J.B. is a jack of all trades: assistant editor and regular contributor to the magazine, plus serving a number of roles for the web site, including videographer and reporter. He joined Inside Carolina in the late summer of 1998 after a short stint as a contributor to UNCbasketball.com. (Email J.B.)

Tommy is an assistant editor for the magazine and an administrator of the web site forums. He began with Inside Carolina in the fall of 1998 as a writer/reporter and was managing editor of the magazine for several years. (Email Tommy)

Jim is Inside Carolina's go-to photographer, shooting all games and other events, as well as conducting photo shoots, for the magazine and web site. He has been photographing ACC sporting events for three decades, beginning as a freelancer for the Winston-Salem Journal in 1977. His employers have included the Sports Information offices at Wake Forest, Duke and UNC. In addition, he was the staff photographer for the ACC Basketball Handbook for 12 years (1981-1993) and he was one of the key photo contributors for the official UNC National Championship books published in 1982, 1993 and 2005.

Greg is the team beat writer for the Inside Carolina web site, covering all games, practices and press conferences. He's a regular magazine contributor, including authoring the "Tar Heel Spotlight" section each month and the annual "Tar Heels of the Year" edition. (Email Greg)

Don is the full time football recruiting reporter for the web site and is widely recognized as the industry's leading Tar Heel football recruiting expert. He also contributes analysis (including his "Upon Further Review" game film features) and info on the football team to the site. He first emerged on the North Carolina high school football scene in 2001 with the launch of NCHSFootball.com. As recognition grew for the site, so did recognition for Don as one of the most knowledgeable analysts in the Tar Heel State. He joined Inside Carolina in late 2003. (Email Don)

Michelle has a variety of duties at IC: she is the technical, graphics and design ace as well as a site, forums and chat administrator. She played an integral role at UNCbasketball.com as assistant editor/producer. She has been involved with sports web development since 1997 -- she produced nchometeam.com and northcarolina.ihigh.com and now runs Game Plan Development. (Email Michelle)

Buck serves both managerial and on-site duties, as the president of Inside Carolina and a regular contributor to the web site and magazine. His daily "Buck Stops Here" column for subscribers has become a reader favorite and he covers football games and practices. He was a founder of the The Tar Pit site, which joined with Inside Carolina in 2001. (Email Buck)

Matt covers baseball and baseball recruiting for the web site, while also authoring the monthly "Tar Heel Experience" feature in the magazine. He's well known around the Chapel Hill area as the general manager of the Carolina Brewery and a co-host of Carrboro sports talk radio show "After Further Review." (Email Matt)

Tyler authors the special basketball postgame Xs and Os analysis on the subscriber message board called "Upon Further Review." A native of Wilkesboro, N.C., Tyler is a 2007 graduate of UNC and served as a manager on the Tar Heel basketball team from 2004-06.

Eric provides basketball recruiting coverage for the site, including reporting from various tournaments across the country. He joined the IC staff in the summer of '04. Eric operates a growing local scouting service for college coaches and his work can be found in a number of publications, including the Prep Stars Recruiter's Handbook.

Evan's responsible for daily basketball recruiting coverage on the site. He joined the Inside Carolina staff in 2006. He is a rising star in the industry and works side-by-side with Dave Telep at ScoutHoops.com. He's also logged experience in TV news, working at CBS affiliate WLKY and as the sports anchor at WKYU.

Dave provides scouting reports, tournament coverage and oversees the database. Simply put,he is the most respected recruiting analyst and high school scout in the nation. The Raleigh native started with Prep Stars and the Recruiter's Handbook in 1997 and has since worked for Rivals, CNNSI, The Sporting News and the ACC Handbook before joining Scout and forming ScoutHoops.com in 2001. He also runs the nation's most popular high school scouting service for college coaches and is a voting member of the McDonald's All-American Game.

Miller's football recruiting contributions to Inside Carolina include running the Scout.com Combines and producing prospect multimedia. He came to Scout.com after reporting on recruiting with PrepAtlantic in 2000, followed by starting the independent site ACPreps.com in the spring of 2002. His (Email Miller)

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Beau Estes

Beau's "Heel for Life" magazine article each month highlights former athletes whose Tar Heel influences heavily impact them to this day. His Carolina Blue roots trace back to growing up in Matthews, N.C. and he is now a sports anchor and columnist living in Atlanta.