Mike Frazer

Mike Frazer began his broadcasting career in 1993 when he accepted the responsibilities of doing radio-play-by-play for Hinds Community College Football, Clinton High basketball and baseball, and on the Division II level Frazer handled radio play-by-play duties for Mississippi College basketball for four seasons.

In 1997 Frazer became the voice of the Southwest Bears of the MACJC in Pike County. He also handled play-by-play and broadcast duties for numerous high schools in the area. Frazer also handled play-by-play duties for the University of Southeastern LA which included calling the Lions basketball and baseball broadcasts on the NCAA Division I level in Hammond.

In 2001 Frazer became the radio play-by-play voice and Director of Corporate Sales of the Jackson Bandits which was a member of the East Coast Hockey League. Under Frazer's direction the Bandits were able to increase sales and move the organization up to fifth overall in the league in corporate sales out of 28 member teams in the ECHL.

Frazer also spent time in Tulsa and Oklahoma City calling and selling minor league hockey and Arena2 Football. Frazer has 21 years of broadcast and sales experience.

Frazer was the recipient of the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Gold Awards in sportstalk, radio play-by-play- and sports reporting in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

Frazer grew up on Chicago's south side. He is the oldest of five children. His father was a 29 year veteran on the Chicago Police force. Frazer's mother currently works as a legal secretary.

View Media Articles for Mike Frazer:

The Daily Standard - December 5, 1994
Enterprise-Journal - May 16, 1997
The Tulsa World - March 11, 2003
Mississippi Press - January 12, 2006
Times of Stone County MS - August 5, 2010

Contact Mike Frazer at: mike@jucoweekly.org

Steven DeVivo

Steve DeVivo is the owner of YDOCS Multimedia LLC and has been in charge of web development and design for the JUCO Weekly organization since its founding.

Born and raised on Chicago's south side, Steve is, through birthright alone, a lifelong fan of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago's famous deep-dish pizza.

Steve's original career path was that of Mechanical Engineering, encompassing 20 years, before switching gears and moving into the multimedia field in 2001. The engineering years included stints in the field of machine design and work in the fluid power industry (hydraulics and pneumatics).

In addition to web development and design, Steve is also involved in graphic design, technical writing, and desktop publishing.

Steve is the oldest of three children and has five of his own. An adventurist at heart, Steve enjoys hiking, skiing, camping, white water rafting and, in general, the great outdoors. His hobbies include amateur photography, astronomy and music of all types with a heavy emphasis on classic rock.

Contact Steven DeVivo at: smdevivo@jucoweekly.org

Lee Adams

North Mississippi native, who spent numerous years as the Sports Editor/Photographer for the Itawamba County Times in Fulton, MS and a short time as Mississippi State Beat Writer/Photographer for the Starkville Daily News, Lee Adams is a first year photographer for JUCO Weekly.

Lee has had some of his photos published on JUCO Weekly before from when he spent a short time photographing for Itawamba Community College.

Also, Lee has had photos published on ESPN.com, yahoo.com and had photos picked up by the Associated Press, which isn't bad from some one who only started photography 9 years ago and had zero training.

Lee learned the trade from some of the best photojournalist in the North Mississippi area and will provide quality images to JUCO Weekly.

James Pugh

James Pugh is currently a freelance photographer located in the northern part of the Pinebelt area. He spends most of his time doing sports photography for "The Chronicle" newspaper in Jones County. He also assist newspapers as far north as Kosciusko and as far south as Picayune.

James is a 2003 graduate of Stringer High School and a 2006 graduate of Jones Junior College with an associates degree in Business Adminisration. After losing both jobs he held in 2008, James bought a small Sony DSLR camera as just something to do during his free time and after posting some pictures on Facebook he got a call from a local newspaper asking if he would mind shooting some sports photography for them, and the rest is history.

James has won several awards as a sports photographer. The most recent was by the Mississippi Press Assoication for "Best Sports Action Photo" of the 2011 year in papers under 9,000 in circulation.

James covers sports for mainly schools such as South Jones, West Jones, Northeast Jones, Laurel, JCJC, and Southern Miss. James is a member of Journey Church in Laurel and gives God the glory for his success thus far.

John Bowen

John Bowen from Fulton, MS, is a freelance photographer specializing in sports action and events. He has been involved in the printing and graphics community since 1980 and has owned his own printing company, Fulton Printing and Advertising, for the past 12 years.

John began his interests in sports photography following the Itawamba High School Indians through various sports events and has since become involved shooting pictures at the college level.

He is married to the former Cyndi Little Bowen and has two children, Lindsey, 20, and Chase, 14.

In his spare time, John enjoys water skiing, boating with family and friends, and raising German Shepherds.

Chris Todd

Chris Todd is a freelance photojournalist based in Ridgeland, Miss., who specializes in sports photography.

After 30 years at The Clarion-Ledger, the last 24 years spent managing the photo department, he started his own business that also includes commercial/corporate photography, portraits, weddings and posters/stadium wraps.

Stan Beall

Stan Beall is currently a salesman with Prairie Farms, Inc. and a former police officer of 13 years. He was raised in Kosciusko, MS. where he graduated from high school in 1988.  Stan played football and baseball at Kosciusko High School before playing baseball at Holmes Community College from '88-'90.

Stan married Tammy Whitman in 1993 and because of her love for photography, he purchased her first 35mm SLR camera as a Christmas gift. After assisting her with numerous weddings and such, he found that he had a knack for taking photo's of individuals in action and hence, "it was on".

With his love of sports and photography, it was only natural that Stan combine the two.  After shooting several years for his local weekly paper and winning numerous press association awards for his contributions, Stan began shooting for other media outlets and covers Ole Miss and Mississippi State athletics on a regular basis, including the 2010 Cotton Bowl at Texas Stadium in Arlington and the 2011 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fl.

Stan is an active member of Williamsville Baptist Church where he serves as deacon and teaches 5th and 6th grade boys Sunday school.

Coaching little league baseball, hunting wild turkeys, and anything involving a ball, are his favorite pastimes.  He currently resides with his wife Tammy and their three sons, Parker, Ryan and Hayden in Ethel, Ms.

Bob McDuffie

Bobby is a Sports Photographer living in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He is originally from Petal, Mississippi, where he graduated from high school in 1981. He earned a BS degree in Architectural Engineering Technology in 1986 from the University of Southern Mississippi. Bobby has had an interest in photography since the age of 12. He started photographing sports when he was 17. While at Southern Miss, he took a course in photojournalism, which really sparked a passion for photography in him and his pursuit of photography, as more than just a hobby, began.

He has experience photographing everything from dance competitions to offshore powerboat racing. Bobby has been published in several publications and regularly shoots sports for the University of South Alabama (Media Relations Department) in Mobile, AL. He freelances for various local and regional media outlets covering college sports at the University of Southern Mississippi, Ole Miss, MS State and others.

He has owned his own sports photography business since 2009 and also holds a management job at AT&T where he has been employed since 1999. He has been married to his wife, Carol, since 1986 and has two children. He is working toward earning his Certificate of Photography at the University of South Alabama. When not pursuing the perfect sports photo, he enjoys hunting, fishing and most anything outdoors.

Ricky Styron

Ricky Styron is currently a Physical Therapy Assistant with Total Rehab, Inc. He was raised in the small town of Puckett, MS, where he played baseball and football and graduated in 2000. He also attended Belhaven College and played baseball with the Blazers.

Ricky currently resides in Florence with his wife Hanna, daughter Addie and expecting a son later this year. Ricky's interest in photography was sparked with the birth of his first child, but he soon realized that his niche was Sports Photography. Ricky can be found on the sidelines of Little League games and all the way up to Division I NCAA Sports.