http://www.marconews.com/staff/jay-schlichter/<p>Jay joined the Daily News more than nine years ago as a reporter in the Marco Island office and then joined the multimedia desk, where he worked as a web editor on the late shift before becoming an assistant content editor.</p> <p>Jay worked as a reporter at Florida papers in Fernandina Beach and Palatka for about three years before coming to the Daily News. Jay earned his degree at the University of Florida. GO GATORS!</p> <p><strong><a href=”http://www.gatorzone.com/">■ WHO TO ROOT FOR (This is the most important link on this page or any other page for that matter... OK, yeah, I'm a little biased... maybe)</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href=”http://www.ufl.edu/">■ WHERE TO SEND YOUR KID TO COLLEGE (Although the days where almost anybody could get in -- I mean, take me for example -- are long, long gone.)</a></strong></p> <p>While at work (the afternoon to evening shift), Jay helps his fellow content editors by posting articles on naplesnews.com, managing the content on the Web site, using Twitter, Facebook and other social networking tools to get breaking news into the public's hand quicker than ever before, helps supervise various teams of reporters, edits and assigns stories and helps reporters polish their craft.</p> <p>In his spare time, Jay enjoys reading, writing, camping, hiking, kayaking, fishing, computers, games and spending time with his two awesome children and beautiful wife.</p> <p>He can be reached at jfschlichter@naplesnews.com, at his desk at (239) 213-6065, or often even quicker on his personal e-mail account, jayschlichter@yahoo.com (since he has his sweet new iPhone hooked up directly to that account!) Gotta love the iPhone!</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=NDN&k=100000020&init=q&sid=4ebe9fb0b8679dcba0acfe5023b17a6f#/profile.php?id=1188076192&ref=name">■ Friend me on Facebook</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/ndn_newsdesk">■ Follow the NDN Newsroom -- and where I often post interesting articles and breaking news -- on Twitter</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/NDN_JSchlichter">■ Follow me on Twitter</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=24627214&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro">■ Look me up on LinkedIn</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fbnewsleader.com/">■ A great newspaper in a great town for a starting journalist (I really learned a lot here, where I covered literally everything from breaking news to the annual Blue Crab Festival)</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.palatkadailynews.com/">■ An interesting newspaper that I essentially used as a stepping stone to get myself to Naples</a></strong></p> en-ushttp://www.gonaples.com/news/2013/jun/05/pure-steel-naples-father-and-son-behind-the-of/Pure Steel: Naples father and son behind the scenes of many blockbusters like latest Superman flickWed, 05 Jun 2013 16:06:00 -0000http://www.gonaples.com/news/2013/jun/05/pure-steel-naples-father-and-son-behind-the-of/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/apr/03/a-magic-proposal-orlando-beau-takes-his-to-to/A Magic proposal: Orlando beau takes his engagement to Naples girlfriend to the extremeWed, 03 Apr 2013 15:45:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/apr/03/a-magic-proposal-orlando-beau-takes-his-to-to/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/mar/27/great-scott-state-champion-gulf-coast-soccer-is/Great Scott: State champion Gulf Coast soccer coach is a man with a planWed, 27 Mar 2013 15:52:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/mar/27/great-scott-state-champion-gulf-coast-soccer-is/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/dec/28/the-power-of-a-bike-organization-has-been-joy-to/'The power of a bike': Organization has been providing cycling joy to needy kids for more than three decades Fri, 28 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/dec/28/the-power-of-a-bike-organization-has-been-joy-to/http://www.gonaples.com/news/2012/nov/21/mannheim-steamroller-chugs-through-a-happy-of/Mannheim Steamroller chugs through a happy evening of holiday melody Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0000http://www.gonaples.com/news/2012/nov/21/mannheim-steamroller-chugs-through-a-happy-of/http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/10/daily-news-community-papers-win-12-awards-in/Daily News, community papers win 12 awards in Florida Press Club contest Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/10/daily-news-community-papers-win-12-awards-in/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/oct/19/heroes-in-our-schools-sheriffs-office-honors-10/Heroes in our schools: Sheriff's Office honors 10 students with Do the Right Thing awards Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:00:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/oct/19/heroes-in-our-schools-sheriffs-office-honors-10/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/29/help-wanted-volunteers-becoming-harder-and-to/Help wanted: Volunteers becoming harder and harder to find, retain for many organizationsWed, 29 Aug 2012 07:00:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/29/help-wanted-volunteers-becoming-harder-and-to/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/03/the-unforgettable-ride-naples-man-takes-5500-for/The unforgettable ride: Naples man takes 5,500-mile bike ride for himself, Alzheimer's organization Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:00:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/03/the-unforgettable-ride-naples-man-takes-5500-for/http://www.gonaples.com/news/2012/may/02/review-tom-petty-triumphs-in-a-two-hour-plus-at/Review: Tom Petty triumphs in a two-hour-plus show at Germain Wed, 02 May 2012 22:16:00 -0000http://www.gonaples.com/news/2012/may/02/review-tom-petty-triumphs-in-a-two-hour-plus-at/