User:Djjackal0509

Jake Leonard
Jake Leonard
Born	Jake Lynn Leonard; November 21, 1986 (age 37); Aransas Pass, Texas ; United States
Occupation(s)	Editor-In-Chief, Politics & YouTube In Review, Editor-In-Chief, PYIR SportsCenter
Years active	November 21, 1986-present
Notable work	Politics & YouTube In Review, The Media Blitz (Online & Print Editions), PYIR SportsCenter

About Jake Leonard[edit]

Leonard (aka djjackal0509) is a blogger, vlogger, businessman and tech expert from the Midwestern state of Illinois. Leonard was born on November 21, 1986 in Aransas Pass, Texas to Sharon and Laylis Leonard, the first of two children. Leonard is an occasional sports contributor to the Bleacher Report, iHigh.com and MaxPreps.com.

WorldWide Publications & Media[edit]

WorldWide Publications & Media (otherwise known as WWPM) is a technology-based small business which services to individuals, small and medium businesses and corporations. In March 2009, business operations expanded services to churches and non-profit organizations.

History[edit]

Illinois Operations[edit]

March 24, 2004 - August 21, 2005; Headquartered in Nokomis, Illinois
Provided services were:

Website Consulting & Design
Computer Repair & Sales

January 24, 2009 - Present; Headquartered in Nokomis, Illinois
Provided services are:

Website Consulting & Design
Computer Repair, Upgrading & Sales
Server Repair, Upgrading & Sales
New Media Advertising (Online Radio & Television)
Advertising & Marketing
New Media Programming (Online Radio, Online Television & Blogs)
Publication Services
LCD & Plasma Television Subcontracted Repairs

Missouri Operations[edit]

March 1, 2006 - November 23, 2008; Headquartered in Canton, Missouri
Provided services were:

Website Consulting & Design
Computer Repair, Upgrading & Sales
Server Repair, Upgrading & Sales
Online Advertising
New Media (Online Radio & Blogs)

Note: During the almost three-year mark of operations in Missouri, publications such as Politics & YouTube In Review and PYIR SportsCenter and the WorldWide Publications & Media Radio Network would be developed. WWPM published the now-defunct Media Blitz newsletter.

Extended Operations[edit]

May 26, 2006 - June 17, 2008: Business operations in Palmyra, Missouri
September 28, 2006 - June 24, 2008: Business operations in Keokuk, Iowa
April 20, 2007 - June 24, 2008: Business operations in Fort Madison, Iowa
December 5, 2007 - August 20, 2008: Retail and new media location in Canton, Missouri
Contracts Pending: Subcontracted operations in Corpus Christi, Texas and Brownsville, Texas

Politics & YouTube In Review[edit]

Politics & YouTube In Review was an idea from original WWPM staff in 2004 that debuted on Wordpress on November 20, 2006, which is WWPM's longest-lasting publication. PYIR was created as part of the launch of the company's new media division.

The Difficulty To Get Traffic[edit]

Early on, WWPM writers had struggles in getting readers after promoting on sites such as MSN and Yahoo, and on YouTube, Facebook and MySpace accounts of the writers. After tons of attempts, PYIR managed to reach 1,000 page views in January 2007. The difficulty would soon fade away when and tons of attempts to get readers, from MSN to YouTube and from Facebook to MySpace. In January 2007, PYIR reached 1,000 page views and the climbs soon starting to increase. PYIR editors set landmarks to be reached by August of 2,500 and 5,000 page views, but those levels would be long surpassed by June when the blog reached 7,500 page views. It became one of the fastest growing blogs in 2007.

PYIR's one-day record is 604 page views set in February 2007, a post sparked by the interest of those impacted by the elimination of Chief Illiniwek to the Fighting Illini sports program of the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois by the Illinois State Board of Trustees.

PYIR Tri-State, Nationwide & North American Tour[edit]

The PYIR Nationwide Tour was launched in early 2008, promoting the blog from coast to coast across the United States. Only Leonard has done all four trips nationwide. In 2009, two tours will be scheduled:

August 16 - September 9: Begins in Chicago, Illinois and ends in Miami, Florida.
November 5 - November 29: Begins in Washington, D.C. and ends in Seattle, Washington.

In late 2008, the Tri-State Tour, which included Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, launched. Leonard has covered all three states, while associate editor-in-chief Trevor Gordon has covered Illinois. One tour is slated in 2009:

October 4 - October 30: Begins in Metropolis, Illinois and ends in Des Moines, Iowa.

In January 2010, a North American tour is slated:

January 22 - March 11: Begins in Toronto, Ontario and ends in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sponsors for the PYIR tours and PYIR SportsCenter Tour will be well appreciated.

Active Contributors[edit]

Jake Leonard, Operating Editor-In-Chief (November 20, 2005-present)
Trevor Gordon, Associate Editor-In-Chief (February 10, 2007-present)

Former & Inactive Contributors[edit]

Kevin Nalty (December 14, 2006-November 4, 2008)
Robin Lorway (December 14, 2006-November 4, 2008)
Kristoffer Truitt (March 11, 2007-November 4, 2008)

Past Controversies[edit]

La Grange, MO Special Election of 2007

Leonard, editor-in-chief of PYIR, is currently following the special October 8, 2007 mayoral election to fill in the vacant spot that resigning mayor Tim Rossiter vacated late in August 2007. Leonard is attacking mayoral candidate and former mayor Jerry Brandt, stating that his campaign is only based on firing the main three officers who arrest him: Rick Davis, Larry "Don" Gibson and Don Cibert. Leonard continues the attack by saying that former councilwoman Rita Farr-Cox would be a better mayor than Brandt. Farr-Cox is not running for this term. The Farr-Cox/Brandt conflict was arose again when Farr-Cox and Brandt were in Lewis County, Missouri Circuit Court in Monticello, Missouri over a case construed as harrassment. Leonard called for Brandt's withdrawal from the race. Leonard has continued attacks on Brandt, but there has been no response from Brandt's website since September 13, 2007. Leonard is also partially attacking candidates Mike Hudnut and Ron Powers. Declaring that Hudnut "knows nothing of this city and has no agenda for La Grange" and Powers' agenda "is only to make sure that taxes are lowered". Leonard officially said on the blog on September 17, 2007 and again the following day and on September 24, 2007 that he will be an unofficial candidate for mayor. His name will have to be written on the ballot, as it is too late to register for candidacy. When Leonard heard of a pending lawsuit, all posts and links have been washed from the PYIR database. Leonard will be voting for Ronnie Powers or he'll still write his name in.

Contributor Credibility

In 2008, Leonard and PYIR also argued on Kevin Nalty's discussion that he should be credited as assistant editor of the blog, but it was deemed as not newsworthy. In August 2008, he makes a post regarding this matter and apologizes for the confusion.

PYIR SportsCenter[edit]

PYIR SportsCenter (otherwise known as PYIR SC) would branch off of Politics & YouTube In Review's most popular section. In 2007, this blog would arise from the ashes as become one of the top 300 sports blogs in America and become the second publication in WWPM's new media division.

In the upcoming online television station WWPM-TV, PYIR SportsCenter will have two shows in production:

PYIR SportsCenter: Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays, 10:35 PM - 11:35 PM (CST)
PYIR SportsCenter eXtra: Sundays, 10:55 PM - 12:05 AM (CST)

In April 2010, PYIR SportsCenter will start 10-minute mini-broadcasts hourly on all WWPM Radio Network stations (WWPM-OR: Christian Radio, WCPM-OR: Country Past & Present, WRCM-OR: Rock Past & Present and WNTM-OR: News & Sports Talk). PYIR SportsCenter will broadcast on WNTM-OR from 4-7 PM CST starting June 19, 2010.