Orlando Sentinel goes furniture shopping; lands William Couch
William Couch — the man made famous by his entertaining campaign for last summer’s “The Intern” contest for SND/Orlando — has been hired by The Orlando Sentinel.
 
William Couch is certainly outstanding –
or, in this case, out sitting — in his field.
Orlando AME/Presentation Bonita Burton writes:
We’ve hired him as a multimedia artist, working under Design Editor Todd Stewart. He may do some design and graphics for the paper, but the majority of his work will be multimedia storytelling. His first day will be July 30.
William finished third in the Orlando edition of ”The Intern” — winning an internship at The Arizona Republic. His dry sense of humor and easygoing nature made him one of the more interesting contestants. His video was by far the best of the batch.ÂÂ
Download that video here:
http://savewilliamcouch.com/video/savewilliamcouch_togo.m4v
It’s already been a busy year for William. First, he graduated from the University of Michigan. Then, he spent a few months on a fellowship at Poynter. His internship in Phoenix was supposed to start soon. Bonita writes:
Tracy Collins was EXTREMELY gracious in releaseing William from his internship. Considering all that Tracy did in behalf of “The Intern” competition, it’s just amazing what a generous person he is. William was to have been driving to Arizona this Saturday. Instead, he’s headed to O-Town, where we couldn’t be more excited!
A few examples from William’s portfolio:
See more here:
http://www.newspagedesigner.com/portfolios/portfolio1.php?UserID=9333
Or, check out his Web site here:
http://williamcouch.com/
Congratulations, Mr. Furniture! Best wishes in Orlando!
July 12th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Thanks, Charles! I’m really excited for the opportunity, and trust me it was a very difficult decision regarding the Arizona Republic, but Tracy was extremely understanding in the situation. I’d still love to work for the Republic someday, and would certainly consider it an honor to work under the guidance of Tracy.
July 12th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Hard decisions for all involved - would I rather visit Couch in Phoenix or Orlando?
July 13th, 2007 at 6:17 am
Congratulation, William Couch!
I had a lot of fun during last years The Intern contest in Orlando. Most memorably was your video presentation of course.
I’m sure that Bonita and her staff takes good care of you at The Orlando Sentinel.
Greetings from Sweden,
Anders
July 13th, 2007 at 11:24 am
YEAHHHHHH COUCHIE. Congratulations to ‘Mr. Furniture’ and the Sentinel crew. Since your multimedia stuff won’t be on NPD, keep the website updated, k?
July 14th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Awesome Pick Orlando. Congratulations William. From one intern to another, I’m very proud of you.
May 11th, 2008 at 10:03 am
[...] However, Tracy Collins granted William a release when Bonita Burton came calling in July with a full-time multimedia gig at The Orlando [...]