Times West Virginian
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| Times West Virginian | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. |
| Publisher | Andy Knicley |
| Editor | Misty Poe |
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| Headquarters | 300 Quincy Street Fairmont, West Virginia 26554  United States |
| Circulation | 11,506 daily[1] |
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| Website: timeswv.com | |
The Times West Virginian is seven-day morning daily newspaper based in Fairmont, West Virginia, and also covering the city of Bridgeport, West Virginia, and surrounding communities in Marion, Monongalia, Taylor and Harrison counties, West Virginia. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.[2]
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[edit] Awards
The Times West Virginian was named Newspaper of the Year by its parent company in 2006. Judges said it was "packed full of local stories with and about ordinary people," offering a strong sense of community. The Times competed against a host of other papers owned by CNHI.[3]
Also in 2006, the paper won second place in the general excellence category of the West Virginia Press Association's Better Newspaper's Contest. The paper was beaten by The Inter-Mountain, a daily in Elkins.[4]
[edit] Corridor Magazine
In February of 2006, the Times West Virginian launched Corridor Magazine, a regional travel magazine focusing on Monongalia, Harrison, Taylor and Marion counties in West Virginia. The magazine was edited by Hope Stephen, also the paper's managing editor. One of its early senior contributing writers, Mary Wade Burnside, later became a full time staffer at the paper and then was promoted to Corridor's editor in May 2006, after Stephan left the paper.
Corridor is published under the name of Impact Publishing and Marketing.[5]
[edit] Noted reporters
[edit] John Veasey
In 2006, John Veasey, a reporter and editor with the paper since 1960, won the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award, the West Virginia Press Associations' highest honor.[6]
The award was established in 1991 in memory of the late Adam R. Kelly, who was the owner and editor of the Tyler Star News in Sistersville. Kelly was known nationally for his outstanding service to newspapers.
[edit] Mickey Furrari
Mickey has covered the West Virginia University Mountaineer sports teams for decades.[citation needed]
[edit] Justin McLachlan
Justin McLachlan, a former reporter, earned a 1st place columnist award from the West Virginia Press Association. [7] His series on the failed sewer system also won a public service award from the WVPA and resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement after five-years of litigation.[8] He also wrote a series of reports that exposed abuse in the state's juvenile justice system, reporting that he continued on his personal blog after leaving the paper.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ CNHI-CAN Circulation, figures for an undetermined date, accessed January 17, 2007.
- ^ Times West Virginian: About Us, accessed January 20, 2007.
- ^ Community Newspaper Holdings, Best of CNHI, accessed May 27, 2007.
- ^ Better Newspaper's Contest, accessed May 27, 2007.
- ^ Corridor Magazine, accessed June 11, 2007.
- ^ Times WV state’s ‘Newspaper of the Year’, accessed May 28, 2007.
- ^ Times WV state’s ‘Newspaper of the Year’, accessed May 28, 2007.
- ^ Times WV state’s ‘Newspaper of the Year’, accessed May 28, 2007.
