Meet Precious Fondren
Precious is a new features-music reporter. This summer she was an intern at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She also had internships at North MetroTV, Minnesota Public Radio, and Kare11.
Meet Jen Lyon
Jen joins The Blade after serving as the news editor for Lorain County Printing and Publishing. She oversaw the print production of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette.
Meet Brooks Sutherland
Brooks is a general assignment reporter after covering City Hall at the Boston Herald for a year. Brooks grew up in Adrian and is a graduate of Adrian College and Northeastern University.
Meet Kaitlin Durbin
Kaitlin previously covered public safety at The Gazette in Colorado Springs. An Ohio native, she is a Ohio Northern University graduate.
Meet Abe Kobylanski
Abe joins the copy desk after a 12-year tour of northern Ohio newspapers. He has worked in Marion, Mansfield, and Findlay.
Meet Scott McNeish
Scott is The Blade's new sports editor. He previously worked for nine years at The Daily Telegram in Adrian.
Meet Bri’on Whiteside
Bri'on is 2017 graduate of Bowling Green State University. She previously worked at the Sentinel-Tribune in Bowling Green.
Meet Roxanne Elias
Roxanne joins the newspaper world after working in broadcast journalism for nearly five years. She has worked in San Diego and Rochester, Minn.
Meet Elaine Sung
Elaine joins The Blade after 13 years at ESPN and ESPN.com. She also worked at the Miami Herald, the Washington Post and Newsday on Long Island.
Meet Trevor Hooth
Trevor joins The Blade after spending the summer as an intern for the Toledo Mud Hens. He is working on the sports copy desk.