CANAAN VALLEY RESORT — The reception for West Virginia Press Association President Perry Nardo, publisher of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, opened Convention 2014 Thursday night.
Highlights of the night included Nardo sharing information about his WVPA initiatives of the past year, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee explaining the value of West Virginia University and Charleston Gazette Executive Editor Rob Byers recounting his visit to Pakistan and work with Pakistani journalists.
Convention 2014 at Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center resumes on Friday at 10 a.m. with an editorial board program with AARP.
WVU President E. Gordon Gee
Tucker County Commissioner Diane Hinkle, Senator Clark Barnes and Deborah Barnes
Sue and Wayne Sheets, WVU President E. Gordon Gee, Amber Costell and Dalton Walker
Randolph County Economic Development Director Robbie Morris, Delegate Bill Hartman, Randolph County Commissioner Mike Taylor
“Coach” Perry Nardo fires up the crowd. WVPA President challenges publishers to join Every Reader Counts program
Embassy Suites Josh Gross, WVPA President Perry Nardo, Wheeling Newspapers Editor John McCabe, The Journal of Martinsburg Editor Chris Kinsler
Delegate Denise Campbell, Delegate Bill Hartman, W.Va. Ag Commissioner Walt Helmick and Mary Kay Wallace, wife of WVPA Foundation Trustee George Wallace of The Brooke County Review.
Herald-Dispatch Publisher Ed Dawson, Curtis Jackson of SCS, Toni Heady of the Putnam and Cabell Standards and Jim Heady of the Charleston Newspapers
Chris Stadelman, director of communications for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Kelly Stadelman, publisher of the Putnm and Cabell Standards, Shayna Varner of the Governor’s office of communications, WVPA board member James Heishman of the Moorefield Examiner
Beckley Register-Herald Publisher Frank Wood WVU President E. Gordon Gee and JoAnn Wood
The Charleston Gazette Executive Editor Rob Byers Presentation on Pakistan
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Editor Chris and Wheeling News-Register Editor Mike Myers
