Times West Virginian

Infobox Newspaper
name = Times West Virginian


caption =
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation =
owners = Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
publisher = Andy Kniceley
city editor = Misty Poe
price =
headquarters = 300 Quincy Street
Fairmont, West Virginia 26554
USA
circulation = 11,506 daily [ [http://www.cnhi-can.com/circulation CNHI-CAN Circulation] , figures for an undetermined date, accessed January 17, 2007.]
website = [http://www.timeswv.com 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. [http://www.timeswv.com/aboutus/ Times West Virginian: About Us] , accessed January 20, 2007.]

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. [http://www.cnhi.com/releases/local_story_054135902.html Community Newspaper Holdings, Best of CNHI] , accessed May 27, 2007.]

The times west Virginian has won back to back West Virginia Press Association "Newspaper of the Year" awards for 2005 and 2006. This award isgiven regardless of circulation size and is determined by the cumulative points earned in both the Ad awards and Editorial awards competition.

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. [http://www.wvpress.org/BNC.asp Better Newspaper's Contest] , accessed May 27, 2007.]

Corridor Magazine

In February 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. [http://corridormagazine.com Corridor Magazine] , accessed June 11, 2007.]

Noted reporters

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. [http://www.timeswv.com/archivesearch/local_story_217214013.html Times WV state’s ‘Newspaper of the Year’] , accessed May 28, 2007.]

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.

Mickey Furrari

Mickey has covered the West Virginia University Mountaineer sports teams for decades. Fact|date=July 2007

External links

* [http://www.timeswv.com/ "Times West Virginian" Website]
* [http://www.cnhi.com/ CNHI Website]
* [http://corridormagazine.com Corridor Magazine]

References