Old Ball Coach) and (what's new) Kiffin quotes.
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Coverage Roundup: Weather and Vol fan spirits both cloudy
Published 10/05/2009 at 7:47 a.m. 142 Comments
The Monday morning skies are cloudy over Neyland. And so are the spirits of Vol fans.
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'Guns in parks' issue has bloggers firing away
Published 09/29/2009 at 12:18 p.m.
The gun battle at parks, or the battle over whether you can carry a gun into a park, continues to be a hot topic among Knoxville area bloggers.
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Vols leave Neyland wet, injured and unrespected
Updated 09/28/2009 at 9:40 a.m. 130 Comments
Here's a survey of what people were writing about following the Tennessee wet, but a win victory over Ohio on Saturday night.
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Blog Roundup: A batty headline caught my eye
Published 09/27/2009 at 10:37 a.m.
The headline "Great Tits Eat Bats In Times Of Need" is one that, well, I hadn't seen before, but that is the headline of a safe-for-workplace science piece found by "Wordjunky" on the Great Smoky blog.
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The weather's wonderful here in Seattle
Published 09/17/2009 at 6:53 a.m.
If you overseeded your lawn last weekend, you're probably happy. We're in a rainy spell that will last into next week. For the rest of us, well, the weather's wonderful in Seattle, er ..., Knoxville.
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