Vallano Media, LLC was incorporated on February 6, 2012.
The site started out as a blog called “What’s The Word?” on January 27, 2011 and remains vital to the website.
We are dedicated to accurate and timely reporting and bring news from Bearkat sporting events, university affairs, commentary and a whole lot more.
Cheval John is the founder of Vallano Media. In addition to running this site, he is a freelance reporter for The Huntsville Item, a daily newspaper in Huntsville, Texas, a team member for Priority One Public Relations, a student-run firm on the campus of Sam Houston State University (SHSU), an on-air talent for the student-run radio station 90.5 The Kat and a crew member for Bearkat Sports Report, a 30 minute show dedicated to Bearkat sports.
Previously, he was a reporter/blogger for the Houstonian, the independent newspaper of SHSU for a year and a crew member for KSHU-TV Channel 7 for 2 years.
He studied abroad in Mexico for a month as an undergraduate during the summer of 2008.
He received his Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts from Lone Star College in 2007 and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish from SHSU in 2009.
After graduating, he studied and interned abroad in Chile for 3 months during the summer of 2009.
He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Spanish at SHSU.
