CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College basketball fans packed Recovery Sports Bar on Virginia Street for the One Stop/Gazette-Mail UPickEm Bracket Party Wednesday. Those entering their bracket in the contest had a chance at winning a $1,000,000 national prize. There also are local cash prizes.
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Ex-Gazette reporter relates a very public proposal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Gazette reporter and Manhattan native Dave Lieber still gets excited when he meets people from West Virginia. “Oh my God you’re from Logan?” he’ll say when he meets people. “The politics in Logan are corrupt. Oh my God you’re from Morgantown? You are a party animal!”[Read More…]
WVU restructures journalism major as field changes
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seventy-five years later, the Reed School of Media emerges with a new name, plans for a new 10,000-square-foot Media Innovation Center and, more importantly, a revamp to the journalism major. The major revamp replaces the three areas of emphasis (print, television and visual journalism) and is part of[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins: Appropriations Column: A platform for West Virginia
By Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va. 3rd District WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s budget submission to Congress in February kicked off the debate on Capitol Hill on funding the federal government for the next fiscal year. Rest assured, I will work for the priorities of the Third Congressional District – fighting[Read More…]
Former Gazette reporter part of UC lecture series
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Dave Lieber came to West Virginia, he “learned to understand what it was like to live in America.” “Before that, I had a distorted view, having grown up on the Upper West Side on Broadway,” said Lieber, a humorist, story-teller and award-winning newspaper columnist who will speak[Read More…]
Fairmont paper seeks multimedia digital sales rep
From the Times West Virginian’s Facebook page FAIRMONT, W.Va. — CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Are you an outgoing person? Do you enjoy talking with people and being in control of your own pay check? The Times West Virginian has an immediate opening for a Multimedia Digital Sales Representative. The Times West Virginian, a[Read More…]
WVPA 2015 Better Newspaper Contest website open
2015 BNC editorial and advertising packets available CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest entry packets for editorial and advertising are available and the contest website is open for entries. Every August, the West Virginia Press Association sponsors a statewide convention for newspaper staff members around the state. Benefits include professional[Read More…]
Former editor of Logan, Madison newspapers dies
LOGAN, W.Va. — A former editor of both The Logan Banner and The Coal Valley News has passed away. Timothy D. Kiger, 45, of Cecilia, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Dee Kiger; two children, Kathryn and Patrick; and a brother, David Kiger. “T.D.”[Read More…]
Gazette editor to discuss 65 years in news
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — James A. Haught, long-time editor of The Charleston Gazette, will speak about his life and a changing world during his talk at the University of Charleston Builders Book and Author Luncheon Wednesday. Haught, who turned 83 on Friday, said, “We have all traveled a remarkable journey in[Read More…]
Fred Pace named editor of Logan Banner
LOGAN, W.Va. – Veteran West Virginia journalist Fred Pace has been named editor of The Logan Banner newspaper. The announcement was made by Jim Lawitz, vice president of editorial operations for Civitas Media, the newspaper’s parent company. “He knows all of the key players in local government as well as[Read More…]
