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DECEMBER 2006 ARTICLES
Convention Connection
Annual Kentucky Press Association event scheduled
for Jan. 25-26 in Louisville
Innovation. Customer service. Research. These and other important concepts in the future of newspapers will be an integral part of the 2007 KPA annual convention on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 25 and 26 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Louisville.
Whether you want to brush up on award-winning page design techniques or learn how your paper can retain your best advertising account representatives or get tips on covering Kentucky’s political landscape in 2007, the KPA convention will offer something for everyone. We’ll even find a way to entice music lovers with some top-notch entertainers.
Hall of Fame seeks nominations
Nominations for Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame Due by Jan. 5
Nominations for the 2007 induction class for the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame are due by Jan. 5, 2007.
Nominations should be sent to the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, School of Journalism and Telecommunications, University of Kentucky, 107 Grehan Building, UK, Lexington, KY 40506-0042. Letters should be marked to the attention of Julie Berry.
911 recordings must be disclosed
Early one Sunday morning in August, a small commercial flight bound for Atlanta attempted to take off from the wrong runway at Lexington’s Bluegrass Airport. Before it could lift off, the plane ran off the end of the runway, struck an embankment, became momentarily airborne, clipped a fence, crashed into some trees, and became engulfed in flames.
The airport is in a relatively busy area of Lexington, and dozens of people witnessed the crash and called 911 from their cell phones. The first responders on the scene were police, EMS, and firefighters. They were able to pull one survivor from the wreckage and rush him to a hospital.
Papers stolen after controversial article runs
University of Kentucky police are investigating the theft of at least 4,500 copies of the Nov. 13 Kentucky Kernel, which included a controversial article about the toxicology reports of UK students who died earlier this year, according to student publications adviser Chris Poore.
The edition included a front-page story reporting that two students and an alumna who died earlier this year in two separate incidents were legally drunk.
Newspaper says copies kept from Letcher voters
The editor of The Mountain Eagle in Letcher County says about 3,000 copies of the paper were bought or removed from racks Nov. 6 to keep voters from seeing articles about the judge-executive race.
People and Papers
- Ky. native honored for First Amendment work
- CNHI acquires six daily papers
- Brock named sales team manager in Paintsville
- Crittenden Press welcomes new columnist
- Former intern joins Casey County News staff
- Vanessa Castle named marketing executive
- Charlie Portmann named Boss of the Year
- Flemingsburg Gazette under new ownership
- Weldon, Mann win Inland Press awards
- Motherhood forces editor to seek change
- Hornback named editor and general manager
- Mitchell steps down after 29 years at Leader
- Glisson takes new role with Kentucky Publishing
Passings
- Carroll Knicely, former owner of Glasgow Daily Times, passes away
- Former Thousandsticks News publisher Paul Hensley passes away
- Retired publisher, columnist for Record-Herald dies
- Former Hickman County Gazette office manager passes away
It’s a big show in a little town
Green Turtle Bay becomes a favorite for annual KPA
retreat
Grand Rivers could be just a blip on the radar, one of those places you have to be going to to get to. Located off US 62, within eyesight of Kentucky Dam, Grand Rivers could be just another sleepy small town. After all, there’s only about 400 people in town.
But ask anyone in that part of the state where to eat and chances are the response will be Patti’s. Nothing more need be said. Patti’s isn’t the only thing around. Just ask KPA/KPS Board members.
Bring home a stack of plaques in Jan.
This issue of the Kentucky Press features a story – yes, it’s a long story – describing the many speakers and programs at the upcoming KPA convention next month in Louisville. Please check out the story starting on page six and make a note of the programs you and your staff are interested in attending. It’s a tremendously varied program that – yes, it’s a cliché – but it offers something for everyone in the newspaper business.
The KPA convention is Thursday and Friday, Jan. 25 and 26 at the Hyatt Regency, 320 W. Jefferson, Louisville. That’s downtown.
Judging from results, newspaper ads work
Campaign promises have been made and now it’s time for the votes to be counted, literally. Across the state, political candidates found that newspapers helped spread the message with their campaigns.
At KPS, we represented 13 political candidates for ad placement services. Of that number, nine were successful in their bid for office. That means that 69 percent of our advertisers were winners in the election.
On the stand
Max Heath,
Landmark Community Newspapers Inc.VP Circulation/Postal/Acquisitions, was one
of three witnesses writing testimony on behalf of community newspapers arguing
against the high in-county rate proposal, container charges, and the need for
increased pass-through to mailers of work-sharing discounts.
Jamie
Sizemore honored at WKU homecoming breakfast
Student Publications at Western Kentucky University honored some of its graduates during its 55th annual Homecoming Breakfast.
Jamie Sizemore, the circulation manager for The News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown, received the Herald Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. She becomes the 48th former staff member of the College Heights Herald to be recognized since 1966.
We all have a stake in getting the news out
In Letcher County, the day before the general election for local offices, voters expect to get an up-to-date briefing from The Mountain Eagle, the weekly newspaper in Whitesburg, which comes out a day early every four years to serve the voters – and sell a few more candidate ads.
But this year many voters were NOT served, because there was a concerted effort to steal, confiscate or buy up the newsstand copies – most of the paper’s circulation – and by the time many subscribers got their papers, they’d already voted.
Winski
wins medal of merit
The Journalism Education Association honored Tom Winski of Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia with its Medal of Merit award during the organization’s national convention. The award was presented at a luncheon at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 11.
JEA’s Medal of Merit recognizes educators and other JEA members who have made substantial contributions to JEA and to scholastic journalism. Winski, a Certified Journalism Educator, is one of five individuals around the country selected for this award in 2006.
Community college honors Sun for supporting education
The Winchester Sun has been honored by The Bluegrass Community and Technical College its support of the college and efforts to raise money to build a local campus.
The Clark County Community Foundation and The Winchester Sun were named Benefactors of the Year by BCTC, two of 34 honorees from around Kentucky recognized at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System President's Gala and Benefactors Award Dinner, a black tie event at the Mariott Downtown in Louisville.
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