Jorge Eckardt
I’m a graduate of the University of Connecticut with degrees in journalism and communications.
Currently, I’m working as a copy editor for the Hearst Connecticut Media Group.
I work as a freelance beat reporter for The Rockaway Wave, a newspaper based in Queens, New York, covering the Brooklyn Cyclones for the past five seasons.
On June 29, 2026, I launched a newsletter with a partner covering all things baseball. We produce four stories a week—a weekly preview, a prospects story and two columns—about what in baseball has our attention at that moment. The newsletter can be found at thequalitystart.com.
I also write for Metsmerized Online, contributing to the site’s coverage of the New York Mets. I have had bylines over the past four years at a few other websites, including blogs at SB Nation and FanSided.
At UConn, I spent four years writing for the student newspaper, The Daily Campus. While there, I worked as a beat reporter and columnist, covering a wide range of sports including men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s hockey and more. I was also involved in the production of the newspaper, working as both a copy editor and designer multiple nights a week.
To read some of my work, check out my most recent work under the writing tab above. For a more condensed look, click on the baseball, football or basketball tabs located within the writing tab.
To view my full resume, see below.
To get in contact, send me an email at jeckardt3111@gmail.com.
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