DANA CALDWELL, Multimedia Journalist/Sports

About DANA CALDWELL

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Biography

An Arkansas native, Dana is glad to be back in Florida, where he served as sports editor in St. Augustine and spent five years with the Tampa Tribune. He grew up in Crestview. He previously served as the sports editor of the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, that state's second-largest newspaper, while directing coverage and writing columns from all Razorbacks football and basketball games for five seasons. Before that, Dana covered Indiana University and Purdue men's basketball and football for Knight Ridder. He has covered the firings of former IU coach Bob Knight and former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, the 1999 Elite Eight, several other NCAA Tournament games, the 2000 NBA Finals, title bouts of Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins and several NCAA bowl games and NFL playoff matchups. When not at his second home -- Florida Gulf Coast University, his primary beat -- Dana enjoys trips to the beach, Stevie Tomato's Sports Bar and playing bad golf. A Razorbacks fan who is glad he no longer has to be objective about the Hogs, Dana is a 1993 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, which, he is proud to say, counts Hall of Fame safety Cliff Harris (Cowboys) among its alumni. His degree is in communications with a minor in physical education.

Position History

Multimedia Journalist/Sports
09/01/2005 - current

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Men's basketball: FGCU's Dunk City team camp attracts top teams, players Published 06/14/2013 at 4:34 p.m.
FORT MYERS — Loads of buses and cars made the annual trek to Florida Gulf Coast University for the three-day Eagles’ basketball team camp that tipped off Friday.
College baseball: Former FGCU basketball player Eddie Murray to try out professionally Published 06/13/2013 at 4:04 p.m.
FORT MYERS — Former Florida Gulf Coast University basketball standout Eddie Murray could make a living playing sports, but it won’t be in gyms.
MLB: Former Barron star Ty Ross selected by Giants in draft: 3 more FGCU Updated 06/08/2013 at 7:44 p.m.
Cougars’ grad Ty Ross, a junior catcher for LSU, got what he hoped would be a huge day off to a great start by being selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 12th round. Top-ranked LSU hosted Oklahoma on ...
MLB: 3 FGCU standouts selected in the first 10 rounds Published 06/07/2013 at 7:30 p.m.
As expected, Florida Gulf Coast University’s baseball program took some big hits during Friday’s second of the three-day, Major League Baseball’s 40-round First-Year Player Draft
College soccer: FGCU women set to play at Florida Published 06/06/2013 at 9:31 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s soccer team will play at Florida at 7 p.m. on Aug. 25.
MLB: FGCU could see a dozen players drafted Published 06/06/2013 at 4 a.m.
What almost certainly would be Florida Gulf Coast University’s best-ever baseball team is getting ready to be gutted in the First-Year Player Draft that starts tonight.
College Sports: FGCU struggles with name game Published 06/02/2013 at 7:24 a.m.
FORT MYERS — The television name game’s been a struggle for Florida Gulf Coast University.
College sports: Mercer, ETSU officially jump to SoCon, leaving A-Sun lean Published 05/30/2013 at 5:36 p.m.
The losses leave the A-Sun, in which Florida Gulf Coast University has competed since moving up from Division I in 2007, with eight members, including Northern Kentucky, which is three years away from full Division I transition.
College baseball: FGCU gets verbal commitment from top pitcher Devin Smeltzer Updated 05/29/2013 at 4 p.m.
FORT MYERS — The Florida Gulf Coast University baseball team has apparently landed one of the top pitchers in the country.
Men's basketball: FGCU trying to finalize ESPN early-morning game to open season at Alico Arena Published 05/28/2013 at 9:15 p.m.
FORT MYERS — The name and date have yet to be released, but it’s all but certain Florida Gulf Coast University’s men will play in ESPN’s 16-game Tip-off Marathon.