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TJ Eck
TJ Eck joined LebTown in January 2024. He has been a sports journalist for more than 10 years. Aside from covering sports feature stories for LebTown, TJ covers boys basketball for LLHoops.com and serves as a sports correspondent for LancasterOnline.com.
TJ began his journalism career in 2013 as a sports/news TV reporter in North Platte, Nebraska before serving as a weekend sports anchor in Lincoln, Nebraska. The next stop in TJ’s career came in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he served as a TV sports director.
TJ is a native of Columbia, Pennsylvania. He attended Lancaster Catholic High School before making his way to Juniata College. TJ was a four-year member of the Juniata baseball team and earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication from the college. After his time at Juniata, TJ attended Syracuse University where he earned a master’s degree in Broadcast & Digital Journalism.
TJ currently resides in Columbia, PA.
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