Meet Tony Raap
Tony is the new night city editor. He comes to The Blade from the Pittsburgh area, where he was an assistant city editor at the Tribune-Review in Greensburg. Before that, he was a reporter at the Pittsburgh Trib.
Meet Ed Wright
Ed is working on the digital team. He served two stints as a sports editor/writer for a suburban Detroit-based division of Gannett Co., Inc. from 2004 to 2016.
Meet Jim Hemphill
Jim is an editorial writer on The Blade's editorial board. He is a 2015 graduate of The College of William and Mary.
Meet Javonte Anderson
Before joining the City Desk, Javonte worked at the Post-Tribune in northwest Indiana. He is a graduate of Indiana University.
Meet Steve Ungrey
Steve comes to The Blade from the MLive Media Group, which is owned by Advance. He also worked at the Grand Rapids Press, where he covered various sports.
Meet Rob Garcia
Rob is on The Blade's Digital and NewsSlide team. He worked at the GateHouse Media's Center for News and Design in Texas before coming to The Blade.
Meet Karen Gidcumb
Karen is a member of The Blade's Digital and NewsSlide team. Before joining The Blade, she worked at the Sandusky Register.
Meet Jeremy Schneider
Jeremy is a new member of The Blade's Digital and NewsSlide team. He comes to Toledo after spending 2½ years as the Regional Sports Editor for three newspapers in central Kentucky.
Meet Will Tomer
Will is a copy editor working with the NewsSlide team. He graduated from Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., in May 2017 with a degree in history.
Meet Mike Walton
Mike is the assistant night city editor. He comes to Toledo from Pittsburgh, where he was a reporter for the Tribune-Review. Before that, he worked at the Traverse City Record-Eagle in Michigan, and the Rio Grande Sun, a newspaper in Española, New Mexico.