Meet Dave Dombrowski
Dave is new editor on the copy desk. A native of Erie, Pa., Dave started his journalism career at the Lorain Journal. He also has worked at news operations from Wisconsin to New Jersey.
Meet Alisa Pattin
Alisa is BGSU graduate and worked at Hollywood Casino Toledo and The Arts Commission before joining The Blade in July 2016.
Meet Larry Graham
Larry previously worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune and ESPN. He is news editor for the NewsSlide project.
Meet Nicki Gorny
A 2015 graduate of Syracuse University, Nicki is working in Features. One of her assignments is covering religion.
Meet Allison Reamer
Allison is from Sylvania. She covered crime and courts at The Courier, Findlay, before joining The Blade. Click for full bio.
Meet Taylor Freyer
Taylor joins the Web Desk after serving as a web producer at WNWO, Channel 24. Read her full bio.
Meet Sarah Elms
Sarah joins the City Desk from the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Mich. She worked the Record-Eagle for nearly three years covering K-12 education, social services, and features. Sarah is 2012 graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Meet Geoff Burns
Geoff is a general-assignment reporter on the City Desk. He comes to The Blade from the Northwest Signal in Napoleon. Geoff is a May 2014 graduate from Bowling Green State University. He lives in Bowling Green with his girlfriend. Britt, and two German Shepherd dogs, Chloe and Rylie.
Meet Donn Walden
Donn comes to The Blade from the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press, where he was a sports page designer/copy editor from August 2015 through September 2016. He's also worked in Daytona Beach, Fla., and the Media Network of Central Ohio, a subsidiary of Gannett.
Meet Nick Thomas
Nick is The Blade's fall photo intern. Originally from southern New Jersey, he is a recent graduate from Penn State with a degree in visual communications journalism. He worked at Penn State's student run newspaper, The Daily Collegian, and was a part-time photographer at The Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa. (home of Penn State).