From sportswriter, to entrepreneur, to mayor: The tale of D.C. Reeves

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Pensacola mayor-elect D.C. Reeves had a extended journey to get to in which he is now.

From growing up in Pensacola, getting a sportswriter for the Tuscaloosa Information, currently being Quint Studer’s Chief of Staff members, opening his possess craft beer franchise and now turning out to be the new mayor of Pensacola, Reeves reported he is searching ahead to serving the metropolis that served him.

As a son of a social employee, Reeves explained he grew up close to an individual who cared about serving the neighborhood.

“From the time I was expanding up until soon after higher education, I have lived in 6 distinct neighborhoods in Pensacola,” explained Reeves. “My mother, Connie Bookman, was a social employee, and me and my brother actually stayed with her most of the time. Now, she is the chairperson for the city’s homeless reduction job pressure. She began the women’s application at the Waterfront Rescue Mission so, I actually grew up close to somebody who cared about assistance to our community. My dad was a Condition Representative, effectively right before I was born. He’s been in politics, govt and was a authentic estate attorney for the metropolis for years and decades.”

When Reeves was 7 many years outdated, he said he remembers becoming in the again of board meetings enjoying his Gameboy.  

“It was two incredibly diverse encounters, but points have equally actually equally formed my treatment for this group,” mentioned Reeves. “As I received into small business and obtained into becoming Quint Studer’s Chief of Staff members, coming up by that eclectic upbringing would permit me to have a large amount of everyday living activities that would aid to get me to exactly where I am now.”

Reeves’ existence as a sportswriter

A 2002 graduate of Pensacola Catholic Large Faculty, Reeves explained he grew up playing athletics his whole everyday living.

“I wrote my initially report for the Information Journal when I was 16,” Reeves said. “That was my initial style at something that I normally required to do. I was lucky to locate that early.”

Reeves went on to Florida Condition College, where by he was the editor of the school’s…