Tom Reed Announces He’s Leaving the Plain Dealer to Head Back to the Dispatch in Columbus

If you ever dreamed of being a beat writer covering the Cleveland Browns, now could be your chance. The Cleveland Plain Dealer and cleveland.com is losing one its Browns beat writers.

Wednesday afternoon, Tom Reed announced via his twitter account that he is leaving the Plain Dealer and cleveland.com and returning to the Columbus Dispatch. Reed spent five years as a Browns beat writer for cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer. Reed also covered the Cavaliers during his five years with the Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.

. . As of June 20, I will return to the Dispatch in Columbus, where I still live & cover a variety of topics, including #CBJ w/ @Aportzline

— Tom Reed (@treed1919) June 1, 2016

. . . It’s been an honor covering Cleveland sports and I hope like hell the title drought ends in the next two weeks . . .

— Tom Reed (@treed1919) June 1, 2016

. . . It’s been 5 great years covering #Browns and #Cavs and working w/ so many talented journalists at the dotcom & paper . . . .

— Tom Reed (@treed1919) June 1, 2016

According to a tweet, Reed, who still resides in Columbus, will cover a variety of topics including the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets for the Dispatch. Reed also tweeted out that he hopes the Cleveland sports title drought ends in the next two weeks.

Reed will begin his new job at the Colmbus Dispatch on June 20. Reed’s departure leaves Mary Kay Cabot as the main Browns beat writer for the Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.