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Kim Roper

Business/Subscriptions Manager


Kim Roper has been a member of the Pewter Report team since she graduated from the University of South Florida in May of 2006.

A Marketing and Management major, Roper initially began her career with Pewter Report as the company's business manager in June of 2006.

In April of 2007, Roper's responsibilities expanded when she became Pewter Report's subscription manager, where she gladly takes care of Bucs fans' magazine and Pewter Insider username and password needs.

When she's not balancing the books or answering your phones calls and e-mails, Roper is actively involved with the USF Bulls, serving as a board member for the Bulls Club New Alumni. She also enjoys traveling, scuba diving, watching reality television shows, and of course, cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Roper and her husband Scott and dogs Jakobi (Rhodesian Ridgeback) and Makayla (Chihuahua) reside in Tampa, Fla.


Pewter Report Contributers

JIM FLYNN

PEWTER REPORT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

 

SCOTT REYNOLDS

PEWTER REPORT PUBLISHER

 

KIM ROPER

BUSINESS/SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER

 

CHARLIE CAMPBELL

BEAT WRITER

 
Timeline
2006

September 2006 – Three years after the debut of the original PewterReport.com website, Pewter Report launches its brand new, state-of-the-art website, which unveils a cutting-edge look and several new and improved features, including podcasts, new message boards, photo galleries and more.


June 2006 – Subscriber Hugh H. MacArthur purchases Pewter Report and PewterReport.com from Jesseric Enterprises and forms Pewter Report, Inc. Scott Reynolds is promoted to publisher and Jim Flynn is promoted to associate publisher and editor-in-chief.

September 2006 – Pewter Report launches its new and improved PewterReport.com website.

2005 February 2005 – Pewter Report evolves and improves its product by going from a tabloid-size newspaper that was published 22 times per year, including weekly during the season, to a monthly, color, glossy magazine.
2003 September 2003 – Pewter Report leaves TheInsiders.com network and launches its own independent Web site, PewterReport.com.
2002 June 2002 – Buccaneer Magazine undergoes a name change, unveiling Pewter Report, PewterReport.com and its slogan, “The source for inside news on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.”
1999 March 1999 – Buccaneer Magazine joins TheInsiders.com network and continues to operate BucMag.com.
1998 April 1998 – Buccaneer Magazine launches its first website, BucMag.com, as part of the Rivals.com network.
1991 The Buccaneer newspaper is purchased from Culverhouse by Jeffrey Neil Fox and becomes an independent publication. Fox changes the name of the publication to Buccaneer Magazine shortly after the sale.
1988

Hugh Culverhouse, the former owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, publishes The Buccaneer, the official team newspaper.