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luastern hentucky l mverstty w11h Assoc1ation and recognizes excel» S‘- d‘ 1 "ll* ‘ ‘ ff } l-i ‘ Y‘lk f' I l ' 31
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served as ad manager general man- cles on the transformation plans of Bennett. Lancaster worked on the copy desk where his
ager and Kelly Menser. editor. Rowan (‘ounty Schools for the . . . H duties including editing and pagi- 1
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Breckinridge (‘ounty Herald-News. years of experience in daily and
The Kentucky PressUSSN—(Xll'i-(BZ-l) is puh— Districtl3 Two others, Allvson Bennett and weekly newspapers. Bestdes
“Shed monthlybythe KentUCle’rt’SS Glenn Gray, Manchester Enterprise Theresa Lancaster have joined the ()wenshoro, he has worked for the
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3 . ». . a . -. - - staff as ad attount exetutnes. 1. . 1
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. Manutacturing Kelly Miller has been named .\unes Wf“ responsible for all 111ar-
Dfmcll _ office manager and bookkeeper at keting functions. ill 1h“ PHDHW
. \Mlham Mitthell, Fulton header Advertising Division the Paintsville Herald. including advertismg. circulation.
. District 2 Teresa Revlett, McLean County News A native of Johnson County. See PEOPLE, page 11
led Dillingham, Dawson Springs Progress ——_——_—_
News Editorial Division
District 3 John Nelson, Danville Advocate Messenger 8 at 8
Teresa Revlett, McLean County News
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13151111714 Ioumalism Education Emily S. Williams Brown Lee Yates
Charlie Portmann Franklin Favorite - - 1 .
' Dr. Ron Wolfe, Eastern Kentucky Emily S. Williams, a former _ Brown Lee Yates, 81, Paris,
DistrictS University staff writer for the Sentinel-Echo died duly 10 at the Pattie A. Clay
David Greer, Wm“ News in London, died June 24 at Alliant Hospital 1n Rlchmond.
Enterprise General Counsels Med1calPav1lion Hospice Unit. Yates retired from state gov—
. _ Ion Fleischakerand KimGreene, Williams was a native of ernment and Eastern. Kentucky
D'smcw . Dinsmore&Shohl Whitehall, a graduate of Kentucky Umversxty, after worklng several
DaveEldndge,HenryCountyLocal State University, and a former years in public information posi-
District? Kentucky Press Association teacher at London School. She also “0118.. He, also worked .at the
Kelley wan-‘jck’cauafin County News Kentucky Press Service Staff was an associate at Taylor Drug, a Cynthiana Democrat as GdItOF and
David T. Thompson, Executive Director retlred insurance agent and a for- for the Assoc1ate’d Press in
District8—9 Bonnie Howard, Business Manager mer member of Asbury Chapel Frankfort and Lou1sv1lle.
Ken M611- Bflh County NewsOutlook Gloria Davis, Advertising Director AME Church. .A 1948 graduate 0f the
Dis . 1041 LisaCamahan, News Bureau Director Survivors include several University Of KQDWCkX SChOOl 0f
Mag/dBackus A palachian NewsEx ress Reba Ws,Research/MarkefingCoordinator nieces and nepheWs and Horace Journalism, Yates was 1" the U~S~
' p p Sue Cammack, Secretary Larkin, a friend. Army during Werd War II». .
Districtlz BuffySams,Bmkkeeping Assistant Funeral services were held at Survwors 111clude h‘s W‘l‘h
LouiseHatmakerJacksonTimes/Beattyville [59ka WNW)“ Advertising 53195 Support l’erryman's Mortuary with burial Jeanne; and a daughter Martha
Enterprise Janet Raisor, Advertiéihg Séles Clerk in Louisville (‘emeterv See DEATHS, page 3
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The University of Kentucky School of Journalism and clude with a full day ofeventsof’Nov. 14. ,
Telecommunications is sponsoring a conference to help reporters and edi- (‘ost of the conference is $55. before Oct. 1:"). and $7.3 after that date. I
10“ understand hOW U) cover nonprofit corporations. KPA is a co-sponsor For those interested in attending the dinner only, the cost is $35, The $35 l
ofthe program. which is funded by a grant from Independent Sector. The dinner charge IS not included in the conference fee.
event is also co-sponsored by :Ihe ( (turner-Journal. the ()WOHSIWT" Dinner and all coi’iference sessions will he held at the Radisson Plaza j
. Messengir-“Iq_u”:l“r(;”ldqw I‘V[(3Q-( 'hlzrlm’l ifllll‘l‘fixmguTLbb S‘ , h ['K Hotel in downtown Lexington. For hotel reservations call 8()()-333—3333. i
h SPEC; :2: {)nicl 1”“: lichlmlhiiiblfihvflltni‘dint, ‘ divllzidcunt 3(lomulntcil :m For more information contact Burnis Morris at ITK at, 1606i 257-1676. 1
e; 'siz 2': _, 7s. ' r \m.\... {g . r ,,
Foundations: Judith (‘labesu president. Scripps-Howard Foundation; R‘l‘btmtmn' form. hm ‘ll' “ I" “bt‘nm d through Kl A' 1
Derrick Ramsey. former UK quarterback: and David Hawpe. editor and ’
vice-president. The (‘ourier-Journal‘ 1 I
Nonprofit organizations comprise the third major segment of the t 5’ a 60 . ‘
American economy — right behind the public and private sectors. There
are more than 1 million of them. around the corner. around the state.
arouIid t(he CIIiintI.y_1'I‘hey (i111?l()}1'q$;l11llllltln peopl}: ajnd are .lsupptirted lily @[gt7ict ; [($74 23 0476091041687 .
near y 9) mi ion yo unteers. n ..4. tie sector a annua tunt s tota - '
:25; more than $568 billion and operating expenditures of over $487 bil— ( Z e763“ ‘Rev(ett gave Ai’ltll 74145‘ 26
John W. Gardner. the former secretary of Health. Education and
Welfare and founding chairperson of Independent Sector. said. "Virtually to a 7 (6. 13 OZ. 3071. Site and 361"]
every significant social idea in this country has been nurtured in the non-
WET-t secttftlir.” Inctieriendenr:l Stecrtlorbis tthe orgafnitzation that provides the named the Child, Bea“ Randalt.
I pu ic w1 essen la in or a to a ou nonp 01 s.
A sector with such im act and rominence should be chronicled in the ,
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I news media. but that's rarely been the case. Journalists know little about 071576115“ AtLOhS 70m o
I the sector or how to cover it.
I The program will begin with a dinner and speech on Nov. 13 and con-
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l Continued from page2 Private services were held in Bureau ls here fOr Ou
I Dean Howk Yates, Richmond. Boonv111e on Aug. 23. In lieu of y o
. V . . . . , flower. the family suggested dona-
, Puneral serVites u ere held t' b "d t th H
July 14' The family suggested con- IVllzhforiZImH‘reibvieriSn (glliluerrclliva): I V I ‘
tributions to th * EKU lil rar . . ‘ ~ " ( a e a an a. e '/ .
t ) y to the C. Richard and Verna Louise /
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C. Rlchard Johnson 0 nson Foundation f h . a r r r
c. Richard . . O ax 7111 e O te
”Dick" Johnson. Wllllam Chauncey Alcock \ —- l
85. Boonville. :‘ William Chauncey Alcock, 84. . . \\‘
Ind. died Aug. 21 . Danville, died Aug. 1 at Ephraim f . [K
< at St. Mary's 3? McDowell Regional MedicalCenter. Or aSSIgnmeIl S 11 l I
Medical (‘enter m .~ ' ‘- ‘ . A former part-owner of the l '
Evansville. Danville Advocate—Messenger. ' ° I
A KPA - ‘1 Alcock started working at his t e ‘ a lta C1 l
Asstit'iate mem— fathers print shop in 1927. . l .
ber. Johnson was the owner and In 1935. he became managing I
publisher of several Warrick editor of the Danville Daily i
('ounty Indiana newspapers. He Messenger and served in that l
owned and operated the Boonville position until he entered the C(lll Nemis BUFECIU A
Standard. Warrick Enquirer, The Army after the bombing of Pearl ‘ H
~ Newburgh Register and The Harbor. ' I . .15}:
Chandler Post during his years in In 1946, hp returned to [hp Dlr€C [()’ =‘é‘jé‘911': '
the newspaper business. papers wire dpsk_ AltOCk retired ' V tlittlllntilflitilnitill , 1. l
Johnson leI‘lt‘d tht‘ B()()Y‘l\'lll(l fro") the [\dVOCHU‘ in 1978. [11361 C(lrl/l(l/I(l’1 WW / I
Standard in 1935 following gradu- His abilities extended beyond "_; 2:;— _'—__‘_
ation from Indiana University thy npwspappr husimtsg Hpvwas 1-800-264-5721 uni—r" llllfillll Iu'u'o'uaI ' .
After several years 0‘ SUCC““I“' an artist noted for his watercol- ‘ ‘ 3 ° ‘ _"" l "" ' l ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ l
099“?an Of that lpaplilr‘ land] an? (”‘5- Alcock was also a bani radio 3 a a a ‘ UlMLlflllEIQI a a ' “3“
pure asmg 59W“ 0‘ er ”"3 pu " operator and served as a commu- , , , . ~ . , .)
llcationsghe sold lh" I‘ewfpapem II, nicatmn link during the 1937 What can IhL KPA News Bureau do for your newspaper.
3rd": t(,0mmunicatt}i]ons. He con— Ohio River flood. going on the
inue oserveas ecomans ,, ,. - , . .
publisher emeritus and conslimaym rddg’ddlt" the Pap” ““5 Pr‘m‘d Just to name (ljt’lt' (3/ the puss!Inlrlress
untilGlQ93. L. W h b eat. Thigh Central Kentucky l l Pick UP coplcsot cases. reports. etc . at‘
‘3‘" J :wrence K“ "ka Wildlife Refuge near Forkland 'IjmnHIM Irc‘uuwurt
game I 0 nson a entuc 3 was named in his honor for his 'HCCI'W‘ chl‘")
kgbotrifclklyn lglégqol: Sighttlgirhgg work in putting in bluebird boxes ° Dixision of Water. Waste Management
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membership in the Hoosier State 3nd tracking the bluemrd popula I p
Press Association, National lonjohnson raduated from .) Provide written or photo coverage of: ,
Newspaper Association and the r g _ . ' State school board meetings. hearings
Indiana Republication Editorial Centre College in 1_93_5 39d in -Franklin (‘irCUitCourt hearingstrialx
Association 1993 was named a dlStlngUIShed cC‘upital "CW3 conferences
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The Kentucky Press,September, 1997 - Page 5
' the first time in a community newspaper. -
Student/ Learnlng My professional experience has included positions at
major media outlets, including larger daily newspa- -
Continued from page4 pers, but I believe some of the best opportunities for .
news a r budding journalists such as the students in my news ,
p pe A mother calls to complain that her daughter's writing and media law classes in the University of -
. wedding announcement did not appear in last week's Kentucky's School of Journalism and
hl edition. When Editor Jamie Baker-Nantz politely Telecommunications can be found at smaller dailies .
parmers p explains that the news hole was too full that week to and weeklies. Quite simply, they offer a breadth and ' .
include the announcement but that it would be includ- depth of professional experience that the majors can 9 _
ed the following week, the woman suggests that the not match. As a professor in residence, 1 have been j;
grants dOICd newspaper drop some of its less popular ads to free up involved in a myriad of activities at the News, includ- _ .
more space for news. ing editing, reporting and writing. I have had the , ,
Another mother —- this time, a new one -— insists in a pleasure of seeing my byline and of serving as a '
out b NAA phone call to the editor that she has a right (presum- "coach" critiquing the paper's design, layout, news cov- .
y ably one indicated by her lawyer) to have a birth erage and writing and offering suggestions that the ’-
announcement published exactly as she submitted it, editor claims have been helpful. A few of my ideas '
WKU receives grant including the name of the alleged father to whom she have even been incorporated into the publication. ,
is not married but who apparently does not admit to l heartily recommend that other professors around
I The Newspaper Association Of being the baby's father. the state apply so they will have a chance to steal away
America (NAA) Foundation has It's all in a week s work for the staff at the Grant from the classroom for a respite in the newsroom. They
funded 20 Student/Newspaper County news. a Landmark Community Newspaper will find the experience a two—way street that allows
Partnership Grants. with a paid circulation of 5000. published in them to acquire. as l have. a new wealth of knowledge
The grants PTOVlde 599d Willizrimstown. and skills that they can take back to their courses in .
money to help establish or revive Like most community newspapers. the News is a the fall and. at the same time. they can lend their _
secondary SChOOl newspapers. chronicle of the life and soul of the area it serves. expertise in writing and design. for example. or even
Grants were awarded to high From births to deaths and awards to iiiipeachments. media law as in in_\ case il am a member of the
SChOOlS that Will create a hewsf’a‘ it's all there in color and black-and—white. You'll find Kentucky liar and have written two books on coiiimu—
Per where none QXiStS or stabilize the traditional stories about county fairs. parades. nicatioii law. l also occasiona