Austin Hough joins South Bend Tribune to bolster high school sports coverage
SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Tribune has added a new reporter to its staff dedicated to coverage of high school athletics in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.
Austin Hough, 28, joined the sports staff on Monday, July 3, 2023 and will lead the Tribune in communicating compelling content about prep athletes, coaches and events to both print and digital readers.
A 2017 graduate of the University of Missouri, Hough (pronounced Huff), spent nearly five years on the staff of The Goshen News, and was promoted to sports editor in September 2020.
"I'm excited to start my time at the South Bend Tribune," Hough said. "I will bring energy and excitement to this job. High school sports is the heartbeat of many communities, and my goal is to promote our local athletes and highlight their incredible stories to our readers."
While at Goshen, Hough was named News' parent company Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.'s Sportswriter of the Year in both 2021 and 2022.
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In addition high school sports, Hough will contribute to the Tribune's coverage of Notre Dame athletics. The Chicago-area native also covered Fighting Irish programs for Goshen and CNHI.
"We brought Austin here to elevate our high school coverage to new heights," said Tribune Sports Editor Michael Wanbaugh. "We know he'll do it, because we watched him do it in Goshen. Austin is dedicated, talented and values the South Bend community and the stories it has to tell."
The South Bend Tribune is part of the Gannett/USA Today Network. Austin Hough can be reached via email at ahough@gannett.com and followed via Twitter @AustinRHough.
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