BECKLEY, W.Va. — A benefit night will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Beckley Galleria Chick-fil-A for sports writer Gary Fauber, who continues recovering from December brain surgery. Community members are hosting this fund raiser to help with his medical expenses. Fauber was diagnosed with a mass[Read More…]
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Longtime Wheeling journalist Al Molnar dead at 87
WHEELING, W.Va. — Veteran journalist Al Molnar, whose career with The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register spanned 59 years, has died at age 87. The longtime newspaperman, who resided in St. Clairsville, died Sunday evening after a series of illnesses. He began his career in journalism 70 years ago. Molnar enjoyed[Read More…]
Marshall journalism professor is WV History Hero
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Burnis Morris, Marshall University’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, has been selected as a 2016 History Hero, for which he will be honored during West Virginia History Day at the Legislature on Friday, Jan. 29. The program will be[Read More…]
Those touched by Charlie Connor’s spirit asked to write personal notes
BECKLEY, W.Va. — In the 1990 Spirit of Beckley Tribute Journal, recipient Charles K. Connor Jr. was quoted as saying, “Leaving our area better than we found it — that’s what the Beckley Area Foundation is all about. Leaving a legacy for others to build upon is the responsible challenge[Read More…]
Marshall J school seeks Hall of Fame nominations
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Boasting such names as Marvin Stone, Ernie Salvatore, Joe Johns, Estelle Belanger, Jim Comstock and even pioneer television comedian Soupy Sales in its Hall of Fame, Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is seeking nominations for its upcoming induction class, according to[Read More…]
Two longtime Ohio Valley journalists retire
WHEELING, W.Va. — When Jim Cochran entered the world of journalism, he had no idea it would lead to a career spanning six decades. For Cochran, it’s been more than a job or career, it has been his life. Last week, Cochran, 81, marked his final day on the job[Read More…]
Register-Herald parent opens D.C. bureau
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., a leading publisher of local newspapers and websites including Beckley Newspapers, has announced the opening of a Washington, D.C., bureau to serve its markets in 23 states. Kery Murakami, an accomplished investigative and politics reporter, was appointed the bureau chief, effective Nov. 30.[Read More…]
Longtime newspaper staffer makes tough decision
A column by Bill Archer, senior editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — I was sweating bullets on Saturday morning, Oct. 10. In the heat of the moment, when Brian Woodson asked if I could cover the Grayson vs. Graham football game at Mitchell Stadium that Friday, Oct.[Read More…]
NY Times runs first page-one editorial since 1920
The New York Times ran an editorial on its front page on Saturday, the first time the paper has done so since 1920, calling for greater regulation on guns in the aftermath of a spate of mass shootings. The editorial, headlined “The Gun Epidemic,” describes it as “a moral outrage[Read More…]
WVU journalism professors’ books generating buzz
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia University journalism professors are getting attention over recently released books, one on the nation’s opioid crisis and one on sex work. John Temple’s book, “American Pain,” received a rating of 3 1/2 stars out of 4 from USA Today, was named one of the[Read More…]
