Our Team

Read the story of Bulldawg Illustrated as told by Murray Poole.

Al Hickson

'Gruff and Grump' Columnist

Al Hickson and Chad White feel that by the nature of their column as armchair quarterbacks, they are every man’s bulldog fan and should remain an enigma.
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Annie Trice

Student Intern

From her obsession to Georgia Football Games and undying love of the Classic City, you would think Annie Trice has bled Red and Black since birth. However, this Bulldog at heart was actually born and raised in the little ol’ state of Texas. Always...
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Carlton DeVooght

'Recruiting News' Columnist

Carlton DeVooght is Vice President, General Counsel and Governmental Affairs Liason for Southeast Georgia Health System. Prior to coming in-house with the Health System, DeVooght was a partner with the law firm of Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford &...
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Caroline Kinney

Sales Associate

Caroline Kinney is a Washington & Lee “General” by diploma and a Georgia Bulldawg by marriage…her husband Matthew having graduated in ’00 from UGA. Born in Atlanta, Caroline went to Westminster and spent many weekends going to UGA games with f...
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Chad White

'Gruff and Grump' Columnist

Al Hickson and Chad White feel that by the nature of their column as armchair quarterbacks, they are every man’s bulldog fan and should remain an enigma.
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Cheri Leavy

Co-Owner, Creative Director

An eighth generation of Georgia’s sea islands and Brunswick, Cheri Harden Leavy grew up in the small town atmosphere of St. Simons Island. With a love of everything southern, she went to Mississippi for school. Oxford and Ole Miss captivated her. ...
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Claire Channell

Online Editor guide2athens

Claire is a senior Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Georgia and is currently studying Advertising and Communications. Having lived in five different states, Claire has overcome her identity crisis and is now a proud resident of St. Simons Is...
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Fan Hughes

Online Community Director/Student Intern

Fan Hughes is a Mass Media arts major at the University of Georgia and a fourth generation bulldawg. Fan has had grandparents, great aunts and great uncles, her own parents, aunts and uncles, and brother all graduate from the University of Georgia...
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Gruff & Grump

Contributing Columnists

Al Hickson and Chad White feel that by the nature of their column as armchair quarterbacks, they are every man’s bulldog fan and should remain an enigma.
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Guest Blogger

Contributing Blogger

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Holly Stanfill

Sales Associate

Most every business owner in Athens has met Holly Stanfill at some point. She has likely helped them with their marketing in some capacity during her 19 years of advertising experience in print, radio, billboard and television. Holly grew up in ...
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Jan Leavy Bone

'Itty Bitty Bulldogs' Columnist

Jan Leavy Bone is a native of St. Simons Island. She graduated from Glynn Academy in 1985 and then onward she went to UGA. She pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma and found the Kappa Sigma house and herself! She was a Kappa Sigma little sister where she met...
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Jeff Dantzler

Sports Guru

It didn’t take Jeff Dantzler long to discover that he would not be the next Herschel Walker. Or Dominique Wilkins. Or Mikael Pernfors. That’s when he decided he wanted to be the next Dan Magill and Larry Munson. Well, no one will ever ...
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Katherine Parke

Student Intern

Katherine Parke was born in Oxford, England but don’t let that fool you. She moved back to the US 8 months after and was raised in the heart of Atlanta. Her mother along with most of her family attended The University of Georgia. Despite the fact ...
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Kelley Blanton

Sales Associate

Kelley Blanton is a Bulldawg born and bred. She was born and raised in Athens, Ga and only left for her college years. She graduated from Cedar Shoals Highschool. She jokes that her college years encompassed eight wonderful years culminating at ...
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Kevin Butler

Contributor

Kevin Gregory Butler (born July 24, 1962 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former professional American football placekicker. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and then played professionally for the Chicago Bears (1985-19...
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Loran Smith

Columnist

A former Bulldog MVP and track captain, Loran Smith, has had varied responsibilities with the Bulldogs over the years including assistant sports information director, business manager of athletics, executive director of the Georgia Bulldog Clubs. ...
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Murray Poole

Sports Writer

Murray Poole served as sports editor and senior sports editor of The Brunswick News for 40 years and four months. The running joke is that he is the happiest sports writer ever now because he doesn’t have to be fair and cover Georgia Tech wi...
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Pierce Persons

Student Intern

Pierce Persons was born and raised in Macon, Ga. Both of her parents attended the University of Georgia, so at birth it was determined that Pierce would be the next generation of Bulldogs. During high school at Stratford Academy, she was involved ...
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Reg Murphy

'On Par' Golf Columnist

Reg Murphy, a native of Gainesville, has held significant positions in both United States and International golf, which makes him such an asset to Bulldawg Illustrated as a golf columnist. He was General Chairman of the U. S. Women’s Open in...
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Rob Sherrell

Columnist

When you ask this gravelly voiced dawg fan when he graduated from the University of Georgia, he answers, “I think in ’91 or ’92.” And then he is off to the next topic. He is fast paced and fun and there is never a dull mome...
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Travis Ragsdale

Online Editor

Travis will be the first to admit he wasn’t born and raised a Georgia fan like many of the Bulldawg Nation. With a grandfather having run track and played basketball at Auburn University and a sister who graduated recently from Auburn, he was surr...
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Vance Leavy

Co-Owner, Editor

Champ “Vance” Leavy is another generation of Leavys who love Georgia football (sometimes a little too much). His grandfather Howard is rumored to have sent a feisty telegraph to Coach Dooley after a loss in the 60s. His father Howard i...
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