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Personal news: I’m leaving The Billings Gazette/406 MT Sports (on my own terms). My last day will be March 1.
It’s been a wonderful ride in journalism since I started as a freelancer 11 years ago, but it’s time for a shift away.
Briar Napier
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Briar Napier
@BriarNapier
Ex-sports reporter turned marketing pro/sports watcher. #MizzouMade, Midwestern-molded mountain man. Meat smoker and country music fan. Sometimes triathlete.
Billings, MT
Joined July 2012
- The last eclipse in 1979, Mizzou hoops went 25-6, won the Big 8 and made the Sweet 16. Not saying it's gonna happen, but it's gonna happen.
- Today in "Headlines I Never Expected To Read"Britney Spears is shaking up Israeli politics. trib.al/8s38zJq
- Reminder that no one has scored more points on the number one college football team in the nation right now than the Missouri Tigers.
- On this day two years ago, I tried killing myself. I’ve never been more happy to fail at anything in my life. Thankful to the many good people that have made my life priceless and worth living as I’ve never been better. It’s OK not to be OK. And if you’re not, my DMs are open.
- NEWS: I'll be employed! Thrilled to be joining the staff at @oilcitywyo next month, an independent and locally-owned news site covering the state of Wyoming. I'll be based in Cheyenne as a GA reporter being part of the site's expansion across the state. Let's get started.
- Hey! I’ve got personal news. I’m going to be interning for the @KCStar this summer. Thrilled to join @jeff_rosen88 and Co. in the Paris of the Plains. Fortunate and thankful to the countless mentors and editors who’ve guided me over the past seven years. Let’s get started.
- Complete transcript of #SportingKC coach Peter Vermes' (who was watching from home due to MLS Safety Protocols) view on the Johnny Russell penalty kick that was taken back due to VAR. Even through a Zoom call, you could tell he was livid. #SKCvSJ
- 5 AM is the hardest Drake verse of his career. It's ruthless85 plays of "4PM" later, it must be settled: Which is the best of Drake's Pinned Location Freestyles?
- Personal news! I'm returning to the sports reporting world that I love. Thrilled to announce that I'm going to be a sports reporter at the @billingsgazette + @406mtsports covering mainly preps, MSU-Billings and Rocky Mountain College. First day is 9/27. Let's get started.
- TW: Suicide, depression It’s been three years this month since I attempted suicide and wanted to cease to exist. I’ve never been so happy to fail at something. I often turn back to @HooplaHill telling my mental health story to remind myself of my gratefulness to be alive. (1/x)
