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Kentucky People, Places in the News
Herald-Leader hires Portland's Bennett
A nationally respected investigative journalist, with roles in two Pulitzer Prizes and experience across the globe, is joining the Herald-Leader as its new editor and senior vice president.
Amanda Bennett, managing editor for projects at The Oregonian in Portland, Ore., is known for a hard-news approach that holds governments and businesses accountable for their actions.
Bennett, 49, helped lead a team of reporters that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service this year for documenting the mistreatment of legal immigrants by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
She will succeed Pam Luecke, who left the Herald-Leader in May to take a new endowed professorship in business journalism at Washington & Lee University in Virginia.
For Bennett, who has spent much of her career as a reporter, the editor's chair offers more control and a broader perspective. The Herald-Leader's editor oversees a 142-person newsroom and sits on the editorial board.
The Herald-Leader already enjoys a good reputation for its news coverage among other journalists, Bennett said. But given her experience, she added, she can help the newspaper improve in its role as a public watchdog.
Bennett joined The Wall Street Journal shortly after she graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1975. She spent 23 years there as a reporter and bureau chief, working in Canada, Detroit, Washington, D.C., China, New York and Atlanta.
In the mid-1990s, when Bennett was the Journal's Atlanta bureau chief, she participated in stories that exposed flaws in national AIDS policy. The stories won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997.
Three years ago, The Oregonian asked Bennett to become its projects editor and strengthen its investigative reporting.
Reed writing columns for CNHI newspapers
Former Herald-Leader sports columnist Billy Reed has signed on to write columns and features stories for the Bluegrass Division of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Reed will write about University of Kentucky sports, horse racing, nostalgia and the world of sports in general for the companyšs Kentucky papers.
Reed began his career as a sports writer for The Courier-Journal in Louisville. He served as the paperšs sports editor from 1977 to 1986. He served as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and most recently was a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Reed said he left the Herald-Leader because his contract was not renewed as part of the cutbacks that include many of the paperšs longtime columnists.
Reed, who has won several awards throughout his career, is a member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. He will be inducted to the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame this month.
The CNHI Bluegrass Division includes the cities of Richmond, Somerset, London, Corbin, Middlesboro, Harlan, Hazard, Morehead, Prestonsburg, as well as neighboring New Albany and Jeffersonville, Ind.
Easterwood retires as Journal sports editor
After 14 years as sports editor of The Jessamine Journal, Jim Easterwood retired in July.
Easterwood began his journalism career in 1958 as sports editor for the Alice (Texas) Daily Echo. Since then he has worked at several other papers including, The Pentagram News, in Washington, D.C., the Pampa (Texas) Daily News, the Northern Virginia Sun, the Richmond News-Leader, Arizona Daily Star, the Akron Beacon-Journal and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
ŗJim has been an institution here for many years,˛ Jessamine Journal editor Randy Patrick said. ŗHe has provided an invaluable service to the community, and he will be missed by a lot of people.˛
Easterwood cited health concerns as his main reason for leaving the newspaper.
Elkins named editor at Clay City Times
H.B. Elkins, a Beattyville native with more than 20 total years of communications experience, has been named editor of The Clay City Times. Elkins, 39, began in his new position on July 1.
Elkins has spent the past six years in state government, as an information officer in the Public Information and Communication Services Branch of the Revenue Cabinet, where he was responsible for internal and external publications, and was the developer of the Online Taxpayer Service Center.
Prior to that, he spent more than 10 years with newspapers in Estill, Lee and Breathitt counties. He began his journalism career in December 1983 with The Beattyville Enterprise and The Jackson Times, where he served as sports editor and assistant editor. In September 1987, he became editor of the Citizen Voice & Times in Irvine, a position in which he spent 7 1/2 years.
Elkins earned his bacheloršs degree from Morehead State University in 1982, where he majored in journalism and minored in government. He earned a masteršs degree in communications from MSU in 1983. While in college, he served on the editorial staff of the campus newspaper, The Trail Blazer, including one semester as editor.
He and his wife, the former Melissa Thomas, are native Lee Countians. Thomas is also an award-winning journalist who most recently was design editor and senior staff writer at The Winchester Sun.
Ward is new publisher at Tribune-Courier
James Ward was named the new publisher of The Tribune-Courier in Benton. He has served in management positions for 36 years. Before coming to Benton, he was the advertising manager of the News Tribune Company in Jefferson City, Mo. since 1992. While there, he managed a staff of 13.
Ward attended Pittsburgh State University, where he took courses in creative writing, English and photo journalism.
Emond named news editor at Pineville Sun
Jerry Emond, of Manchester, was named news editor for the Pineville Sun in July. Emond served in that position for the Manchester Enterprise from 1990 to 1992.
He was executive-director of the Manchester/Clay County Chamber of Commerce for five years before returning to the Enterprise in 1999.
Keaton is Paintsvillešs new associate editor
Joanna Keaton is the new associate editor at the Paintsville Herald.
Keaton graduated from Johnson Central High School and attended the University of Kentucky, where she worked as a contributing writer for the Kentucky Kernal.
Before coming to the Herald, Keaton was the news director at WSIP.
Former Ky. reporter entering mission field
Rebecca Barnhart, a former news editor at the Todd County Standard, in August began a two-year Christian mission effort in Hungry. Barnhart, who also worked at the Bourbon Times, serves as the communications manager for Operation Mobilization-Hungry and as communications officer for OM-Central Europe.
Hale joins Lake News
Neeta Keeling Hale joined the staff of the Lake News in Calvert City in July. She is working in sales and in all areas of newspaper production.
Brocker is Pinevillešs new receptionist
Tara Brocker was hired at the Pineville Sun in August as the new receptionist.
Jessamine Journal wins third NNA award
The Jessamine Journal won first-place for best use of color in the 2001 National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest in its division.
The paper won two other awards in the same competition: a third-place award for best breaking news story and an honorable mention for best advertising idea.
The awards will be formally presented at the NNAšs annual convention in Milwaukee, Wisc. on Sept. 14.
Branham moves
to News-Graphic
Teresa Branham, the former Advertising Director at the Appalachian News-Express, left the paper after nearly 20 years to work at its sister publication, the Georgetown News-Graphic.
Alderette takes parts
in Leadership Louisville
Leadership Louisville selected Andy Alderette of The Courier-Journal to participate in its Class of 2002.
Leadership Louisville is an annual program that familiarizes business and civic leaders with the areašs opportunities, needs, problems and resources to prepare them to be trustees of the community.
Alderette was one of 58 people selected. The participants will meet monthly from August to May 2002.
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