People and Papers

Sentinel-Echo wins honor from CNHI

The Sentinel-Echo was named the non-daily Newspaper of the Year by its parent company, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
The London newspaper topped competing entries with the "strongest writing, strongest design, and good local coverage," judges said.
The designation was the result of an annual competition that judges the paper's writing, design and photography. Newsroom members also earned five first-place finishes.
Sports writer Peter W. Zubaty was named best sports writer and best photographer, while sports editor Denis House was a finalist for best designer and best photographer.
The sports department also won best team project for its high school basketball preview magazine.
Staff writer Tara Kaprowy earned top spot for best columnist, best feature writer and was a finalist for best news writer, while Associate Editor Derek Micah Armstrong was named best designer.
More than 650 entries competed in 11 categories in two daily divisions and one non-daily division.

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Kerry Johnson named publisher of Sentinel-News in Shelbyville

Kerry Johnson has been named publisher of the Sentinel-News in Shelbyville.
Johnson will oversee a twice-weekly newspaper, shopper and printing plant. He will also be regional manager over three county seat newspapers.
Johnson replaces Jim Edelen, who has been publisher since 1975.
Edelen was a founding publisher with Newspaper Inc., the predecessor of Landmark Community Newspapers Inc.
Johnson has 21 years of experience with Gannett Newspapers including advertising and online sales director of the Asheville (N.C.) Citizen Times, classified and online sales director of the News-Press, Fort Myers, Fla., ad director of The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun and classified ad manager of Florida Today, where he was also a retail sales manager, weekly/TMC products manager and a retail sales rep. He has also worked for Media General as a regional ad director.
Johnson is a graduate of the University of Florida at Gainesville and received a master's degree from University of Central Florida, Orlando.

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David Cox hired as editorial editor for Paducah Sun

The Paducah Sun has announced the hiring of David Cox as the newspaper's new editorial editor.
Cox has won 10 National Newspaper Association awards and 180 state awards with about a third of those were for editorials, columns, cartoons and editorial page design.
Cox previously worked for Areawide Media, which publishes three weekly newspapers and three shoppers magazines on the Arkansas-Missouri line. He had been managing editor there since Sept. 1, 2001, after Areawide bought a newspaper that he owned and published.

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Herald-Leader wins national award for plane crash coverage

The Lexington Herald- Leader has won a National Headliner Award for its coverage of the crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport.
In addition, the Herald-Leader won first place in the Headliner Award's sports photography category for a photo by freelancer Matt Goins.
Goins' photo of a jockey being tossed over the rail during a race at Keeneland also recently won an Eclipse Award.
The Herald-Leader staff won first place in the spot news category for coverage of the Flight 5191 crash, which killed 49 people.

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Kentucky Standard welcomes Lydelle Abbott to staff

Lydelle Abbott has joined the staff of The Kentucky Standard as a reporter and photographer.
A 2005 Western Kentucky University graduate, she has a degree in photojournalism and her beats will include government and general assignment stories covering the community.
After graduation Abbott spent seven months in France teaching English to junior high aged children.

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Layne Bruce to head Mississippi Press Association

Layne Bruce, former editor and general manager of the Glasgow Daily Times from 2002-04 has been named executive director of the Mississippi Press Association. He succeeds Carolyn Wilson who is retiring after serving MPA as advertising director and then executive director over the past 25 years.
Bruce, 34, also has been publisher of the DeSoto County (MS) Tribune and The Star-Herald in Mississippi as well as editor and GM of his hometown newspaper, the Daily Times Leader.
The transition took effect March 1 and was announced by MPA President Marcus Bowers.

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Trimble Banner hires Kinkade as editor

Lorrie Kinkade has been named managing editor of The Trimble Banner.
Kinkade, a former staff writer at The News-Democrat in Carrollton, took over from Darren Pike who accepted another editor position in Green County, Ky.
As a reporter, Kinkade covered a range of issues from local government, the 2006 elections and crime, to feature stories.
Kinkade started at The News- Democrat as bookkeeper and office manager in December 2002, becoming a reporter in August 2005. She won several writing and photography awards in 2005 and 2006 from the Kentucky Press Association.

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Advocate-Messenger honored by Kentucky historical group

The Advocate-Messenger of Danville was honored at the 2007 Kentucky History Awards Program, sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society and the Historical Confederation of Kentucky.
The annual awards recognize the best history achievements and projects relating to state and local history.
The Danville paper received the organization's media award.
“This is an opportunity to recognize the hard work of those who cherish Kentucky history,” says Kent Whitworth, executive director. “We are pleased to honor individuals and programs that provide all of us with connections to the past, perspective on the present, and inspiration for the future.”

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Tim Branstetter joins sports staff of Sentinel-Echo

Tim Branstetter has joined the Sentinel-Echo staff as a sports writer.
Branstetter started his career at the Times-Tribune in Corbin as a sportswriter and later took a position at the University of the Cumberlands at the sports photographer and graphic designer.

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Mastrean receives public TV award

Ed Mastrean, director of community relations at KET, was presented the National Advocacy Award by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) in recognition of his exceptional efforts in support of public television.
The award, presented Feb. 13 during the APTS Capitol Hill Day in Washington, recognizes individuals and stations that exemplify effective advocacy on behalf of public television's legislative priorities.
Mastrean, a member of the KPA Associates Board and former chairman of that group, was cited for arranging a live demonstration last year of the Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS) to U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (R-KY), then chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.

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